Reflections On The Nashville Meeting

By Larry Ray Hafley My purpose is not to exacerbate a situation nor to excoriate an individual but to make some observations on the recent meeting in Nashville. The discussions were frank, forthright and frightening. Each participant spoke for himself. No one was muzzled or put on a leash. Thus, everyone spoke his convictions in an …

1,586 Religions In America

By Johnie Edwards The March 1980 Good Housekeeping reported a study by Mr. J. Gordon Melton as to the number of religious faiths in America. At that time Mr. Melton reported about 1200 religions in America. According to an article in the Saturday, November 26, 1988 Port Arthur News entitled “Research Indicates New Faiths Growing,” Mr. …

Mormons And Their Alleged Bible Contradictions

By Michael Garrison You may have had a knock at your door, answered it, and found two well-dressed young men wanting to give you their “testimony It about what a “modern day prophet” revealed. They claim to be elders, but the New Testament shows that an elder, bishop, overseer, and pastor is to be “the husband …

Pernicious Ways And Trivial Pursuit

By P.J. Casebolt We are filled with righteous indignation when we think about the way of truth being evil spoken of because some ungodly church members follow their pernicious ways (2 Pet. 2:1,2). And, while the hypocrite argument is used as a scapegoat, all too often there are times when the charge itself is justified (Rom. …