Levi André Jensen (born 4 July 1967) is a Norwegian

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with a background from the

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community, and part of the

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. He is associated with methods such as

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and laying of hands, and reaches out mainly to youth.

Evangelism and views

Jensen evangelises to a large degree to youth, mostly boys. He uses meetings in town squares and videos in

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, including

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and

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to reach out with the message of

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as "the rescue for sinful people." Some of his videos have close to 100,000 views, and he has about 100,000 followers on social media. Jensen travels across Norway in his RV. By laying of hands, he claims to be able to heal anything including

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and

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s, and is often flocked around by youths in his public appearances. In his videos he has expressed support for

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for homosexuals, and stated that Southern Norway is "possessed by Satan." He has claimed that

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has been created by

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to make money on microchipping people with "the

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". He has participated in arrangements held by the Christian television station

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, and Christian newspaper ''

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''. His views and methods have caused controversy and been met with opposition by others, including in Christian communities.

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