Televangelist Agrees to Cancer Surgery
Televangelist Agrees to Cancer Surgery
Flamboyant Gene Scott, who relied on faith healing, says his disease is now 'out of control.'By TERESA WATANABE Times Staff WriterGene Scott, a flamboyant televangelist who previously relied on faith healing to cure his prostate cancer, announced he would undergo surgery Monday at UCLA Medical Center, saying his disease had run "out of control."A statement by three of his organizations said the 75-year-old preacher had discovered this month that a "golf ball-sized cancer" had spread to his bladder from his prostate, where cancer was first diagnosed four years ago. The statement said Scott would also undergo radiation treatment and chemotherapy, which could prolong his life for two years.The spread of cancer "comes as a sobering shock to this religious leader who advocates faith healing" instead of regular medical care, said the statement by his Los Angeles University Cathedral, University Broadcast Systems and Wescott Center. Scott made the announcement of his impending surgery on his global telecast Sunday.
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Cynicism aside, this does not have to be a disappointing challenge of faith. The experience can be a learning and faith promoting one if the whole intent has been to understand God's will. The truly faithful believe they can be Divinely inspired to better understand His will in their own choices along life's path. If you really believe, and know the true intent of your own heart, understanding that God’s primary concern is salvation of your soul more than wealth and even physical health, you’ve taken your first steps to better understanding what His will is for you. Eventually, the steps can lead to miracles.
In full cynic mode, I wonder if the reverend wishes all parishioners to abstain from intercessory prayers on his behalf in full recognition of complete abandonment of the faith-healing alternative? After all, "God has had His shot" at the cancer. -dras
Flamboyant Gene Scott, who relied on faith healing, says his disease is now 'out of control.'By TERESA WATANABE Times Staff WriterGene Scott, a flamboyant televangelist who previously relied on faith healing to cure his prostate cancer, announced he would undergo surgery Monday at UCLA Medical Center, saying his disease had run "out of control."A statement by three of his organizations said the 75-year-old preacher had discovered this month that a "golf ball-sized cancer" had spread to his bladder from his prostate, where cancer was first diagnosed four years ago. The statement said Scott would also undergo radiation treatment and chemotherapy, which could prolong his life for two years.The spread of cancer "comes as a sobering shock to this religious leader who advocates faith healing" instead of regular medical care, said the statement by his Los Angeles University Cathedral, University Broadcast Systems and Wescott Center. Scott made the announcement of his impending surgery on his global telecast Sunday.
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Cynicism aside, this does not have to be a disappointing challenge of faith. The experience can be a learning and faith promoting one if the whole intent has been to understand God's will. The truly faithful believe they can be Divinely inspired to better understand His will in their own choices along life's path. If you really believe, and know the true intent of your own heart, understanding that God’s primary concern is salvation of your soul more than wealth and even physical health, you’ve taken your first steps to better understanding what His will is for you. Eventually, the steps can lead to miracles.
In full cynic mode, I wonder if the reverend wishes all parishioners to abstain from intercessory prayers on his behalf in full recognition of complete abandonment of the faith-healing alternative? After all, "God has had His shot" at the cancer. -dras
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