Clarke ctd

claims that for Macedo Catholicism and Afro-Brazilian religions are the two main obstacles for Pentecostal expansion ¹(205)

o

quotes Macedo; "Our church was established for a special work...the freeing of those possessed by demons."² (206)

o

describes Macedo's demonology claiming that it "excludes all possibility of rivalry and competition from without, but also ensures that members remain strictly within his orbit of spiritual control and power." ³(206)

claims that the new member has to "pay a high price in terms of personal freedom and independence as well as emotional and mental security in return for the new structures and psychological, religious and social opportunities and benefits that this church provides."⁴ (207)

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"In this way, IURD fulfils the fundamental task of religion, as explained by Girard, which is to control violence by making life in society possible [via the victimization of the devil]...IURD is, thus, successful on account of the fact that it offers relief from the violence of society."⁵ (207)

claims that the fanatical rejection of Candomble comes from the way in which classically it has stood against integration into the mainstream. ⁶

1PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 204.

2 PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 206.

3 PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 206.

4PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 207.

5PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 207.

6PB Clarke ' 'Pop-Star' Priests and the Catholic Response to the 'Explosion' of Evangelical Protestantism in Brazil: The Beginning of the End of the 'Walkout'?', Journal of Contemporary Religion 14:2 (1999), 203–216, 208.