"There has been a dramatic measurable shift in the West away from the historic, Biblical Christianity. It began a hundred years ago with theological liberalism, social Darwinism, and the so-called "Enlightenment" period, but the very recent cumulative movement of postmodern relativism has significantly impacted Western culture.
Professional polls like Barna, Gallup, Harris, PEW and more consistently demonstrate that over two-thirds of t ..."
"Just a few short decades ago most Americans would have said that our community is a Christian nation, built upon a Judeo-Christian foundation. While that was true historically and culturally, religious pluralism has grown by leaps and bounds in a short period of time. Today, America has become a spiritual melting pot and home to many different religions. The Eastern religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucius, and Taoism are thriving ..."
"One of the characteristics of pseudo-Christian groups or cults is that they claim to be the only true Christian group or denomination. Two of the more prominent pseudo-Christian groups are the churches of Christ and the Seventh-Day Adventism. These two groups are exposed in the Areopagus Journal titled the Restoration Movement.
The Restoration Movement was a movement in the early 1800's in America, attempting to correct what the lead ..."
"Who stole from whom? That is the question! Biblical Christianity is based on historical truth. Take away this foundation and Christianity looses its credibility. Many modern-day critics are trying to discredit the Old and New Testament records and the life of Jesus by claiming these are borrowed from pagan myths and legends. In this issue of the Areopagus Journal the authors show how Christianity answers the attacks by skeptics. Th ..."
"Sometimes when I am asked if Scientology is a cult, I respond "No- actually it is a terrorist organization masquerading as a cult." Strong words but most people do not realize how harmful this cult is. L. Ron Hubbard was a mediocre science fiction writer in the 1940s and once lectured at a Science Fiction Writers' Conference, "if you want to make a million dollars you should stop writing for a penny a word, but instead invent your own ..."
"The name Jehovah's Witnesses often brings up images of well dressed people going around a neighborhood distributing their religious material and preaching about their religion. This is where public knowledge usually stops and vague ideas about the group starts. This issue of Areopagus Journal seeks to explore some of the basic facts about the Jehovah's Witnesses like who they are as an organization and what they believe. In addition to ..."
"A common question and debate between Roman Catholics and Protestants is "Are Catholics Christians?" But that is not the best question. It should be "Is Roman Catholicism heretical and thus not Christian?"
This Areopagus Journal concludes as the title states, "The Reformation Was Not a Mistake" because in the past few years there has been some confusion generated by several formal movements to minimize the doctrinal and historical diffe ..."
""But we do Christian Yoga!" What? Isn't that an oxymoron? Christian yoga? Isn't that like saying "Christianity is Hinduism"? Or "Hinduism is Christianity"? There's no denying it. Yoga is very popular. Thus, these questions always arise with others such as: Can Christian practice yoga? Is yoga a religion? , or Can one just do the yoga exercises without any spiritual component? To some Christians, yoga is a new age "Trojan horse" th ..."
"We've all heard it. "If you have enough faith, name it, claim it, and it's yours! After all, your heavenly Father has promised it. It's right there in the Bible." Such remarks are typical of many prosperity teachers of the Word-Faith movement who advocate a "divine right" of every Christian to have perfect health and wealth. In principle, this outlook certainly is catering to those whose "American dream" is to be healthy, wealthy, a ..."
"When most people hear of the "Health and Wealth" gospels, it sometimes is dismissed as simply "faith gone awry." However, once the surface is uncovered, there are many essential Biblical doctrines that have been distorted by the Word-Faith teachers. Some of these include: God being a man, Jesus being just a man on earth, and man being "little god." Also, Jesus, at the cross, takes on the nature of Satan and has to be born again from ..."
"A study of the theory of knowledge (epistemology), answering the question of how human beings avoid both skepticism and gullibility. Includes a discussion of the role of Scripture in testing knowledge claims."