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Summary: Inaccurate resource
Review: That this book is still being used as a resource for accurate information on "cults" is unfortunate. Skewed to promote the fundamentalist Christian perspective, "Kingdom of the Cults" uses divisive, charged language to accomplish its purpose. Information presented is blatantly biased, based on inaccurate research and incorrect information. It is an inappropriate resource for those seeking correct information on the thoughtful religions it attempts to explain.
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Summary: excellent expose'
Review: This is an excellent expose' of the more popular cults of today. If you're interested in learning the history of various cults and how their teachings relate to the Bible, then do yourself a favor and pick this up. It is definitely intended for the Christian reader so it's sure to offend those that hold the view that Christianity is not the one true faith or those that are involved in any of the cults mentioned. I assume that those that have given this book negative reviews probably fall into one, if not both, of those categories. Unfortunately, they continue to blind themselves to truth.I do suggest that, after reading this book, the reader should do his/her own research into the validity of Matin's claims. Especially in the case of each cults' "history." I think you'll find that he "hits the nail on the head." The facts he gives are irrefutable although the cult revisionists still fail to see past their own blind obedience brought about by ignorance. For example, if most Mormons would actually do their own research into their "religion," they would find so many ridiculous errors in their own "theology" that they would surely denounce their "faith." But alas, they choose to blindly follow the leadership of their "prophets" instead. Even the negative reviewers here that have tried to come up with rebuttals to what is mentioned in this book fall short of the necessary evidence to refute the facts mentioned within (trust me, I've read them all). Anyway, this is an excellent book for any Christian to purchase and one worthy to keep on your bookshelf as a valuable resource that you'll return to again and again.
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Summary: Required Reading-NO QUESTION!
Review: While I don't have time to comment on the lack of facts by the person who made the prior review (who seems not to know squat about Christianity, since the word TRINITY is neither found NOR added into the Bible and the doctrine has been a part of Christianity since DAY ONE- http://tidalwave.net/~blufunk195/ypages/niceaandthetrinity.html), I do have time to comment on Martin's inclusion of Eastern Religions- at the time of it's original publication, Martin's book was (and still is) the standard work on cults and abberant pseudo-Christian religious movements. At the time of publication, many other works on eastern religions were not in print as they were today, so as a catch all, Martin included breif research on each one so that his readers would be informed about these other movements as well. The author of the former paragraph would do well to re-visit his research, since most of his sources of information are from the centuries beyond the origination of Christianity, despite their claim to be older , which make them inadmissable as so-called evidence of supposed 'borrowing'. Ronald Nash and Glenn Miller both have articles on the subject that can be accessed through Miller's Christian Thinktank- http://webcom.com/~ctt Overall, Martin's work remains the standard on the issue of cults and abberant pseudo-Christian movements such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, The Unification Church and others. It should be standard in everyone's library.
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