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A Formal Response to the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
E. Calvin Beisner, Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Social Ethics at Knox Theological Seminary, responds to the recent publication of a press release by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association on behalf of Living Stream Ministry and the Local Churches.
Living Stream Ministry / Local Churches respond to loss of their legal case
Living Stream Ministry and its so-called 'local churches' remain defiantly convinced that their unbiblical lawsuit against Christians was correct. Its legal loss is a victory for free speech in general, and for those who criticize the movement in specific.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Local Church Lawsuit against Harvest House
The Local Church -- theologically a cult of Christianity -- has lost its final appeal against the dismissal of its lawsuit against Harvest House Publishers and authors John Ankerberg and John Weldon.
Christian apologists — Hank Hanegraaff, John Morehead, Gretchen Passantino — defend a cult of Christianity
Recently four Christians lent their support to the Local Church -- a cult of Christianity -- in its defamation lawsuit against two Christian authors. Here, in their own words, are their reasons for doing so.
Update: Another Local Church appeal rejected
On February 16, 2007, the Texas Supreme Court denied a petition for rehearing that was submitted by the Local Church and Living Stream Ministry in their $136 million defamation lawsuit against Harvest House Publishers and authors John Ankerberg and John Weldon.
Update: Norman Geisler files Amicus Brief in Local Church case
Dr. Norman Geisler files a Friend of the Court brief against review of the Texas Court decision regarding the Local Church.
Hank Hanegraaff: Friend of the Court or Friend of the Cult?
Should Christians file friend of the court briefs on behalf of cults of Christianity?
Why the Local Church was included in the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions
Why the Local Church was included in the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions.
Is the Local Church a cult of Christianity?
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute, and Gretchen Passantino of Answers in Action claim that the Local Church is not a cult of Christianity.
CRI Statement regarding its support for the Local Church
CRI's statement on why Hank Hanegraaff and Gretchen Passantino have decided to file a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Local Church - which theologically is a cult of Christianity - brings up more questions than answers. It demonstrates a puzzling and worrying lack of discernment.
Gretchen Passantino also supports a Cult of Christianity
Gretchen Passantino, wife of the late Bob Passantino endorses the conclusions and concerns expressed by Hank Hanegraaff in his Friend of the Court brief on behalf of the Local Church, a cult of Christianity.
CRI’s Hank Hanegraaff Supports a Cult of Christianity
In a move that has Christian apologists and countercult experts puzzled and upset, Hank Hanegraaff - the already controversial president of the Christian Research Institute - has come out in support of the Local Church which, theologically, is considered to be a cult of Christianity.