Svein-Magne Pedersen
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Svein-Magne Pedersen (born 6 January 1948) is a Norwegian evangelist and preacher.
He is the founder of Misjonen Jesus Leger which focuses on faith healing, claiming to cure anything to AIDS and cancer,[1] and until 2018 operated healing service for payment over telephone.[2] He has also raised money for alleged aid projects including orphanages that newspaper Verdens Gang after an investigation found to be non-existent.[3] From 2003 to 2021, his organisation had earnings of close to 250 million kr.[4]
He has claimed that Christians are protected from getting COVID-19,[5] and described COVID-19 vaccinations as "poison".[6]
He hosts the show Miraklet er ditt on the Christian television station Visjon Norge, and has in total outside of television been an evangelist for over 50 years.[7]