Comments on: Gretchen Passantino also supports a Cult of Christianity http://www.apologeticsindex.org/376-gretchen-passantino-supports-a-cult-of-christianity Apologetics Research Resources on religious movements, cults, sects, world religions and related issues Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:25:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: apologeticsindex.org http://www.apologeticsindex.org/376-gretchen-passantino-supports-a-cult-of-christianity/comment-page-1#comment-92610 apologeticsindex.org Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:44:48 +0000 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/376-gretchen-passantino-supports-a-cult-of-christianity#comment-92610 Glenn (#3), Christians interested in sound doctrine and spiritual discernment care. Non-Christians don't care about that. Too, there are lots of Christians who remain spiritually immature. Some of them don't care, and others simply are unaware of the need for discernment. For Christians not caring that a group that identifies itself as 'Christian' does not adhere to sound doctrine (let alone practice), is like not caring that a restaurant servers tuna instead of the advertised steak -- or worst, mixes inedible ingredients through its meals. Glenn (#3), Christians interested in sound doctrine and spiritual discernment care. Non-Christians don’t care about that. Too, there are lots of Christians who remain spiritually immature. Some of them don’t care, and others simply are unaware of the need for discernment.

For Christians not caring that a group that identifies itself as ‘Christian’ does not adhere to sound doctrine (let alone practice), is like not caring that a restaurant servers tuna instead of the advertised steak — or worst, mixes inedible ingredients through its meals.

]]> By: glenn wood http://www.apologeticsindex.org/376-gretchen-passantino-supports-a-cult-of-christianity/comment-page-1#comment-92607 glenn wood Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:18:01 +0000 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/376-gretchen-passantino-supports-a-cult-of-christianity#comment-92607 oh for god's sake, who cares??? oh for god’s sake, who cares???

]]> By: Gretchen, Hank and the Local Church « Countercult Apologetics http://www.apologeticsindex.org/376-gretchen-passantino-supports-a-cult-of-christianity/comment-page-1#comment-401 Gretchen, Hank and the Local Church « Countercult Apologetics Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:23:41 +0000 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/376-gretchen-passantino-supports-a-cult-of-christianity#comment-401 [...] I just found out that Gretchen Passantino of Answers in Action has come out in support of Hank Hanegraaff and his decision to side with The Local Church.  For further information on this and comments by Walter Martin’s daugher go here. [...] [...] I just found out that Gretchen Passantino of Answers in Action has come out in support of Hank Hanegraaff and his decision to side with The Local Church.  For further information on this and comments by Walter Martin’s daugher go here. [...]

]]> By: Joshua Scott http://www.apologeticsindex.org/376-gretchen-passantino-supports-a-cult-of-christianity/comment-page-1#comment-379 Joshua Scott Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:14:03 +0000 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/376-gretchen-passantino-supports-a-cult-of-christianity#comment-379 Anton, What's all this news with Hanegraff and Passantino of late? I am not shocked, but mildly surprised at this. When I worked at CRI prior to Jan. 2003, there was a statement on the Local Church by Biesner and the Passantinos outlining the abberant theology and practice of the Local Church (Jill referenced it in her response above as DL075). When you broke the first story on Hank, I checked the CRI website for that statement paper, and CRI is no longer offering it. I still have a copy of it myself, since I live only blocks from the "main headquarters" of the Local Church in Anaheim, CA. If you have any additional information or insight, I would greatly appreciate it. Do you know if Hank or CRI have commented publically about this? How can he and Gretchen say that they are not a cult of Christianity in a theological or sociological sense in light of the documentation to the contrary? Thanks for putting this news out there. Apologetics Index is in my prayers always. - Joshua Scott Anton,

What’s all this news with Hanegraff and Passantino of late? I am not shocked, but mildly surprised at this. When I worked at CRI prior to Jan. 2003, there was a statement on the Local Church by Biesner and the Passantinos outlining the abberant theology and practice of the Local Church (Jill referenced it in her response above as DL075). When you broke the first story on Hank, I checked the CRI website for that statement paper, and CRI is no longer offering it. I still have a copy of it myself, since I live only blocks from the “main headquarters” of the Local Church in Anaheim, CA. If you have any additional information or insight, I would greatly appreciate it. Do you know if Hank or CRI have commented publically about this? How can he and Gretchen say that they are not a cult of Christianity in a theological or sociological sense in light of the documentation to the contrary? Thanks for putting this news out there. Apologetics Index is in my prayers always.

– Joshua Scott

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