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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Doug Farris Writes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Pastor Wilson, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> is the absolute
example of what a <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>cult is NOT. There is NO brainwashing; there is NO physical/pyschological
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>abuse. There is NO condemnation of the soul if someone
choses(sic) to <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>leave. There is NO part of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:PersonName></st1:place> which worships
anyone else <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>but God and HIS word. The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
AND Pastor Wilson do answer <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>to people outside of our town and community. A cult answers only
to itself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Me:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Without commenting to whether or not CC is a cult (for the sake of
argument, I’ll say that this is a false statement), I’m not sure
what is so clear about the truthfulness of these assertions. Some of them
seem highly questionable from most folk’s point of view. Perhaps
you could explain further Doug?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Michael Metzler<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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