Pastors Embrace Scientology?
Comments(2)Some Christian pastors are using Scientology principles in their teachings and their evangelism, according to a recent article from CNN.com. This is very alarming, especially in light of things like this:
Though Jimirra Kennedy [daughter of one of the pastors] insists she does not ascribe to the religious side of Scientology, she still considers herself, at least in part, Scientologist. “We say this all the time and I know my father says this, but I am like a Pentecostal Scientologist, that’s what we are.”
It is unacceptable to blur the lines like this. Jesus made it very clear that He is the way, the truth, and the light. No one can stand justified before God except by Christ (Jn 14:6). Scientology teaches that there are many paths to God, and outlines ways, while not bad and many with Scriptural support, to achieve oneness with God. Guess how many involve Christ.
I would have to agree with Rick Ross, a Scientology expert: ” ‘I think that they truly believe that this may help their communities, but in my opinion, they’re naive,’ Ross said. Scientologists, he added, ‘have their own agenda.’ “
I’d still be interested in the Tom Cruise debate idea, but I’m sure that will never happen. Both of us are busy with babies. Me more than him; Cruise can afford two nannies, I hear.
Interested in more Scientology? Check out the Comparative Theology page.
