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92-457: Over the years there have been many changes to the church founded by John Alexander Dowie. He was a popular faith healer and started the church and the Zion community with utopian ideals. Under Wilbur Glenn Voliva , Dowie's successor, the church was noted for its adherence to a flat earth cosmology. The succession of pastors after Voliva moved the church towards mainstream Protestant doctrine. In

184-541: A Catholic talk format. Hosts included Ray Guarendi , Raymond Flynn , Dan Lungren , and Al Kresta . In April 2000, Catholic Family Radio placed all of its radio stations up for sale, and on May 29, most of Catholic Family Radio's programming was replaced by EWTN Radio , with Al Kresta's show being the only Catholic Family Radio show remaining on the station. In early 2001, WYPA was purchased by Newsweb Corporation for $ 10.5 million. On March 1, 2001, One on One Sports moved its programming from WJKL to WYPA, and

276-537: A beautiful music format in early 1963, which it continued to air through the 1970s. It was branded "The World's Most Beautiful Music" and used the slogan "try a little tenderness". Personalities heard on WAIT during this era included Ken Alexander, Dick Buckley , and John Doremus . In 1967, the station applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a waiver of its clear-channel rules so that it could operate at night. When

368-547: A hot AC format branded "The Point," simulcasting WPNT-FM. In early January 1991, the station was taken off the air, as its owner disposed of its transmitter site in Elmhurst, Illinois. In late 1991, the station was sold to Diamond Broadcasting. At 7:15 a.m. on January 2, 1992, it returned to the air from a new site in Chicago's Cragin neighborhood, though without nighttime operations. It became WSCR "The Score,"

460-585: A 1908 book, it says these cures were subjected to intense medical scrutiny and were only recognized as authentic spiritual cures after a commission of doctors and scientists, called the Lourdes Medical Bureau , had ruled out any physical mechanism for the patient's recovery. In some Pentecostal and Charismatic Evangelical churches, a special place is thus reserved for faith healings with laying on of hands during worship services or for campaigns evangelization. Faith healing or divine healing

552-464: A Branham service and his stage presence remains a legend unparalleled in the history of the Charismatic movement". By the late 1940s, Oral Roberts , who was associated with and promoted by Branham's Voice of Healing magazine also became well known, and he continued with faith healing until the 1980s. Roberts discounted faith healing in the late 1950s, stating, "I never was a faith healer and I

644-463: A Spanish language talk format as an affiliate of "Radio Unica." Personalities heard on Radio Unica included Pedro Sevcec , Isabel Gómez-Bassols , among others. In 1998, the station's owner, Achievement Radio Holdings, merged with Z-Spanish Media. On May 15, 1999, Radio Unica moved to 950 WNTD , though it continued to simulcast on WYPA. In mid-1999, the station was purchased by Catholic Family Radio for $ 10.5 million, and on June 9 it began airing

736-449: A book about her. Christian Science claims that healing is possible through prayer based on an understanding of God and the underlying spiritual perfection of God's creation. The material world as humanly perceived is believed to not be the spiritual reality. Christian Scientists believe that healing through prayer is possible insofar as it succeeds in bringing the spiritual reality of health into human experience. Prayer does not change

828-602: A chart of the top 20 popular songs in Chicago. Reed Farrell and Lloyd 'Spider' Webb were DJs on the station during this period. In 1957, the station's studios were moved to the Steuben Club Building . In 1963, its studios were moved back to its transmitter site in Elmhurst, though its offices remained in the Steuben Club Building. In 1962, the station was sold to a partnership led by Maurice and Lois Rosenfield, for $ 1 million. It adopted

920-627: A day, although it reduces power to 1,500 watts after sunset so not to interfere with WBAP in Fort Worth. On June 2, 2014, WCPT-FM and WCPQ broke away from the simulcast, and 92.5 in DeKalb took the WCPT-FM call sign. In 2016, WCPT's daytime power was increased to 5,800 watts, and its daytime transmitter was moved to Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood. In 2018, WCPT-FM was sold to Educational Media Foundation and became an affiliate of K-Love ,

1012-646: A disabled man. Jesus used miracles to convince people that he was inaugurating the Messianic Age , as in Mt 12.28. Scholars have described Jesus' miracles as establishing the kingdom during his lifetime. Accounts or references to healing appear in the writings of many Ante Nicene Fathers , although many of these mentions are very general and do not include specifics. The Roman Catholic Church recognizes two "not mutually exclusive" kinds of healing, one justified by science and one justified by faith: In 2000,

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1104-437: A fire set by a teenager who believed Voliva had swindled his father. Its transmitter site was relocated to Addison Township , in what today is part of Elmhurst, Illinois , and its studios were moved to 2400 W. Madison in Chicago. WCBD shared WMBI's transmitter while its new transmitter was being built. In 1940, Voliva filed suit against WCBD, alleging that the station's insistence that he provide scripts of speeches violated

1196-430: A higher death rate than other people of the same age. The Global Medical Research Institute (GMRI) was created in 2012 to start collecting medical records of patients who claim to have received a supernatural healing miracle as a result of Christian Spiritual Healing practices. The organization has a panel of medical doctors who review the patient's records looking at entries prior to the claimed miracles and entries after

1288-624: A lot of adherents. At its height in 1905, the church claimed some 30,000 members worldwide, of whom some 7500 settled in Zion. Two notable features of Dowie's preaching were faith healing and what he called holy living—his followers were admonished to abstain from tobacco, alcohol, pork products, doctors and medicines, the "apostate churches", etc. Dowie had progressive views on race relations for his day and welcomed African-Americans into his church, of whom some 200 settled in Zion. He later sent some of them as missionaries to South Africa, where they established churches that became very influential. As

1380-449: A matter of faith that is not testable by science. Critics reply that claims of medical cures should be tested scientifically because, although faith in the supernatural is not in itself usually considered to be the purview of science, claims of reproducible effects are nevertheless subject to scientific investigation. Scientists and doctors generally find that faith healing lacks biological plausibility or epistemic warrant, which

1472-419: A medium to gain a wider audience led others to follow suit. His former pilot, Kenneth Copeland , started a healing ministry. Pat Robertson , Benny Hinn , and Peter Popoff became well-known televangelists who claimed to heal the sick. Richard Rossi is known for advertising his healing clinics through secular television and radio. Kuhlman influenced Benny Hinn, who adopted some of her techniques and wrote

1564-560: A motivational talk format as "Personal Achievement Radio", and its call sign was changed to WYPA. Its programming was presented in short segments, less than ten minutes long, and included material culled from the libraries of self-help publishers featuring speakers such as Tony Robbins , as well as locally produced segments featuring Wayne Messmer and Mary Laney. Weekends featured longer shows, with local hosts such as Les Brown , as well as brokered programming . On June 9, 1998, "Personal Achievement Radio" moved to WNDZ , and WYPA adopted

1656-583: A privilege of accepting Christ's redemption on the cross. Pentecostal writer Wilfred Graves Jr. views the healing of the body as a physical expression of salvation . Matthew 8:17 , after describing Jesus exorcising at sunset and healing all of the sick who were brought to him, quotes these miracles as a fulfillment of the prophecy in Isaiah 53:5 : "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases". Even those Christian writers who believe in faith healing do not all believe that one's faith presently brings about

1748-558: A sign just for the spectacle of it, describing such as coming from a "wicked and adulterous generation". The apostle Paul believed healing is one of the special gifts of the Holy Spirit , and that the possibility exists that certain persons may possess this gift to an extraordinarily high degree. In the New Testament Epistle of James , the faithful are told that to be healed, those who are sick should call upon

1840-445: A trial used to investigate other questions in health care". A review in 1954 investigated spiritual healing , therapeutic touch and faith healing. Of the hundred cases reviewed, none revealed that the healer's intervention alone resulted in any improvement or cure of a measurable organic disability. In addition, at least one study has suggested that adult Christian Scientists, who generally use prayer rather than medical care, have

1932-688: A visit to a religious shrine , or simply a strong belief in a supreme being. Many people interpret the Bible , especially the New Testament , as teaching belief in, and the practice of, faith healing. According to a 2004 Newsweek poll, 72 percent of Americans said they believe that praying to God can cure someone, even if science says the person has an incurable disease. Unlike faith healing, advocates of spiritual healing make no attempt to seek divine intervention, instead believing in divine energy. The increased interest in alternative medicine at

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2024-574: Is a commercial progressive talk radio station licensed to Willow Springs, Illinois . Owned by Heartland Signal LLC, the station serves the Chicago metropolitan area . The station's studios and daytime transmitter are located in the Jefferson Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side , while its nighttime transmitter is located in Joliet . On June 23, 1923, the station signed on using

2116-457: Is also called supernatural healing, divine healing, and miracle healing, among other things. Healing in the Bible is often associated with the ministry of specific individuals including Elijah , Jesus and Paul . Christian physician Reginald B. Cherry views faith healing as a pathway of healing in which God uses both the natural and the supernatural to heal. Being healed has been described as

2208-544: Is considered to be an inheritance of Jesus acquired by his death and resurrection. Biblical inerrancy ensures that the miracles and healings described in the Bible are still relevant and may be present in the life of the believer. At the beginning of the 20th century, the new Pentecostal movement drew participants from the Holiness movement and other movements in America that already believed in divine healing. By

2300-400: Is granted, "The miracle is not primarily for the person healed, but for all people, as a sign of God's work in the ultimate healing called 'salvation', or a sign of the kingdom that is coming." Some might view their own healing as a sign they are particularly worthy or holy, while others do not deserve it. The Catholic Church has a special Congregation dedicated to the careful investigation of

2392-487: Is no hierarchy in Christian Science, practitioners devote full time to prayer for others on a professional basis, and advertise in an online directory published by the church. Christian Scientists sometimes tell their stories of healing at weekly testimony meetings at local Christian Science churches, or publish them in the church's magazines including The Christian Science Journal printed monthly since 1883,

2484-439: Is one of the criteria used to judge whether clinical research is ethical and financially justified. A Cochrane review of intercessory prayer found "although some of the results of individual studies suggest a positive effect of intercessory prayer, the majority do not". The authors concluded: "We are not convinced that further trials of this intervention should be undertaken and would prefer to see any resources available for such

2576-417: Is reported by Catholics as the result of intercessory prayer to a saint or to a person with the gift of healing . According to U.S. Catholic magazine, "Even in this skeptical, postmodern, scientific age – miracles really are possible." According to a Newsweek poll, three-fourths of American Catholics say they pray for "miracles" of some sort. According to John Cavadini, when healing

2668-518: Is that your healing may manifest in eternity, not in time". Parts of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament say that Jesus cured physical ailments well outside the capacity of first-century medicine. Jesus' healing acts are considered miraculous and spectacular due to the results being impossible or statistically improbable. One example is the case of "a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and

2760-510: The Christian Science Sentinel printed weekly since 1898, and The Herald of Christian Science a foreign language magazine beginning with a German edition in 1903 and later expanding to Spanish, French, and Portuguese editions. Christian Science Reading Rooms often have archives of such healing accounts. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has had a long history of faith healings. Many members of

2852-528: The Ahmadiyya movement. In 1903 they engaged in a widely publicized "prayer duel", each calling upon God to punish the other to expose him as a false prophet. Ahmad and his followers proclaimed Dowie's rapidly ensuing illness, disgrace, and death as a vindication of their religious beliefs. Ahmad died in 1908, a year later than Dowie, although he was several years older than Dowie. Wilbur Glenn Voliva succeeded Dowie as General Overseer of Zion in 1906 and renamed

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2944-738: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued "Instruction on prayers for healing" with specific norms about prayer meetings for obtaining healing, which presents the Catholic Church's doctrines of sickness and healing. It accepts "that there may be means of natural healing that have not yet been understood or recognized by science", but it rejects superstitious practices which are neither compatible with Christian teaching nor compatible with scientific evidence. Faith healing

3036-468: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37), who "bound up [an injured man's] wounds, pouring on oil and wine" (verse 34) as a physician would. Jesus then told the doubting teacher of the law (who had elicited this parable by his self-justifying question, "And who is my neighbor?" in verse 29) to "go, and do likewise" in loving others with whom he would never ordinarily associate (verse 37). The healing in

3128-608: The 1930s, several faith healers drew large crowds and established worldwide followings. The first Pentecostals in the modern sense appeared in Topeka, Kansas , in a Bible school conducted by Charles Fox Parham , a holiness teacher and former Methodist pastor. Pentecostalism achieved worldwide attention in 1906 through the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles led by William Joseph Seymour . Smith Wigglesworth

3220-474: The 1993–1994 season, but their status as a daytimer limited the number of games they could air. Night games instead aired on 92.7 WCBR-FM . On November 10, 1994, WSCR was granted a construction permit to broadcast at night, running 1,200 watts from a site in Lemont, Illinois . In 1995, the station was sold to Westinghouse (Group W), along with WXRT , for $ 60 million. Westinghouse decided against building

3312-847: The African Zionists under the banner of Zion Evangelical Ministries of Africa (ZEMA). ZEMA's goal is to convert the African Zionists from syncretism to mainstream Christian theology. John Alexander Dowie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 25, 1847, to an evangelical family. The family emigrated to Australia in 1860, with Dowie returning to attend the University of Edinburgh from 1867 to 1872, at which time he once more sailed for Australia. In 1876 Dowie married and he began his evangelistic ministry three years later in Melbourne . Dowie emigrated to San Francisco in 1888 where he founded

3404-536: The Chicago metropolitan area. The WCPT call letters moved along with the format to 820 AM, and the WAIT call letters returned to 850 AM. Hosts included Ed Schultz , Stephanie Miller , Randi Rhodes , Thom Hartmann , Bill Press , and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On March 29, 2008, Jake Hartford joined WCPT, hosting Saturday mornings. On May 19, 2008, WCPT began airing The Rachel Maddow Show , and in January 2010

3496-492: The Christian Catholic Apostolic Church were effectively banned - visiting preachers from rival sects were harassed and hounded out of town by the city police force. He diversified Zion Industries to include a bakery which produced the popular Zion brand fig bar cookies and White Dove chocolates. Zion was a one company town and its workers were paid substandard wages. A strict code of morality

3588-758: The Christian Virgin Mary. I have also visited Epidaurus in Greece and Pergamum in Turkey, healing shrines of the pagan god Asklepios. The miraculous healings recorded in both places were remarkably the same. There are, for example, many crutches hanging in the grotto of Lourdes, mute witness to those who arrived lame and left whole. There are, however, no prosthetic limbs among them, no witnesses to paraplegics whose lost limbs were restored. Skeptics of faith healing offer primarily two explanations for anecdotes of cures or improvements, relieving any need to appeal to

3680-521: The FCC denied its application, it appealed to the D.C. Court of Appeals , which upheld the FCC's decision. In autumn 1976, the station shifted to an adult contemporary format. In October 1977, WAIT switched to a talk format. However, its ratings dropped considerably after it abandoned the beautiful music format, and in August 1978 it returned to the beautiful music format it had long aired. In 1979,

3772-494: The Illinois–Wisconsin border and founded a religious utopian community that he called Zion . He also founded a commercial enterprise, which came to be called Zion Industries, to support the community. Initially its main product was Scottish lace and it enjoyed considerable success. Dowie proselytized vigorously both in person and by means of several serial publications, chief among them being Leaves of Healing , and gained

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3864-672: The LDS Church have told their stories of healing within the LDS publication, the Ensign . The church believes healings come most often as a result of priesthood blessings given by the laying on of hands; however, prayer often accompanied with fasting is also thought to cause healings. Healing is always attributed to be God's power. Latter-day Saints believe that the Priesthood of God, held by prophets (such as Moses) and worthy disciples of

3956-468: The Lord and his servants can do all. But it is my duty to do, when I have it in my power. We lay hands on the sick and wish them to be healed, and pray the Lord to heal them, but we cannot always say that he will. A number of healing traditions exist among Muslims. Some healers are particularly focused on diagnosing cases of possession by jinn or demons. Chinese-born Australian businessman Jun Hong Lu

4048-685: The Ministry of Divine Healing. After years of traveling across the country preaching and healing, he finally settled in Chicago and in 1893 set up a tabernacle at the World's Columbian Exposition. During the next seven years, Dowie founded the Christian Catholic Church that met in several city locations including the Chicago Auditorium (1896). In 1900 he purchased land along the shores of Lake Michigan, north of Chicago near

4140-470: The Praetorian Guard, whose helmets carried the word 'PATIENCE' and whose sleeves bore images of doves. Policemen wore Bibles and clubs on their belts. Voliva gained a lot of nationwide notoriety by his vigorous advocacy of flat earth doctrine. He offered a widely publicized $ 5000 challenge for anyone to disprove flat earth theory, but on terms of his own choosing. The church schools in Zion taught

4232-465: The Savior, was restored via heavenly messengers to the first prophet of this dispensation, Joseph Smith . According to LDS doctrine, even though members may have the restored priesthood authority to heal in the name of Jesus Christ, all efforts should be made to seek the appropriate medical help. Brigham Young stated this effectively, while also noting that the ultimate outcome is still dependent on

4324-720: The best-known accounts by Catholics of faith healings are those attributed to the miraculous intercession of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary known as Our Lady of Lourdes at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France and the remissions of life-threatening disease claimed by those who have applied for aid to Saint Jude , who is known as the " patron saint of lost causes". As of 2004 , Catholic medics have asserted that there have been 67 miracles and 7,000 unexplainable medical cures at Lourdes since 1858. In

4416-610: The call sign WCBD, broadcasting at 870 kHz. The station was located in Zion, Illinois , and was owned by Wilbur Glenn Voliva , who was the "General Overseer" of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church , and was known for his flat Earth beliefs. WCBD was non-commercial, airing religious programming that reflected Voliva's viewpoints, along with vocal and instrumental music. The station originally ran at 500 watts. On February 2, 1925, its power

4508-537: The church all but dissolved. A small remnant was reorganized under the leadership of Michael Mintern but a second fire destroyed the Zion Auditorium on April 11, 1959. At this time the Robson family from England were living in an apartment in the building. They were out of the building at the time. Had they been at home they would have perished, as the fire appliances were not able to reach the fourth floor. This

4600-580: The church is considered a forerunner of Pentecostalism . The name Christian Catholic Church is still used for Christ Community Church's worldwide fellowship of churches and mission work. As of 2008, it has about 3,000 members in the United States and Canada . Missionary work is conducted in Japan, Philippines, Guyana, Palestine, Indonesia, and the Navajo Nation. Missionary work continues among

4692-473: The church to "Christian Catholic Apostolic Church". He kept tight control on his some 6000 followers, which made up the community, even up to the point of dictating their choice of marriage partners. All real estate in Zion, while sold at market rates, was conveyed under an 1100-year lease, subject to many restrictions and subject to termination at the whim of the General Overseer. Religions other than

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4784-574: The community of Zion grew in size and prosperity, Dowie adopted an increasingly lavish lifestyle, building himself a 25-room mansion and dressing himself in ornate ecclesiastical robes modeled after those worn by Aaron, the high priest, described in Leviticus. Due to this and other financial mismanagement, the church was threatened with bankruptcy. In 1905 Dowie suffered the first of a series of debilitating strokes. In 1906 his followers revolted, ousted him from leadership and elected Wilbur Glenn Voliva as

4876-742: The desired healing. "[Y]our faith does not effect your healing now. When you are healed rests entirely on what the sovereign purposes of the Healer are." Larry Keefauver cautions against allowing enthusiasm for faith healing to stir up false hopes. "Just believing hard enough, long enough or strong enough will not strengthen you or prompt your healing. Doing mental gymnastics to 'hold on to your miracle' will not cause your healing to manifest now." Those who actively lay hands on others and pray with them to be healed are usually aware that healing may not always follow immediately. Proponents of faith healing say it may come later, and it may not come in this life. "The truth

4968-438: The early 20th century, the Christian Catholic Church had worldwide appeal. The church's magazine, The Leaves of Healing , was distributed in the U.S., Australia, Europe, and southern Africa. At its height, Dowie's movement had some 20,000 adherents. The Zionist Churches of southern Africa trace their spiritual heritage back to Dowie and the Christian Catholic Church. Because of Dowie's emphasis on faith healing and restorationism

5060-439: The elders of the church to pray over [them] and anoint [them] with oil in the name of the Lord. The New Testament says that during Jesus' ministry and after his Resurrection , the apostles healed the sick and cast out demons, made lame men walk, raised the dead and performed other miracles. Apostles were holy men who had direct access to God and could channel his power to help and heal people. For example, Saint Peter healed

5152-538: The end of the 20th century has given rise to a parallel interest among sociologists in the relationship of religion to health. Faith healing can be classified as a spiritual , supernatural , or paranormal topic, and, in some cases, belief in faith healing can be classified as magical thinking . The American Cancer Society states "available scientific evidence does not support claims that faith healing can actually cure physical ailments". "Death, disability, and other unwanted outcomes have occurred when faith healing

5244-611: The entire day. On May 3, 2005, the station's call letters were changed back to WAIT when Newsweb's WAIT (850 AM) launched a progressive talk format with the new call letters WCPT. Newsweb's owner, Fred Eychaner , is a significant donor to Democratic Party causes. Later that year, the station's city of license was changed from Chicago to Willow Springs. In October 2007, Relevant Radio moved to WNTD, though it continued to simulcast on WAIT until November 25. On November 26, 2007, Chicago's Progressive Talk moved from 850 AM to 820 AM, doubling its power and providing coverage to all of

5336-515: The first all-sports station in Chicago. The Score's original hosts included Tom Shaer, Dan Jiggetts partnered with Mike North , and Dan McNeil. McNeil would later be partnered with Terry Boers . Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka hosted a weekly show in 1992, and served as an analyst during football season until 1997, when he was hired to coach the New Orleans Saints . WSCR carried Illinois Fighting Illini basketball in

5428-629: The flagging fortunes of the church by instituting the annual Zion Passion Play, along the lines of the famous one in Oberammergau . However, in 1937 a disgruntled employee set the church's huge Shiloh Tabernacle, where the play took place, ablaze. Shortly thereafter, Voliva was forced into personal bankruptcy . In 1942 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Voliva made a tearful public confession to his followers that he had misappropriated church funds for his personal use and committed other misdeeds. Shortly thereafter on October 11, 1942, he died, and

5520-512: The flat earth doctrine. His 5,000 watt radio station, WCBD , broadcast his diatribes against round earth astronomy, and the evils of evolution. Like his predecessor Dowie, Voliva increasingly developed an overtly lavish lifestyle, which began to alienate his followers, especially after the hardships brought on by the Great Depression , which forced the town's sole employer, Zion Industries, into bankruptcy. In 1935 Voliva tried to revive

5612-474: The gospels is referred to as a "sign" to prove Jesus' divinity and to foster belief in him as the Christ. However, when asked for other types of miracles, Jesus refused some but granted others in consideration of the motive of the request. Some theologians' understanding is that Jesus healed all who were present every single time. Sometimes he determines whether they had faith that he would heal them. Four of

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5704-496: The healing of disease and disability can be brought about by religious faith through prayer or other rituals that, according to adherents, can stimulate a divine presence and power. Religious belief in divine intervention does not depend on empirical evidence of an evidence-based outcome achieved via faith healing. Virtually all scientists and philosophers dismiss faith healing as pseudoscience . Claims that "a myriad of techniques" such as prayer , divine intervention , or

5796-426: The hits of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The station aired Chuck Schaden 's Radio Theatre weekday evenings. Eddie Hubbard joined WAIT in 1983, and hosted the morning drive show. Dick Buckley hosted a jazz program Saturday nights from 1984 to 1985. On April 7, 1986, the station began airing a soft adult contemporary format as "Cozy" WCZE. Gary Parks hosted morning drive, while the rest of its programming

5888-451: The kind of miracle formally recognized in a canonization process. According to Catholic Encyclopedia , it is often said that cures at shrines and during Christian pilgrimages are mainly due to psychotherapy – partly to confident trust in Divine providence , and partly to the strong expectancy of cure that comes over suggestible persons at these times and places. Among

5980-462: The ministrations of an individual healer can cure illness have been popular throughout history. There have been claims that faith can cure blindness , deafness , cancer , HIV/AIDS , developmental disorders , anemia , arthritis , corns , defective speech , multiple sclerosis , skin rashes , total body paralysis , and various injuries. Recoveries have been attributed to many techniques commonly classified as faith healing. It can involve prayer,

6072-726: The miracle was claimed to have taken place. "The overall goal of GMRI is to promote an empirically grounded understanding of the physiological, emotional, and sociological effects of Christian Spiritual Healing practices". This is accomplished by applying the same rigorous standards used in other forms of medical and scientific research. A 2011 article in the New Scientist magazine cited positive physical results from meditation, positive thinking and spiritual faith I have visited Lourdes in France and Fatima in Portugal, healing shrines of

6164-490: The name of Jesus Christ, to sanctify that application to the healing of my body. But suppose we were traveling in the mountains, ... and one or two were taken sick, without anything in the world in the shape of healing medicine within our reach, what should we do? According to my faith, ask the Lord Almighty to ... heal the sick. This is our privilege, when so situated that we cannot get anything to help ourselves. Then

6256-419: The new leader of the church. A splinter group rejected the new leadership, left Zion, and some of them went on to become influential leaders of the budding Pentecostal movement. Dowie died of another stroke on March 9, 1907. A bizarre sidelight on Dowie's later years is that he became embroiled in an acrimonious public dispute with a controversial Indian Muslim religious figure, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , founder of

6348-521: The nighttime transmitter site in Lemont, and instead made plans to move "The Score" to 1160 AM . The construction permit to add nighttime operations was cancelled. On April 7, 1997, at 2:30 p.m., "The Score" moved to 1160 AM, along with the WSCR call letters. In early 1997, the station was sold to N. John Douglas's Personal Achievement Radio, Inc. for $ 7.5 million. On April 7, 1997, it began airing

6440-457: The patient genuinely has been helped by the faith healer or faith-based remedy, not through any mysterious or numinous function, but by the power of their own belief that they would be healed. In both cases the patient may experience a real reduction in symptoms, though in neither case has anything miraculous or inexplicable occurred. Both cases, however, are strictly limited to the body's natural abilities. WCPT (AM) WCPT (820 AM )

6532-831: The seven miraculous signs performed in the Fourth Gospel that indicated he was sent from God were acts of healing or resurrection. He heals the Capernaum official's son, heals a paralytic by the pool in Bethsaida , healing a man born blind, and resurrecting Lazarus of Bethany . Jesus told his followers to heal the sick and stated that signs such as healing are evidence of faith. Jesus also told his followers to "cure sick people, raise up dead persons, make lepers clean, expel demons. You received free, give free". Jesus sternly ordered many who received healing from him: "Do not tell anyone!" Jesus did not approve of anyone asking for

6624-446: The spiritual creation but gives a clearer view of it, and the result appears in the human scene as healing: the human picture adjusts to coincide more nearly with the divine reality. Therefore, Christian Scientists do not consider themselves to be faith healers since faith or belief in Christian Science is not required on the part of the patient, and because they consider healings reliable and provable rather than random. Although there

6716-529: The station adopted a sports format. On March 26, 2001, One-on-One Sports' name was changed to Sporting News Radio, and the station's call sign was changed to WCSN. Personalities heard on the station included Jay Mariotti , Chet Coppock , Phil Jackson , and Bruce Murray . In April 2003, Starboard Broadcasting began leasing two hours of airtime a day to air the Relevant Radio Catholic network. On December 1, 2003, it began leasing

6808-675: The station began airing The Norman Goldman Show . In late October 2008, the station started simulcasting on 92.7 WCPT-FM in Arlington Heights , 92.5 WCPY in DeKalb , and 99.9 WCPQ in Park Forest . On March 19, 2009, WCPT and WIND hosted "The Great Debate", featuring Thom Hartmann representing the liberal viewpoint and Michael Medved representing the conservative viewpoint, and moderated by Cisco Cotto and Dick Kay. On April 29, 2010, WCPT began broadcasting 24 hours

6900-470: The station until 1956, when he began hosting a nighttime show on 670 WMAQ . In 1951, the station's studios were moved to its transmitter site in Elmhurst. In 1954, it was sold to Robert Oscar Miller and family. Nelson Eddy , the Wayne King Orchestra , Liberace , Coke Time with Eddie Fisher , and The Hour of Charm were heard on WAIT in the 1950s. In the mid-1950s, WAIT published

6992-513: The station's license was assigned to Century Chicago Broadcasting, a partnership of Century Broadcasting Corporation and the station's previous owners. In 1980, it applied to the FCC for a construction permit to add nighttime operations at 1,000 watts. The permit was granted in 1981, and it began nighttime operations by 1982. In 1981, the station started carrying Northwestern Wildcats football games. In October 1982, WAIT began airing an adult standards format branded "Great Hits", featuring

7084-459: The supernatural. The first is post hoc ergo propter hoc , meaning that a genuine improvement or spontaneous remission may have been experienced coincidental with but independent from anything the faith healer or patient did or said. These patients would have improved just as well even had they done nothing. The second is the placebo effect, through which a person may experience genuine pain relief and other symptomatic alleviation. In this case,

7176-783: The terms of his contract, which allowed him to speak on the station without censorship. Dyer stated that the requirement was necessary because Voliva had violated his promise not to air his political views. WCBD's frequency was changed to 1110 kHz in March 1941, as a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement . In June 1941, the station's frequency was changed to 820 kHz. It ran 5,000 watts, signing off at sunset in Dallas to protect WBAP in Fort Worth . The call sign

7268-461: The validity of alleged miracles attributed to prospective saints. Pope Francis tightened the rules on money and miracles in the canonization process. Since Catholic Christians believe the lives of canonized saints in the Church will reflect Christ's, many have come to expect healing miracles. While the popular conception of a miracle can be wide-ranging, the Catholic Church has a specific definition for

7360-529: The will of God. If we are sick, and ask the Lord to heal us, and to do all for us that is necessary to be done, according to my understanding of the Gospel of salvation, I might as well ask the Lord to cause my wheat and corn to grow, without my plowing the ground and casting in the seed. It appears consistent to me to apply every remedy that comes within the range of my knowledge, and to ask my Father in Heaven, in

7452-454: Was a controversial faith healer of growing popularity during the Great Depression . Subsequently, William M. Branham has been credited as the initiator of the post-World War II healing revivals . The healing revival he began led many to emulate his style and spawned a generation of faith healers. Because of this, Branham has been recognized as the "father of modern faith healers". According to writer and researcher Patsy Sims, "the power of

7544-884: Was a prominent proponent of the " Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door", claiming that practicing the three "golden practices" of reciting texts and mantras, liberation of beings, and making vows, laid a solid foundation for improved physical, mental, and psychological well-being, with many followers publicly attesting to have been healed through practice. Some critics of Scientology have referred to some of its practices as being similar to faith healing, based on claims made by L. Ron Hubbard in Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and other writings. Nearly all scientists dismiss faith healing as pseudoscience. Believers assert that faith healing makes no scientific claims and thus should be treated as

7636-493: Was also a well-known figure in the early part of the 20th century. A former English plumber turned evangelist who lived simply and read nothing but the Bible from the time his wife taught him to read, Wigglesworth traveled around the world preaching about Jesus and performing faith healings. Wigglesworth claimed to raise several people from the dead in Jesus' name in his meetings. During the 1920s and 1930s, Aimee Semple McPherson

7728-509: Was appointed station director. The station began to air some Italian language programming. In 1936, the station was sold to Gene T. Dyer and its studios were moved to the Guyon Paradise Ballroom in Chicago. It became a commercial operation, and aired religious, ethnic, and music programming. On April 2, 1937, the station's transmitter and the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church's Shiloh Tabernacle were destroyed in

7820-414: Was changed to WAIT on September 15, 1941. In 1947, the station began sharing time with a new WCBD, owned by the Christian Catholic Church in Zion, Illinois, which operated on Sundays only. In 1959, WAIT's owners purchased WCBD for $ 132,000, and WAIT was granted full daytime operations on the frequency. Daddy-O Daylie began his radio career on WAIT in 1948, hosting a jazz program. Daylie remained on

7912-414: Was delivered by satellite from Transtar Radio Networks ' "Format 41" service. In April 1988, its call sign was changed to WXEZ, standing for "Extra Easy", and it became a simulcast of WXEZ-FM , airing easy listening music. In 1989, it shifted back to a soft AC format, playing more vocals and fewer instrumentals. On November 16, 1990, the station's call sign was changed to WPNT, and it briefly aired

8004-401: Was elected instead of medical care for serious injuries or illnesses." When parents have practiced faith healing but not medical care, many children have died that otherwise would have been expected to live. Similar results are found in adults. Regarded as a Christian belief that God heals people through the power of the Holy Spirit , faith healing often involves the laying on of hands . It

8096-460: Was felt to be God's provision as He kept them out of the building that day. The church in Zion was later renamed to Christ Community Church. Faith healer Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands ) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that

8188-478: Was imposed in the town on all persons who set foot inside city limits. It was unlawful for women to wear short dresses, high heels, bathing suits or lipstick. Ham, bacon, oysters, liquor and tobacco were banned, as were drugstores, medical buildings, movie theaters, and globes (as they challenged Voliva's flat-earth cosmology). A ten o'clock curfew was rigidly enforced. You could be arrested for whistling on Sunday. These laws were enforced by Voliva's police force, called

8280-601: Was increased to 5,000 watts. From April 1924 until November 11, 1928, WCBD shared time on its frequency with WLS . In November 1928, its frequency was changed to 1080 kHz, where it shared time with WMBI . Both WCBD and WMBI were restricted to daytime operations to protect WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina . In 1934, WCBD's studios were moved to the Karcher Hotel in Waukegan, Illinois , and Gene T. Dyer

8372-509: Was never raised that way. My parents believed very strongly in medical science and we have a doctor who takes care of our children when they get sick. I cannot heal anyone – God does that." A friend of Roberts was Kathryn Kuhlman , another popular faith healer, who gained fame in the 1950s and had a television program on CBS . Also in this era, Jack Coe and A. A. Allen were faith healers who traveled with large tents for large open-air crusades. Oral Roberts's successful use of television as

8464-399: Was not better but rather grew worse". After healing her, Jesus tells her "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace! Be cured from your illness". At least two other times Jesus credited the sufferer's faith as the means of being healed: Mark 10:52 and Luke 19:10 . Jesus endorsed the use of the medical assistance of the time (medicines of oil and wine) when he told the parable of

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