by Stephanie A Potts | Jan 8, 2026 | Cults and Religions, Death, Heresy, Idolatry, Idols, mysticism, Occultism, Paganism, Roman Catholic, Santa Muerte, Santeria, Satan, Spiritism, Spiritual AIDS, Terrorism, Voodoo
The death cult of Santa Muerte appears briefly in TV and movie cartel/crime stories, like AMC’s Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, as a powerful, ambiguous figure related to death, protection, or dark forces. There are even darker programs, such as the 2022 film Santa...
by Joy Veinot | Jul 31, 2025 | Buddhism, Conspiracy Theories, Counterfeit, Cults and Religions, False gods, False Teacher, Immorality, Jehovah's Witnesses, karma, MCOI Journal, Mormonism, Pantheism, Reincarnation, Relativism, Roman Catholic, Salvation, Scientology, September/October 1996
(Originally printed in the September/October 1996 Issue of the MCOI Journal) There is a cult system for everyone. There are more cults and cult-like organizations in our society today than I have space here to list. Each holds appeal for a different type of person,...
by Don Veinot | Jun 12, 2025 | Authoritarian, Books, Christ and the Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Fear, Jehovah's Witnesses, Legalism, Mormonism, Politics, Racism, Shepherding, Spiritual Abuse, Word Faith
Intimidation comes at us on a variety of fronts, sometimes in subtle ways. It might come from the political arena or even religious groups. Sometimes we can be intimidated even by family or work associates. Most of the time it is destructive, of course, but in some...
by Doug Duncan | May 22, 2025 | Brian McLaren, Climate Change, Cults and Religions, Global Cooling, Global Warming, Progressives, Scripture, Social Justice, Spiritual arrogance, Theological liberalism, Theology, Woke
Not too long ago, I was caught up in a political discussion on social media—something typically avoided by people wiser than me—and I found myself going back and forth about global warming with someone whose views are to the left of mine. Neither of us was winning the...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 13, 2025 | Atheism, Christ and the Church, Creationsim, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Evolution, Jehovah's Witnesses
There are many things in life that we believe in by faith. This is true of Christians and non-Christians, Creationists and Darwinian Evolutionists, those who believe in God and atheists alike. Some do not want to admit this is the case, but it is true nonetheless....
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 30, 2025 | Adultery, Climate Change, Cults and Religions, Deceiver, Deception, Evangelical Left, Gaia, Gender, Gender identity, Global Cooling, Globalism, Identity Politics, Immorality, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Liberalism, Nature Religion, New Age, Paganism, Post Christian, Progressives, Social Justice
The 2002 musical film, Chicago, set in the 1920s, demonstrates the ease with which the public can be deceived – especially if you know how to manipulate the press into selling your narrative. The basic story line is that of a married woman, Roxie Hart (played by Renée...
