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Santeria Growing In Catholic Venezuela

RELIGION IN THE NEWS Now Religion in the News: a report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from the Sandusky Register, February 16, 2008, with a headline: Santeria Gains Ground in Catholic Venezuela. The following are excerpts: The man says...Read more

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Question: I don’t understand why Bill Johnson and Bethel Church in Redding are not classified as a cult....They are false teachers and wolves in sheep’s clothing. What do you think?

Question: In Genesis 44:5, did Joseph use divination? If so, was this divination godly, or was it a sin?

Question: Can you please explain the difference between a sect and a cult?

Question: Is lighting of candles in conjunction with prayer biblical?

Question: Pat Robertson has stated that the earthquake that devastated Haiti is a result of Haitians making a pact...

Question: I've come across something that's been called the "Sacred Name Movement," and I'm curious...

Question: [Watchman Nee] says that Adam and Eve originally had soul or mind powers that would seem supernatural to us....What do you think?

Question: If not The Secret, then what books do you recommend to get people out of their self-fulfilling prophecy...

Question: Are you familiar with the book The Girl Who Could Fly?

Question: Are you saying that I should stop using my [water-witched] well and...drill another somewhere else when this one is strong and healthy, [and] in a perfect place?...Why not just accept that this is what God wants for me...?

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