Good article. I never got involved with them, thankfully. But re: item 7 and the lack of a cross. I had a Calvinist friend a few years ago that invited me to his Reformed church for a holiday service. As I was getting ready to go the holy spirit told me to look for a cross while I was there. I looked all over the place, and there wasn't one to be found. I later asked my friend and he confirmed there wasn't one, intentionally. Now that's one of the first things I look for when visiting a new church.
I had flown over to Morningstar right after they bought the place. There was a lot of cleaning and repair to do. I remember many places in the building where Jim Bakker had scriptures and various Christian symbology hung all over the place. Rick had it all removed. I felt it was odd, but it was not until recently when I started considering the evidence and testimonies provided by people that I was willing to accept his true disturbing nature.
Good article. I never got involved with them, thankfully. But re: item 7 and the lack of a cross. I had a Calvinist friend a few years ago that invited me to his Reformed church for a holiday service. As I was getting ready to go the holy spirit told me to look for a cross while I was there. I looked all over the place, and there wasn't one to be found. I later asked my friend and he confirmed there wasn't one, intentionally. Now that's one of the first things I look for when visiting a new church.
I had flown over to Morningstar right after they bought the place. There was a lot of cleaning and repair to do. I remember many places in the building where Jim Bakker had scriptures and various Christian symbology hung all over the place. Rick had it all removed. I felt it was odd, but it was not until recently when I started considering the evidence and testimonies provided by people that I was willing to accept his true disturbing nature.