Tag: cult
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A Generic Weapon
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;” (Eph. 4:2) My mentor in college, Mike Davis, used to emphasize the importance of defining terms. “Define your terms” he would say multiple times a week. There is a term used often among Christendom which I think is being improperly, or at the… Read more
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The Accusation
I’ve heard the accusation all my life: “Isn’t that a cult?” “[So-and-so] is a cult organization.” “Yeah, that’s just a cult.” To be honest, I’m sick of it. How is a cult defined? Why is this accusation thrown around so easily? It seems that when one side doesn’t have any logical argument to make, they… Read more
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A Preacher’s Defense
I wish to say a few words in defense of a man whom I love very much, and respect as a spiritually wise and loving minister. This man has been attacked in recent days, by the unrelenting “rumor mill”, as being “unloving” and a “cult leader”. I wish to address these accusations specifically, for I… Read more