Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and the Cults

Ever heard of Marshall Applewhite (Heaven’s Gate), David Berg (The Children of God), Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Science), L. Ron Hubbard (Scientology), Jim Jones (People’s Temple), David Koresh (Branch Davidians), Sun Myung Moon (Unification Church), Elijah Muhammad (Nation of Islam), Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Rajneeshites), Joseph Smith, Jr. (Mormonism), and Victor…
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Christian Stewardship Matters!

Recently I read where a prominent and popular televangelist is asking 200,000 of his television viewers (I call them “his fans”) to donate at least $300 each for a special fundraising campaign. And what might that campaign be for? So his organization can purchase a new luxury airplane for his…
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The Fabric of Our Faith

A number of years ago I worked in the men’s clothing section of a large department store.   I was not there long but I did learn a few things about the garment business. One key thing I learned was about the quality of various fabrics. Fabrics are the basic textile…
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LDS Now Has 85,000 Missionaries!

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/ Mormons) now has more than 85,000 missionaries working in 405 “Missions” around the world. That startling number was announced at the church’s semiannual World Conference earlier this week in Salt Lake City. LDS missionaries are primarily young men who take two…
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A P.C. Pope?

Last week the world’s news media had a field day with a recent interview Pope Francis gave to La Civilta Cattolica (The Catholic Civilization) a Rome based Journal for Jesuit priests. In the interview the Pope seemed to be wavering on some ethical concerns that the Roman Catholic Church has…
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