Showing posts with label cults. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cults. Show all posts
Friday, March 16, 2018

What Drives a Cult Leader like David Koresh?

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Twenty-five years ago, the U.S. Government had surrounded the compound of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, embroiled in a stand-of...
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Thursday, September 22, 2016

What Do We Mean When We Say the Word "Cult"? (video)

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Say the word "cult" and what comes to mind? Perhaps hooded figures keeping people against their will or a maniacal preacher fi...
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Identifying Impostor Christianity (podcast)

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What really defines Christianity? Mormons claim that they are Christians, simply another denomination. So do others who differ on Jesus&...
Sunday, May 01, 2016

The Evil of Scientology (podcast)

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You've probably seen the commercials for Dianetics or walked past some folks offering a free personality test. Both are ways to entic...
Saturday, September 05, 2015

Identifying Impostor Christianity: The Danger Of Being Deceived (video)

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What really defines Christianity? Mormons claim that they are Christians, simply another denomination. So do others who differ on Jesus&...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

How to Spot Impostor Christianity

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One of the key things kids learning elementary science is the basic groups of backboned animals. You may remember how to differentiate ...
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

How to Talk with Mormons (podcast)

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Mormonism boasts over 12 million adherents, and it's still growing. What should we say when Mormon missionaries come to our door? Ho...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015

The Evil of Scientology (video)

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You've probably seen the commercials for Dianetics or walked past some folks offering a free personality test. Both are ways to ent...
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Thursday, July 03, 2014

Are Mormons Christians, too?

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Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with a lot of Mormons during my trip to Utah. When we visited Temple Square, I spoke with a co...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Mormon Testimonies and the Feedback Loop

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Yesterday, on our Apologetics Missions trip , I took the team to Salt Lake City to visit Temple Square. We talked with a couple of Mormo...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

What Disqualifies Someone from Being a Christian?

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Christianity is an evangelical faith. What I mean by that is that ever since its founding, Christians have tried to spread their faith thr...
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Sunday, November 03, 2013

The One Question Mormons Hope You Don't Ask

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Talking with Mormon missionaries can feel daunting. They seem to know their scriptures and have all the answers. Do the LDS really worsh...
Friday, November 01, 2013

Don't Avoid the JWs, or You May Lose a Christian!

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Two Jehovah's Witnessed came to my door yesterday. We talked for some time and during our conversation I asked the more experienced ...
Friday, August 02, 2013

Three Signs of a Religious Cult - Denying Essential Doctrines

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We are all familiar with dog lovers versus cat lovers, Coke versus Pepsi, Mac versus PC; people like to divide themselves by their prefe...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Three Signs of Religious Cults - Offering a New Revelation

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We are currently looking at three signs of a religious cult of Christianity– that is a religious sect claiming to be based on the teaching ...
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Monday, July 29, 2013

Three Signs of Religious Cults - God's Inside Guy

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Since its inception, Christianity has had those individuals who sought to change its core teachings to fit some other model. Even during...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Billy Graham, Mormonism, and the Word "Cult"

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Image courtesy the More Good Foundation. Two subjects one is supposed to avoid in casual conversation are religion and politics. Either...
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