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This is the third installment of a three part survey of the major Christian denominational groups and movements in the United States. In part one, we examined and analyzed the history, beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches in America. In part two we…

October 31, 2017, of course, will be Halloween, just as it is every year. But that date marks a far more significant landmark in history. It is the 500th anniversary of the event that most historians point to as the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. On that date in 1517,…

In most cases, if you ask a person in America to identify his or her religion, you will get an answer something like one of these: “I’m Catholic,” or “I’m Baptist,” or “I’m Methodist,” or “I’m Episcopal,” or “I’m Jewish,” or, in a few instances, “I’m Muslim,” etc. Notice that,…

In today’s world, there are certain times when we ought to expect resistance when we express our beliefs based on a biblical worldview. On the other hand, there are other times we will find opposition and be surprised to see it. We expect resistance when the people who push back…

“I know he is a good pastor, but I don’t really understand his sermons.” Ever heard anyone say that about their pastor? Many people go to church regularly and yet complain that they don’t get much out of the preacher’s messages. Many times all they can do is struggle to…

In 1997, Mel Gibson starred in a humorous satirical movie titled “Conspiracy Theory.” In the film, Gibson played a somewhat paranoid cab driver named Jerry who believed in a host of conspiracies. He constantly read about them on various websites and zealously warned people, especially his taxi passengers, about them.…

At various times in my ministry I have engaged leaders of religious groups whose adherents call them “priests.” Those groups include the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican (Episcopalian) churches, Eastern Orthodox churches, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormons), and some Lutheran churches. Of course, those groups have very…

It is quite possible that you are not very familiar with the Baha’i faith. It is considered a world religion, though one of the newest and smallest. While their numbers are not that large, the influence they wield is quite out of proportion to their numbers. They have managed to…

In the previous installment I indicated that, based on my decades of studying various faith groups and belief systems, I have determined eight key questions that Christians need to ask to adequately evaluate religious movements. I am convinced that there exists a desperate need for believers to investigate the tenets…