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“Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions” (ECNR) – History	Background In December 1999 Harvest House Publishers published the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions (ECNR) by John Ankerberg and John Weldon. Ankerberg and Weldon were prolific authors whose books included several sensationalistic “exposés,” most of which were published by …	2015/01/21	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, lawsuits, litigation, Robert Hawkins
“The Mindbenders” – History	In 1980 various local churches and church members filed separate libel suits in California, Georgia, Ohio, and Texas against Thomas Nelson Publishers, Jack Sparks, Jon Braun, Richard (Dick) Ballew, Peter Gillquist, et al over the publication of The Mindbenders: A …	2015/01/14	EOC, Evangelical Orthodox Church, Jack Sparks, NCAO, New Covenant Apostolic Order, The Mindbenders, Thomas Nelson
Watchman Nee on Christians Filing Lawsuits	The following exchange occurred on June 29, 1948, as part of a question and answer session in a training conducted by Watchman Nee at Kuling Mountain: Question Sister Wang Shu-ging: If some schools insist on cutting the girls’ hair, what …	2014/03/06	lawsuits, litigation, Watchman Nee
A General History	In the 1960s and early 1970s many young seeking Christians throughout the United States were privileged to hear a fresh speaking of the gospel of Christ through the ministry of Witness Lee, a co-worker of Watchman Nee. Witness Lee had …	2014/03/06	Christian World Liberation Front, cult accusation, CWLF, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, History, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, lawsuits, libel, litigation, Neil Duddy, SCP, Spiritual Counterfeits Project, The God-Men, The Mindbenders
Local Church et al vs. Harvest House et al – Local Church	Our Faith Holding the Bible as the complete and only divine revelation, we strongly believe that God is eternally one and also eternally the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, the three being distinct but not separate. We hold that …	2013/12/07	beliefs, local churches
Harvest House – A Brief Chronology of Events (Nov. – Dec. 2001)	An Accurate Timeline Harvest House attempted to portray itself as the victim in the dispute with the local churches and Living Stream Ministry (LSM) over the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions (ECNR). Our hope is that this simple yet …	2013/12/07	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, lawsuits, litigation, Robert Hawkins
Local Church et al v. Harvest House et al—Facts on Litigation	On December 14, 2001, Harvest House Publishers, publisher of the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions (ECNR), filed a lawsuit against The Church in Fullerton, “aka Living Stream Ministry, and the Local Church.” Television talk show host, John Ankerberg, and …	2013/11/16	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, lawsuits, litigation
Local Church et al v. Harvest House et al—Questions & Answers	Why did you sue over this book (ECNR)? What does ECNR say about you that is false and damaging? Why couldn’t you have waited longer before suing? Have you ever filed this kind of litigation before? Why did you sue …	2013/11/16	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, lawsuits, litigation
Statement by Living Stream Ministry Regarding Aberrant Religious Groups in China	Recently, stories have begun to surface in the West regarding problems the Chinese government is having with some splinter religious groups in Western China. At least one of these groups, “Lightning from the East” has been linked in government reports …	2012/12/20	Almighty God sect, China, Eastern Lightning, Lightning from the East, Shouters
Progress of Local Church et al v. Harvest House et al	These pages provide information concerning the defamation action involving the Local Church (an unincorporated association), Living Stream Ministry, and a number of local churches (plaintiffs) and Harvest House Publishers, John Ankerberg and John Weldon (defendants) concerning the book “Encyclopedia of …	2010/01/04	amicus brief, court filing, Court of Appeals, court ruling, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, press release, Robert Hawkins, Texas Supreme Court, US Supreme Court
Repeating False Witness Concerning SCP Bankruptcy	A Response to Norman Geisler and Ron Rhodes’ Defense of the “Open Letter” and Critique of the Christian Research Journal’s Reassessment of the Local Churches Read this document as a PDF In an article attacking the Christian Research Institute’s reassessment …	2010/01/01	false witness, Neil Duddy, Norman Geisler, Ron Rhodes, SCP, Spiritual Counterfeits Project, The God-Men
Repeating False Witness Concerning Litigation over the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions	A Response to Norman Geisler and Ron Rhodes’ Defense of the “Open Letter” and Critique of the Christian Research Journal’s Reassessment of the Local Churches Read this document as a PDF In “A Response to the Christian Research Journal‘s Recent …	2010/01/01	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, false witness, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, libel, litigation, Norman Geisler, Ron Rhodes
Motion for Rehearing	This document is the official Motion for Rehearing submitted to the Texas Supreme Court on part of the plaintiffs in Local Church et al v. Harvest House et al after the Texas Court of Appeals ruled to overturn earlier District …	2009/02/28	court filing, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, Texas Supreme Court
Amicus Brief from Cult Experts (U.S. Supreme Court)	Three organizations and four individuals filed this amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of the appeal of The Local Church, Living Stream Ministry, et al for relief from defamation in the Encyclopedia of Cults and New …	2009/02/28	amicus brief, cult accusation, Gretchen Passantino, US Supreme Court
Local Church et al v. Harvest House et al—Texas Supreme Court Decision	December 12, 2006 On August 2, 2006, Living Stream Ministry (LSM) and 93 local churches petitioned the Texas Supreme Court to review the decision of the Texas Court of Appeals concerning the libel case brought by these churches and LSM …	2009/02/28	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, press release, Texas Supreme Court
A Letter to Our Friends	[Note: Subheadings have been added to enhance readability.] To our many friends and interested parties who have followed the developments in the libel case filed by Living Stream Ministry and 95 local churches against the authors and publisher of Encyclopedia …	2007/06/25	AIA, Answers in Action, Christian Research Institute, Court of Appeals, CRI, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, First Amendment, Fuller Theological Seminary, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, litigation, Texas Supreme Court, US Supreme Court
A Letter to the Saints in the Lord’s Recovery	June 22, 2007 Dear Saints, This week the United States Supreme Court declined to hear our appeal in the libel suit against the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions (ECNR). This means that we have come to the end of …	2007/06/22	AIA, Answers in Action, Christian Research Institute, Court of Appeals, CRI, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, Fuller Theological Seminary, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, litigation, Texas Supreme Court, US Supreme Court
Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision	June 20, 2007 ANAHEIM, CA, June 20 – A ruling this week by The United States Supreme Court electing not to grant review of a Texas Court of Appeals decision in the libel case filed by Living Stream Ministry (LSM) …	2007/06/20	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, press release, US Supreme Court
Amicus Brief from Publishers, Broadcasters, Religious Organizations (U.S. Supreme Court)	Six signers in the field of publishing, broadcasting, and religion submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court, urging the court to review the appeal of the local churches and Living Stream Ministry seeking relief from defamation in …	2007/06/05	amicus brief, publishing standards, US Supreme Court
Amicus Brief from International Experts (U.S. Supreme Court)	Six international experts signed an amicus brief asking the United States Supreme Court to review the Texas Court of Appeals decision in The Local Church et al v. Harvest House et al case. The brief argued that “the Court of …	2007/05/29	amicus brief, religious freedom, US Supreme Court
Amicus Brief from Prominent Religious and Social Science Scholars (U.S. Supreme Court)	Ten prominent scholars in the fields of religion and the social sciences signed an amicus brief asking the United States Supreme Court to review the Texas Court of Appeals decision in The Local Church et al v. Harvest House et …	2007/05/29	amicus brief, scholars, US Supreme Court
Petition for Writ of Certiorari	This document is the official Petition for Writ of Certiorari submitted by the local churches to the U.S. Supreme Court, in an appeal to said Supreme Court—that they would review the case (Local Church, Living Stream Ministry, et al. v. …	2007/05/16	court filing, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, US Supreme Court
Responses to Harvest House Publishers’ Public Accusations	The following is a list of postings on this site written in response to Harvest House Publishers’ further public accusations against Living Stream Ministry and the local churches: February 13, 2007 A new Web site entitled “The Testimony of the …	2007/02/13	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, libel, litigiousness, publishing standards, Robert Hawkins
Amicus Brief from Rodney A. Smolla (Texas Supreme Court)	Dr. Rodney A. Smolla, Dean and George Allen Professor of Law and the University of Richmond School of Law, submitted an amicus brief to the Texas Supreme Court urging the justices to reconsider the Texas Court of Appeals decision in …	2007/02/09	amicus brief, libel, US Supreme Court
Reply to Response to Petition for Review	This document is the reply made on part of the local churches to Harvest House’s response to the Petition for Review document submitted by the local churches to the Texas Supreme Court, appealing that the court would review the case …	2006/10/27	court filing, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, Texas Supreme Court
ECNR: A Response to Further Public Misrepresentations by John Ankerberg, John Weldon, and Robert Hawkins, Jr.	October 23, 2006 When we filed an appeal asking the Texas Supreme Court to overturn the flawed summary judgment decision in our lawsuit over the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, publisher Robert Hawkins and authors John Ankerberg and John …	2006/10/23	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, public statement, Robert Hawkins
Criticism of Organized Christianity	Harvest House Publishers and its authors, John Ankerberg and John Weldon, have endeavored to make Living Stream Ministry and the local churches repulsive in the eyes of the Christian public by portraying us as anti-Christian, that is, against Christians and …	2006/10/23	Christianity, clergy-laity, denominations, division, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, hypocrisy, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, oneness of the believers, recovery, subjective experience of Christ
Harvest House Books Echo Our Criticism of Christianity	Harvest House along with John Ankerberg and John Weldon, the authors of the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, consistently claim that their standard of truth is “biblical Christianity.” However, in order to attack Living Stream Ministry and the local …	2006/10/23	Christianity, denominations, division, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, hypocrisy, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, oneness of the believers
Harvest House’s Hypocrisy Concerning Criticism of Christianity	Harvest House’s attempt to cause fellow believers to shun Living Stream Ministry and the local churches by inciting revulsion against our Scriptural critique of the non-biblical religious system of today’s Christianity is an exercise in hypocrisy. An examination of quotes …	2006/10/23	Christianity, denominations, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, hypocrisy, John Ankerberg, John Weldon
ECNR’s Misrepresentations	Portraying Us as against Christians and the Christian Faith Living Stream Ministry and the local churches are described in Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions (ECNR) in terms that encourage people to exclude us from Christian fellowship. Concerning our churches …	2006/10/23	Christianity, church ground, clergy-laity, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, hypocrisy, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, subjective experience of Christ
Misrepresentations on the Harvest House Corporate Web Site	Harvest House has been actively seeking to influence public opinion against Living Stream Ministry and the local churches by publishing out of context statements. This is an attempt to scandalize Christian readers against us and against our critique of today’s …	2006/10/23	Christianity, church ground, clergy-laity, division, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, oneness of the believers, subjective experience of Christ
Response to the Accusation that the Local Churches are Litigious	Throughout the lawsuit, Defendants Harvest House Publishers, John Ankerberg, and John Weldon attempted to tar the local churches and Living Stream Ministry as “litigious” by making repeated comparisons to the Church of Scientology. In their brief to the Court of …	2006/10/23	1 Corinthians 6:1-8, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, litigiousness, SCP, Spiritual Counterfeits Project, The God-Men, The Mindbenders
Misrepresenting the Lawsuit and Our Objections to ECNR	Throughout the entire course of the litigation the Defendants consistently misrepresented both the nature of the case and of our objections to the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions (ECNR). Specifically: They misrepresented the case as a theological dispute which …	2006/10/23	ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon
The Lawsuit Over ECNR Is Not About Theology	The Defendants consistently tried to spin the litigation over the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions as a theological dispute. In their brief to the Court of Appeals they accused the Plaintiffs of using “legal action to silence their theological …	2006/10/23	Christianity Today, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House, John Ankerberg, John Weldon
Our Objections to “The Local Church” Chapter in ECNR	During a 2006 Point of View radio broadcast, John Ankerberg stated, “…the Local Church did not challenge us on anything we said in the chapter about them.”1 Later in the same broadcast he said, “…and they never took exception to …	2006/10/23	Christianity Today, ECNR, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Fuller Theological Seminary, Harvest House, hypocrisy, John Ankerberg, John Weldon

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