These are typically beliefs that are secondary to a faith group's theological beliefs. They are not primary statements of faith. They are beliefs whose validity which can be tested. That some Native Americans are the descendents of Jews who emigrated to North America from the Middle East. That prayer is the most effective treatment for physical illness .
Mental illness is caused by indwelling demonic spirits .
Here, faith groups are leaving the area of purely theological belief and making medical and scientific statements about the world. They are often in conflict with medicine, geology, astronomy, archeology, biology, etc. We do not criticize these beliefs. However, we do compare them with the findings of science and medicine so that people can evaluate which gives a more accurate picture of reality. Sometimes, religious and even theological beliefs become translated into actions.