Apologetics Index
15th Anniversary Aum Shinrikyo cult’s Sarin Gas Attack on Tokyo Subway System - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
In March 1995 members of Aum Shrinrikyo carried our a rush hour Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
On the eve of the 15th anniversary of the Tokyo subway attack, the widow of a man killed in the attack has made a documentary film in which she interviews other people victimized in the sarin attack.
Chapter 7: God Took Time to Visit His Lost Child - Fri, 05 Mar 2010
"When a member leaves an abusive church or is forced to leave, he walks out with virtually nothing. He leaves a part of himself behind; the years he has invested are gone. You need to deal with loss and bereavement, confusion and anger, and finally, acceptance of. that loss.
Many fail to accept it and move on. They need to understand that their significance is not in what they had, but it is in their relationship with Christ. They have lost a few years, but they have not lost their soul."
Ligonier Ministries - Thu, 18 Feb 2010
Ligonier Ministries: bridging the gap between Sunday school and seminary
Fellowship Church (Grapevine, Texas) - Thu, 18 Feb 2010
Ed Young, senior pastor of Fellowship Church (Grapevine, Texas) responds to a news report regarding his allegedly lavish lifestyle.
Chapter 6: A Broken Bone That Heals Is Stronger … - Wed, 17 Feb 2010
Breaking away from an abusive religious group is a process that usually hinges on a turning point, a decisive event that compels a member to move from doubt to action.
Dr. Ebaugh has identified four major stages in the role-exit process, regardless of what that role is.
Goel Ratzon - Sun, 14 Feb 2010
Goel Ratzon is an Israeli polygamist and cult leader who, on Feb. 14, 2010, was indicted on multiple charges, including with rape, sodomy, enslavement, sexual abuse within the family and several other offenses.
One Mind Ministries (aka 1 Mind Ministries) - Sat, 13 Feb 2010
1 Mind Ministries, also known as One Mind Ministries, is a small religious cult implicated in the death of a 16-month old boy.
A Response to the Christian Research Journal’s Recent Defense of the “Local Church” Movement - Sun, 07 Feb 2010
If you are puzzled about the Christian Research Institute's defense of the Local Church movement, which theologically is a cult of Christianity, you're not alone.
CRI's whitewashing of the movement undermines and contradicts its own mission statement, and in doing so the organization has sacrificed its credibility as both a discernment- and countercult ministry.
Dr. Norman Geisler and Dr. Ron Rhodes have published a response that shows why CRI will have to use the phrase "We Were Wrong" again...
International Cultic Studies Association launches new magazine - Tue, 02 Feb 2010
ICSA, the primary network of lay and professional cult experts, has announced it is launching ICSA Today -- a new glossy magazine to be published three times a year.
The organization also will sharpen the focus of its scholarly journal, which will be renamed to International Journal of Cultic Studies.
Wife of Ted Haggard: “I was cut off by my church family at the time I needed them most” - Tue, 02 Feb 2010
On November 2, 2006, Gayle Haggard’s life changed forever when her husband, Ted Haggard, founder of the 14,000-member New Life Church in Colorado Springs and president of the National Association of Evangelicals, was publicly exposed in a scandal.
“I felt I was twice damaged,” Gayle Haggard said. “First, by the knowledge that my husband had a secret life, and second, by the fact that I was cut off by my church family at the time I needed them most.”
The Atheist’s FCC Petition Hoax… again! - Tue, 02 Feb 2010
More than 14 years after she was murdered, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, founder of American Atheists is still being victimized by a long-running hoax.
Chapter 5: “Next Christmas, We’ll Get a Tree” - Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Recovering From Churches That Abuse: "The most important thing in my recovery has been the need to get the proper balance between the heart and the head. In the Christian life, the mind is not something to be subjected to the heart.
It is false to say you cannot know or understand the Word of God unless you have the proper inner attitude, or unless you surrender and submit, and that only when you get to that place will God break through and show you the way."
Christian Research Institute (CRI) descends deeper into error and controversy - Thu, 28 Jan 2010
With its stance on the Local Church -- which could be seen as whitewashing a cult of Christianity -- the Christian Research Institute (CRI) descends deeper into error and controversy
The Shack, by William P. Young — reviews and other research resources - Thu, 28 Jan 2010
Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, says, "When it comes to The Shack, the really troubling fact is that so many readers are drawn to the theological message of the book, and fail to see how it conflicts with the Bible at so many crucial points. All this reveals a disastrous failure of evangelical discernment."
We provide a number of research resources on the book.
Conditional prophecies; CRI gets it wrong; Religious freedom vs. ban on cults; and Cold case detective does apologetics - Wed, 27 Jan 2010
In this issue: • Examining the "Word of the Lord for 2010," by the 'Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders.' • CRI gets it wrong (and continues to support a cult of Christianity. • Cult expert Steve Hassan on the issue of human rights violations vs. religious freedom, and • Interview with cold case detective Jim Wallace of PleaseConvince.com