Man Says Exorcism Led to Wife's Death

Four days after my last exorcism story posting, which was a month after my previous exorcism story, a Texas man has been accused of killing his wife while "trying to exorcise a demon from her when the devil entered his body and caused her to die." The woman's body was "wrapped in a bed sheet with a cross and sword on top of it."

I'm starting to wonder if I should create a blog specifically devoted to tracking and reporting on exorcism stories. Of all the nonsensical religious beliefs that people have, possession by, and eviction of, demons is among the most incredible. According to a 2005 Gallup poll, 42% of Americans believe in demonic possession. Some other incredible beliefs reported in this poll:

- Extrasensory perception (41%)
- Haunted houses (37%)
- Ghosts (32%)
- Telepathy (31%)
- Clairvoyance (26%)
- Astrology (25%)
- Communication with the dead (21%)
- Witches (21%)
- Reincarnation (20%)

"Gallup's analysis of the raw data revealed that 73 percent, almost three quarters of the people who responded to the poll, believe in at least one of the ten items that were presented to them."

I guess I'm the weird one.