When Is a Church Not a Church?

October 4, 2012   |  

I eat an apple nearly every day, so I get to cut into a lot of them. It doesn’t happen very often, but occasionally I find one that looks perfectly good on the outside, but when I cut it open it is rotten from the core. It is always disappointing…
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More Trouble for Scientology

October 4, 2012   |  

  Legal and image problems continue to pile up on the leaders of the Church of Scientology International (CSI).  Two years ago several of its top leaders defected claiming that CSI CEO David Miscavige was an authoritarian dictator who ruled the organization with an iron hand.  This past year has…
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The Mormon “Twelve Step Program” to Exaltation: Part 1

September 27, 2012   |  

Steps 1-6 All the current talk in the media about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/ Mormons) has made a lot of Christians, some for the first time, ask, “Just what do the Mormons really believe?” In previous articles we examined, in general terms, the doctrines of…
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Can Incest be Normalized in America?

September 18, 2012   |  

Just recently, Hollywood director Nick Cassevetes, in a media interview, came out in favor of incest. He did this in promoting his new film that features an incestuous relationship between a brother and sister. His rationale? The whole movie is about not judging and doing what you want. In our…
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