Using the straw man fallacy is irresponsible at best and dishonest at worst. Yet I find that this fallacy is used with alarming frequency in religious and theological debates.
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God TV, an international 'christian' TV network that broadcasts from Jerusalem, is like a copy-cat version of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, which is notorious for broadcasting countless preachers and teachers whose teachings and practices range from aberrant to heretical.
Having been recently asked about what I may have written on the subject of the Word-Faith movement, I replied largely by giving what I consider the best resources for understanding and responding to the movement. I have reproduced that reply in this article.