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Sun Jul 3, 2016, 08:19 AM Jul 2016

"Board certified?" Who the hell is on this board?

As to the fundy psychiatrist, he uses the "friends of mine saw it," and "some people believe it" memes.

Board-Certified New York Psychiatrist Thinks “Demonic Possession” Can Be the Correct Diagnosis

July 2, 2016 by Terry Firma 162 Comments

Richard Gallagher, a board-certified psychiatrist and a professor of clinical psychiatry at New York Medical College, has a book coming out that literally gives the devil his due. It’s about demonic possession, which Gallagher says is totally a real thing. In a Washington Post article that takes mental illness back into the Dark Ages, he explains how he reached that conclusion.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/07/02/board-certified-new-york-psychiatrist-thinks-demonic-possession-can-be-the-correct-diagnosis/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=friendlyatheist_070316UTC100715_daily&utm_content=&spMailingID=51747557&spUserID=MTE4MTY1MzAzMTE5S0&spJobID=960346340&spReportId=OTYwMzQ2MzQwS0

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"Board certified?" Who the hell is on this board? (Original Post) Archae Jul 2016 OP
OK, that's pretty bad, but did you notice that link to... TreasonousBastard Jul 2016 #1
The Sheats story might be a satire, from that (racist?) blogger. Archae Jul 2016 #2

TreasonousBastard

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1. OK, that's pretty bad, but did you notice that link to...
Sun Jul 3, 2016, 08:31 AM
Jul 2016

Christy Sheats who shot her daughters?

Really scary stuff there.

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