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| In what type of environment do cults tend to grow? |
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Definition
Social chaos
- when empire falls
- During revolutions
- after wars
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| Why was there an explosion of cults after the American Revolution? |
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| After the revolution, American became there own country where there are freedom of Religion. Without a church body to deny the cults group they grew like Mormon, JW, Christian Science and etc... |
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| What made the 1960s ripe for the cult growth? |
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Definition
Many people were
- unsettle
- scare
- rebellious
during that time cold war begin, social movement, Korea war |
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| What kind of cult groups thrived in the 1970s? |
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Definition
- Mind expansion
- Occult
- Inner You
- Actualization
- Silva Mind control
- Life Spring
- Awareness training
- Inner spiritual movement
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| Who were the Branch Davidians? |
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Definition
they were an extreme group of cult:
There were 70 battle between this group and the FBI |
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Term
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Definition
This is an extreme group:
a group that believe the tail end of the comet can save the people. They also cut there private part off and wore black nike shoes |
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| How have cults gone from the fring of society to mainstream? |
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Definition
| it is thru celebraties, politicians, and writing of it |
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Term
What is meant by
- twisting translations
- twisting contexts
- twisting languages
- twisting authoritys
- twisting citations
- twisting hooks
- twisting defintions
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Definition
| twisting translations: translate to what they believe
twisting contexts: mixing the context (eisgesis)
twisting languages: does not use the origal wording
twisting authoritys: adding things into the Bible
twisting citations: Selectively citing scripture
twisting hooks: using passage to lure people in
twisting defintions: same word but differnent meaning |
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Term
| Who founded the Mormonism? What was his family context? When was he born? When did he die? |
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Definition
Joseph Smith is the founder of Mormonism
They were presbyterian but does not like the church
12/23/1805
06/27/1844 |
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| How old was Smith when he had his 1st vision and what was the content of that vision? |
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Definition
He was 14 years when he had his 1st vision
He is out in the forest and saw Jesus and God the Father together in human form and they said that the Church is not right and Smith is the key |
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| What was the content of Smith 2nd vision? |
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Definition
| An angel apprear by his bed and he was the olny one that was awaken. the angel was name Moroni and the angel reveal the location of the golden plates |
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Term
| Relate Galatians 1:8 to Smith's vision |
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Definition
| we should let them to be condemned, of they do not preach the gospel the way God had intended |
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Term
| What happened when an Illinois newpaper published anti-Mormon material? |
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Definition
| Joseph Smith sent his people to burn it down and drestroy everything in it as well as the people |
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Definition
| He was killed in prison with his brother. He died fighting |
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| Who succeeded Smith and where did he settle the Mormons? |
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Definition
Brigham Young
Relocated in Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Term
| What are the four literary sources of Mormon authority? What is the one non-literary source of Mormon authority? |
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Definition
The Bible, the book of Mormon, Pearl of great price, the doctrine and covenant are the literaries.
The living prophet is the non-literary |
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Term
| How is God the Father of Mormon physiologically different God the Father in Christianity? |
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Definition
| they say God the Father was once a man and He is like a man with flesh and bone |
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| Who did Jesus used to be before the incarnation according to Mormon beliefs? |
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Definition
| He was the first spirit child of God and His brother is satan. Pre-exist spirit |
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Term
| Who founded the group that came to be known as the Jehovah's witness and what publication did he start? |
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Definition
Charles T Russell
Zion's watchtower |
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Term
| who succeeded the founder as president and where did he relocate their headquarter? |
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Definition
Joseph Rutherford
Relocated to Brooklyn, NY |
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Term
| What is social reasons can account for JW's growth under Knorr? |
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Definition
| WWII, depression in the 30s and 40s, made NWT |
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Term
| What interesting conflict happened during Franz' tenure? |
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Definition
| dis-fellowship his nephew |
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Term
| What 3 literary source of authority do JW have? |
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Definition
The Bible in NWT
Watchtower
Awake |
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Term
| Why don't JW call the HS 'he'? |
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Definition
| impersonal, they said it is more of an 'it' |
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Term
| What do JW believe about the Trinity? |
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Definition
- They say it is not conceive by Jesus or thru the early Christian. They say it is another satan way to keep God-fear person from learning the truth
- About Jesus, He is not part of it. He is a created being like eveyone else. Jesus is really Michael the arch angel. Now he is back to spirit form
- For HS, saying it is not God, but only a spirit. Impersonal not a 'he' but 'it'
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