http://www.apologeticsindex.org/377-cri-statement-regarding-its-support-for-the-local-church 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 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/377-cri-statement-regarding-its-support-for-the-local-church/comment-page-1#comment-613 Midwest Christian Outreach: The Crux » What was CRI Thinking? Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:11:54 +0000 http://www.apologeticsindex.org/377-cri-statement-regarding-its-support-for-the-local-church#comment-613 [...] These questions still remain unanswered. On Tuesday October 17, 2006, CRI posted their Position Statement: PSL001 titled, “Statement From Christian Research Institute And Answers In Action: Re: Our Amicus Filings On Behalf Of The Local Churches.” There are a number of problems with this document but, as Anton Hein from Apologetics Index points out: The most glaring problem in CRI’s statement is that both Hank Hanegraaff and Gretchen Passantino appear to have bought in to the very issue the court has so thoroughly rejected: it appears they believe that an excerpt from the introduction of the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions could be construed by - as the court’s ruling puts it - “a person of ordinary intelligence,” to apply equally to all the groups listed in the main part of the book - the Local Church included. [...] [...] These questions still remain unanswered. On Tuesday October 17, 2006, CRI posted their Position Statement: PSL001 titled, “Statement From Christian Research Institute And Answers In Action: Re: Our Amicus Filings On Behalf Of The Local Churches.” There are a number of problems with this document but, as Anton Hein from Apologetics Index points out: The most glaring problem in CRI’s statement is that both Hank Hanegraaff and Gretchen Passantino appear to have bought in to the very issue the court has so thoroughly rejected: it appears they believe that an excerpt from the introduction of the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions could be construed by – as the court’s ruling puts it – “a person of ordinary intelligence,” to apply equally to all the groups listed in the main part of the book – the Local Church included. [...]

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