by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 9, 2026 | Ambassador, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Prayer, Emerging Church, MCOI Journal, mysticism, Oprah Winfrey, Paganism, Parliament of the Worlds Religions, Rob Bell, Satanic RItual Abuse, Satanism, Satanists, Tolerance, Wicca, Winter/Spring 2016
(Although this was originally printed in the Winter/Spring 2016 Issue of the MCOI Journal. With the dawning of the Deconstructing from Christianity movement in the mid 2010s, this article was a mere precursor to what we see today! Approx. reading time, 25 minutes)...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 9, 2026 | Authoritarian, Climate Change, Global Warming, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormon, Mormonism, New Age, Paganism, Relativism, Wicca
Often when Christian’s talk with those of a different belief system or worldview, they have the idea that by simply presenting the facts and evidence for the Christian worldview, the person will “see” the truth, and embrace it. If only it were so! It is of course very...
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 Stephanie A Potts | Oct 30, 2025 | Apologetics, Church Fathers, Discernment, Discipleship, False gods, False Teacher, Idolatry, Indigenous people, Paganism, Panentheism, Redemption
In chapter two of my newly released book Social Justice and the Deification of Man: What to Know When Talking with the Christian Left, I discuss the dangers of making God in our own image in order to make the gospel more appealing to oppressed people groups....
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 28, 2025 | Angels, context, Elohim, Idolatry, Idols, Jesus, Jewish, Michael Heiser, Paganism
In the book, Practically Radical, American writer, speaker, and entrepreneur William C. Taylor seems to have coined the phrase, “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.” This has applications in several areas, even including biblical translation and...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 3, 2025 | Astrology, Atheist, Bible, Devil, Divination, LGBTQA+, Magick, Mike Warnke, NAR, Nature Religion, New Apostolic Reformation, Occult, Occultism, Pagan Celebrations, Paganism, Parliament of the Worlds Religions, Patriocentric, Power of positive thinking, Roman Catholic, Salvation, Satan, Satanic RItual Abuse, Satanism, Satanists, Shaman, Tarot Cards, Transgender, Word Faith
Some have asked why we attend events like Paganicon. After all, we are Christians, not pagans. Some of the leadership at Paganicon asked us the same question; why were we attending their event? They were concerned we might stir up trouble. We have covered this in...
