Liberty University fines students for not listening to cult leader ← Pajama Pages

Although this has always been in the back of my mind in regards to Liberty, I could never quite put my finger on it. Maybe because I am no longer of the "faith" I'm not as sharp to pick up on the subtle cues of what some consider "heresy." My gripes are centered on dogma, abuse and hypocrisy; things that usually are glossed over (ie the re-emergence of Hinn, Baker and the likes being examples). But the author IMHO hits it home, "[t]he alarming feature of last week’s message is that Beck did not appear as a political or cultural leader; instead, he used his time to preach a message full of theological assertions that were unchallenged by the university, and which received a standing ovation from Jerry Falwell at the end of the event."

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Liberty University invited Mormon Glenn Beck to preach to its students at its compulsory convocation last week, handing out $10 fines to residential students who didn’t have a suitable excuse for not attending.

The Beck sermon continues a worrying trend that signals Liberty’s rapid retreat from Christian orthodoxy to an unapologetic embrace of false religions and heretics, starting with self-proclaimed messiah Rev. Moon in the 1990s, to Benny Hinn and the Mormon church today. Though it still markets itself as a Christian university, its definition as to what passes as Christian is not one shared by most of the churches that send their young people there for an education.

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Beck’s sermon and Liberty’s unwitting acceptance of it constitute an excellent case study in how false teachers infiltrate the church. False teachers never appear wearing horns and announcing that they are dangerous wolves. Instead, they look and sound like they’re preaching God’s truth, injecting their deceptions at the edges when nobody is looking, or manipulating language to lull the audience into agreeing to statements that carry secondary, false meanings. Beck was a master at it, and Liberty appears to have no idea what hit them. Here’s how Beck got to teach his false religion to thousands of students at America’s largest Christian university.

I find that assessment interesting as it mirrors one of my (secular) concerns in regards to the "teaching" of the Nephilim doctrine. A wolf in sheep clothing if one looks at the underlying doctrines (ie.gap theory, serpent seed doctrine), one must embrace to to accept the "truth" being taught by the likes of Missler, Skiba, Phillips and others. What once was underground is now becoming mainstream in many churches.
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Although this was alluded to in the body of the article, and the point I believe the author was TRYING to make, it seems that some took umbrage to the title calling it "misleading" and "out of context."

"I can honestly say that none of us were offended that Mr. Beck came and spoke. Not once did he cram his own view point or beliefs down our throats, nor dispute our beliefs and try to prove them wrong. He simply challenged us to stand up for what we believe in and to proclaim Christ."

As to the content, "[t]his article is absolutely horrendous and arrogantly annoying because,,,."

To which the author replied:

"So you do acknowledge that the headline was correct. Students really were fined if they didn’t want to listen to Beck. That is what makes this a problem. If Beck had spoken at a voluntary workshop on comparative religions, we wouldn’t be talking about this. That he was invited to a mandatory (with fines) service and preached a sermon is what makes this important.

"I don’t doubt that you and others weren’t offended, but that’s why we’re so concerned. We wouldn’t expect Beck or any false teacher to try to cram his beliefs down your throat. He would want you to willingly embrace his teachings, and he succeeded, at least judging by the warm applause he got throughout the sermon."

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Most excellent posting and take a look at the author's breakdown of the wordage Beck used. Even as an atheist it is important to look at the message being preached in order to understand the underlying agenda being put forth. Something I alluded to above in referencing the Nephilim, the underlying principle to that whole mess boils down to Us vs Them and there has been a whole lot of that in the news lately.

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