Josiah Concept Ministries

Not really, but I figure that if the Rational Response Squad can get so much darn publicity from debating Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron on Nightline, maybe I should jump on the debate bandwagon.

I issue a challenge to Tom Cruise: debate me on the truth of Scientology on the talk show or television news magazine of your choice.  Christianity, God’s intervention to humanity through Christ, versus Scientology, the religion invented by a science fiction writer.  CT vs. TC.

That will probably never happen, I’m sure.  If it does, Mr. Cruise will probably insist on all kinds of strange conditions, like insisting I’m situated a foot and a half lower than him on stage, but design it so that it looks like our podiums are at the same height.  Although it would be easier if he would just stand on a phone book or something.  I wouldn’t object!

Speaking of Scientology, they’re targeting the youth of Great Britain with an eye to Glasgow, Scotland as their next “parish.”  It appears that recruiters will be going into universities to start a sort of “pyramid recruiting” scheme.

‘It [the documentary on Panorama] has led them to look at going into universities and colleges, much in the way the Moonies did, and target young people going through a stage in their lives when their minds are most vulnerable to suggestion.’ The church, which has its largest following in America, uses celebrity congregation members to promote itself, but has failed to achieve official religious status.

The environment in the world is ripe for cults to pick out their members.  With the Abrahamic faiths warring in the Middle East, each making what appears to the untrained eye an unsubstantiated claim to exclusivity, it’s no wonder faiths like Scientology (which stress the individual) grow faster than Christianity.  We shouldn’t expect any less than that.

Science vs. Religion seems to be making a comeback with Ken Ham again facing off with members of DefCon.  You know, I think it is a touch of irony that the group flew over the Creation Museum with a banner that said “DefCon says ‘Thou shalt not lie.’”  Ham thought it was tacky, but I thought it was rather amusing.

I’m going to postpone my series on War of the Worldviews until next week.  I think that this week will be better spent trying to find grant money to either open a business (freelance writing) or a nonprofit organization (Josiah Concept Ministries) so that I can settle into a role that will benefit our society much more than flipping burgers.

If you would like to help out with my endeavors and make a donation, please visit our donations page.  Any help in this area would be much appreciated!