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**Still a Democrat** · 05-12-2012, 06:27 PM

Page 173. Graduate course Theology 678—Western and New Religions.

Course description:

"The history, doctrines, and present state of the major cults such as Mormonism, Christian Science, Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventism. The course will also include a study of the Occult Movement. Emphasis is placed on the errors of these groups and on methods and materials for confronting them effectively."

**jaxx** · 05-12-2012, 06:41 PM

I've never worried about what religion someone chooses to practice. As long as they leave others alone, they can believe what they want. It's when they try to make their beliefs mine, or the country's, that I say no. The blatant bigotry of one sect against the other is to gain power in the 'who's god is better' hierarchy.

What a freakin mess. Preaching hatred, discrimination, and intolerance....oh yeah, that's so christian.

**KonaKane** · 05-12-2012, 07:11 PM

"Confronting them effectively". That says it all.

***There Is No Spoon*** · 05-12-2012, 07:29 PM

Liberty University is cult.

**PoliticalTiger** · 05-12-2012, 09:19 PM

(05-12-2012 06:27 PM)Still a Democrat Wrote: Page 173. Graduate course Theology 678—Western and New Religions.

Course description:

"The history, doctrines, and present state of the major cults such as Mormonism, Christian Science, Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventism. The course will also include a study of the Occult Movement. Emphasis is placed on the errors of these groups and on methods and materials for confronting them effectively."

I guess these "methods and materials for confronting them effectively" don't apply to a leading figure of one of these "major cults" as long as said person is rich, white and a Republican.

**SeattleGirl** · 05-12-2012, 11:18 PM

(05-12-2012 09:19 PM)PoliticalTiger Wrote:
(05-12-2012 06:27 PM)Still a Democrat Wrote: Page 173. Graduate course Theology 678—Western and New Religions.

Course description:

"The history, doctrines, and present state of the major cults such as Mormonism, Christian Science, Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventism. The course will also include a study of the Occult Movement. Emphasis is placed on the errors of these groups and on methods and materials for confronting them effectively."

I guess these "methods and materials for confronting them effectively" don't apply to a leading figure of one of these "major cults" as long as said person is rich, white and a Republican.

And strongly opposes same-sex marriage.....

**sandnsea** · 05-13-2012, 01:49 AM

I think I'll file that under "it takes one to know one".

**Willinois** · 05-13-2012, 03:49 AM

(05-13-2012 01:49 AM)sandnsea Wrote: I think I'll file that under "it takes one to know one".

Exactly. The protestant denominations that spend the most time attacking "cults" like Mormonism are ones that have the most in common with them.

**pappy** · 05-13-2012, 04:59 AM

(05-13-2012 03:49 AM)Willinois Wrote:
(05-13-2012 01:49 AM)sandnsea Wrote: I think I'll file that under "it takes one to know one".

Exactly. The protestant denominations that spend the most time attacking "cults" like Mormonism are ones that have the most in common with them.

Well that makes perfect sense.

Their mission is not serving God. Their mission is recruiting bodies for power, influence and greed. The "cults" that they want to "confront effectively" are after the same pocket books that they are after. Access to those people and their pocketbooks satisfies both their greed and their need for power and influence.

It is nothing more or less than capitalist Christianity and like any good capitalist they need to eliminate the competition to corner the market.

**sandnsea** · 05-13-2012, 03:45 PM

(05-13-2012 03:49 AM)Willinois Wrote:
(05-13-2012 01:49 AM)sandnsea Wrote: I think I'll file that under "it takes one to know one".

Exactly. The protestant denominations that spend the most time attacking "cults" like Mormonism are ones that have the most in common with them.

Kinda like those Middle Eastern religions.

**Treestar** · 05-13-2012, 07:45 AM

Couldn't find that in the actual catalog.

That page is "exercise science."

**Still a Democrat** · (This post was last modified: 05-13-2012 08:13 AM by Still a Democrat.)

(05-13-2012 07:45 AM)Treestar Wrote: Couldn't find that in the actual catalog.

That page is "exercise science."

http://www.liberty.edu/media/1109/2011-2...atalog.pdf

**Treestar** · 05-13-2012, 08:12 AM

Maybe we can find it. I want to run it by some right wing nuts but figured they will just dismiss us and that other site as a source!

**Still a Democrat** · 05-13-2012, 08:15 AM

(05-13-2012 08:12 AM)Treestar Wrote: Maybe we can find it. I want to run it by some right wing nuts but figured they will just dismiss us and that other site as a source!

Sorry, I think I edited while you were posting! Link is now there.

**Treestar** · 05-13-2012, 08:22 AM

Hehe thanks SAD! Posted for wing nuts now.