Professional magicians tell you that they are tricking you for entertainment. Charlatan, con artist magicians tell you that they are performing real magic that will cure you of your ails. Cynical grifters, faith healers perform theatrical stunts to convince people to give them money. They'd cyphon off someone's last dime if given the chance. We explain how faith healers perform their tricks and to the best of our ability, why people fall for it. 

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Links and References: 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE21g91Heh8
2. https://www.businessinsider.com/scam-everlasting-after-25-years-debunked-faith-healer-still-preaching-debt-relief-scam-2011-9
3. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1997/11/faith-healing-hoax/
4. https://evidenceunseen.com/theology/practical-theology-ethics/faith-healers
5. https://www.heraldnet.com/2006/08/04/dont-fall-for-prayer-rug-watchdog-group-urges/
6. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-31057337
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_healing
8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24301874/ 
9. https://www.gq.com/story/peter-popoff-born-again-scoundrel 
10. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/06/us/bakker-is-convicted-on-all-counts-first-felon-among-tv-evangelists.html 
11. https://roysreport.com/disgraced-televangelist-jim-bakker-pleads-for-1-million/ 
12. https://www.businessinsider.com/scam-everlasting-after-25-years-debunked-faith-healer-still-preaching-debt-relief-scam-2011-9 
13. https://wng.org/articles/same-old-scam-1620660664 
14. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=307493253281642 
15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNwHG6kIO0g 
16. https://newhumanist.org.uk/2013/07/26/getting-tough-on-the-faith-healing-scammers/
17. https://abc13.com/post/bogus-faith-healer-scams-hispanic-women/1128229/

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