PRIESTS in Ethiopia are using Facebook to perform mass exorcisms - and live-stream them online to gain armies of new disciples. The modern messiahs use the ceremonies shared online to "heal" followers of HIV, mental illness, professional failures and heartbreak, it's claimed. And while an estimated 40,000 followers of the religion travel to the monastery every month, the preacher cultivates a massive 80,000-strong following for the mass exorcisms and mass baptisms online through Facebook and YouTube. Another woman reported she had heard of the preachings from her sister in Dubai who watched the services on Facebook. Scholar of African religion at Oxford University Naomi Richman reportedly said mass exorcism online is "fast becoming a staple practice in African Christianity".

Source: Ethiopian News February 07, 2019 15:46 UTC