…Lee 6:18—8:10 4. Brainwashing 8:11—9:19 5. Control by Church Leaders 9:20—10:24 6. Isolation 10:25—11:7 7. Power Structure 11:21—13:21 8. Immorality 13:22—15:25 9. “Moral Dwarfs”…
See the Appellee’s Motion for Rehearing of the Court’s January 5, 2006 Judgment filed on February 16, 2006. On January 5, 2006, the Texas Court of Appeals reversed the lower…
…Chief Executive of Premier Media Group; Robert Oppedisano, Director, Fordham Press; Jon Yinger, President of Midwest Christian Broadcasting. PDF for Amicus Brief from Publishers, Broadcasters, Religious Organizations (U.S. Supreme Court)…
…and the ‘Local Churches’”; A Longer Response to “An Open Letter to the Leadership of Living Stream Ministry and the ‘Local Churches’”; and A Defense of Seventeen Quotations from the…
…a rejection of “Christians” and “true believers”…. ECNR Quote No. 1: “‘If you keep religion [Christianity], you will lose Christ.’ (Witness Lee, Christ vs. Religion, p. 157.)” The first quote…
…in the field of countercult apologetics: Christian Research Institute (CRI) and its president, Hank Hanegraaff Answers in Action (AIA) and its director, Gretchen Passantino Neighboring Faiths Project and its co-director…
…New Testament, and 46 occurrences are in Paul’s writings. Such phrases as “thy spirit” (2 Tim. 4:22); “his spirit” (2 Cor. 7:13); “my spirit” (1 Cor. 16:18); and “our spirit”…
…statements represent a complete reversal of earlier criticisms by CRI and AiA. Available in PDF: English | Español | Deutsch | Cebuano | 한국의 | Русский | 简体中文 | 傳統中文…
…Answers in Action (AIA); and Elliot Miller, Editor-in-Chief of the Christian Research Journal, all traveled to China to observe the local churches there. They met with believers from the local…
…University; Father John A. Saliba, Ph.D., S.J., Author, Professor of Religious Studies at University of Detroit, Mercy; Rodney Stark, Ph.D., Author, Co-Director, Institute for Studies of Religion and University Professor…
…to be “in all major respects false, defamatory and unprivileged, and, therefore, libelous.” The following documents are drawn from Judge Seyranian’s Statement of Decision: Highlights Table of Contents Complete Text…
Time Period: December 2001—June 2007 (Timeline, History) Participants: Local Church et al v. Harvest House et al At Issue: The Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions (ECNR), authored by John…
…court endorsing the “Brief of Amicus Curiae Hank Hanegraaff in Support of the Petition for Review of The Local Church.” PDF of Amicus Brief from Gretchen Passantino (Texas Supreme Court)…
…the case (Local Church, Living Stream Ministry, et al. v. Harvest House Publishers, et al.), which was previously overturned by the Texas Court of Appeals. It includes statements concerning the…
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…
…and reversed its earlier conclusions (see “A Brief History of the Relationship between the Local Churches and the Christian Research Institute“). The text of the booklets responding to CRI’s criticisms…
…never seen people do before” and as a kind of meditation “which means to chew on the cud” [Lev. 11:3; Deut. 14:6]. It means to really turn something over and…
…Religions (ECNR) “Professional Editorial Practices”? “Acceptable Editorial Standards”? Harvest House’s Appeal to The Chicago Manual of Style” Living Stream Ministry and Local Churches Respond to Harvest House Corporate Statement on…
Time Period: November 1980—June 1985 (Timeline, History) Participants: Witness Lee et al v. Neil Duddy et al Principal Issue: The first edition of The God-Men, written and self-published by the…
…said, “Up, get you out of this place” (Gen. 19:14). As the Apostle said, “What communion hath light with darkness?…Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate, saith…