(To read part one of this series go to: http://www.marketfaith.org/2017/01/cults-language-and-the-bible-part-1-how-cults-distort-language) The two clean-cut young men politely sat in the living room of Robert, a third-year college student. “I’m Elder Watkins and this is Elder Murray. We are missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Are you familiar…

“Good day, Ma’am,” says a nicely dressed woman standing at Mary’s door. “We are in your neighborhood today asking people if they know what the Bible says about Jesus. Do you believe in Jesus?” “Of course,” Mary replies confidently. “He’s the Son of God.” “Indeed, he is. But do you…

Recently, the National Council of Churches (NCC) issued a condemnation of Donald Trump’s cabinet selections and policy agenda. In their condemnation, they sounded the alarm because they believe Trump will put America’s most vulnerable citizens at greater risk. They base this condemnation on their belief that his agenda goes against…

Several years ago on this website we reviewed three identical studies of people’s religious identification done in 1990, 2001, and 2008 by Trinity College, in Hartford, Connecticut. As we move into a new year, and nearly a decade after the last report was first released, it is time we looked…