As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
The Third Reich’s persecution of Christian churches began shortly after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of the Weimer Republic, in January 1933. This story has been told in many books. See especially William L. Shirer’s account in his epic The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.1 The following article appeared in the New York Times on January 3, 1942:2
“The goal of the faith, founded in 1954, is ostensibly to achieve “spiritual enlightenment.” Yet, former members report abuse and coercion from within.” - Washington Examiner
“When the messages come during the dark of night, Russell M. Nelson reaches for his lighted pen and takes dictation from the Lord.” - CNN
“A quick perusal of the literature on cults will generate quite a few definitions, most of them identifying similar components, yet not fully in agreement.” - DBTS Blog
“The faith has the famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir, recently made a documentary about its members called ‘Meet the Mormons’ and uses ‘Mormon’ in its official website addresses. But on Thursday, church President Russell M.
Farrakahn receives a commission for each of his followers who undergoes a Scientology ‘auditing.’ National Review
I was sent this book (and another that I must review soon) before Christmas and the publisher, quite understandably wishes me to review it. I am very happy to do so, since this is a fine resource
“At a time when Pew Internet Data says religious “nones” status is growing and many religions, the Catholics included, are shuttering churches due to shrinking congregations, Scientologists are opening churches two at a time.” WRN
“The tragedy led to Congressional hearings, creating massive amounts of reference materials — including recordings of Koresh and others.
“[W]hile The Shack may raise good questions, its answers (and its heresies) will make it just another downhill push for those on the slippery slopes of creating a free-form God out of loose-gripped truths and personal experiences.” WORLD
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