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Mormons
Mormons Misusing Scripture
Was Cain doomed to not die, but to wander the earth a lost soul? Is King David ‘still paying for his sins’ in hell? Are there two groups of Pentecostal penitents? For Mormons misusing Scripture, all these may well be
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
The Watch Tower: How High Control Organisations Work – 1
This is the first in a series on techniques used by High Control Organisations (a more relevant term than ‘cult’) to control the beliefs and actions of their adherents. Here I look at techniques used to convince their members of
ADVENTISM
A Chinese Saviour, an Obsolete Bible
This is the story of a Chinese Saviour, an obsolete Bible, Millennial panic, Mayan prophecy, kidnappings, and murder. New Religious Movements abound. Most are never known to the public, but a few do enter the public consciousness with an appearance
OCCULT & NEW AGE
Hypnosis and the Christian
What is hypnosis? We have all seen, and laughed at, the stage hypnotist as he appears to have control over the minds of unsuspecting members of the public. With a click of his fingers, people fall under his spell. He
APOLOGETICS
Tired of the Same old Christianity? Try Progressive!
It is hard to define so-called ‘Progressive Christianity,’ but try this: Looking like an advert from the 1950s, the poster shows a young boy enjoying a bowl of soup. He says: ‘mmm… mmm… mysterious!’ Alongside the image was the following
