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Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
03-30-2007, 10:32 PM
Ah, we've heard the accusation many times. So, I've decided to have a look on the web, so we can compare LBC to "cults".
Here's a list from a SECULAR source, with my comments in red:
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Ask yourself if the following criteria apply to the group you are concerned about.- A destructive cult tends to be totalitarian in its control of its members' behavior. Cults are likely to dictate in great detail not only what members believe, but also what members wear and eat, when and where members work, sleep, and bathe, and how members think, speak, and conduct familial, marital, or sexual relationships. Landover Baptist Church dictates no aspect of any member's behavior. Instead, we require that members follow the KJV1611 Bible, God's Holy Word. We do not change, "interpret", or otherwise alter God's Word. God and Jesus tell us, through God's Word, exactly what members are to do, wear, eat, what forms of sexual relations are appropriate and which are abominations in His eyes, etc. (Leviticus and Deuteronomy, Romans)
- A destructive cult tends to have an ethical double standard. Members are urged to be obedient to the cult, to carefully follow cult rules. They are also encouraged to be revealing and open in the group, confessing all to the leaders. On the other hand, outside the group they are encouraged to act unethically, manipulating outsiders or nonmembers, and either deceiving them or simply revealing very little about themselves or the group. In contrast to destructive cults, honorable groups teach members to abide by one set of ethics and act ethically and truthfully to all people in all situations. Unlike Muslims, who are told in the Koran that it's OK to break their word when dealing with nonbelievers, we expect our brothers and sisters to be as honest and ethical with each other and with nonbelievers as God has always shown Himself to be with humanity. EVERY BIT!
- A destructive cult has only two basic purposes: recruiting new members and fund-raising. Altruistic movements, established religions, and other honorable groups also recruit and raise funds. However, these actions are incidental to an honorable group's main purpose of improving the lives of its members and of humankind in general. Destructive cults may claim to make social contributions, but in actuality such claims are superficial and only serve as gestures or fronts for recruiting and fund-raising. A cult's real goal is to increase the prestige and often the wealth of the leader. We have very clear-cut charitable programs outlined on the www.landoverbaptist.org website; further, while Pastor Deacon Fred is the current head of the Church on Earth, we only recognize Jesus as the true Leader. Jesus directed us to go forth and spread the Good News to all nations, and to win souls to follow Him, by any means necessary! (Matthew 10:27, Mark 5:19, for example)
- A destructive cult appears to be innovative and exclusive. The leader claims to be breaking with tradition, offering something novel, and instituting the ONLY viable system for change that will solve life's problems or the world's ills. But these claims are empty and only used to recruit members who are then surreptitiously subjected to mind control to inhibit their ability to examine the actual validity of the claims of the leader and the cult.We don't claim any of these things. We follow the 1611 King James Bible; certainly not an innovative idea, and we don't exclude anyone. We do not claim that Christianity is the only system for change that will work; we only state that, as the Bible clearly indicates, Christianity IS the ONLY viable system for those who wish to avoid eternal Hellfire. Jesus told us this Himself! (John 3:15-16, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 23:3, Luke 13:3, Revelation 20:13-14)
- A destructive cult is authoritarian in its power structure. The leader is regarded as the supreme authority. He or she may delegate certain power to a few subordinates for the purpose of seeing that members adhere to the leader's wishes. There is no appeal outside his or her system to a greater system of justice. For example, if a schoolteacher feels unjustly treated by a principal, an appeal can be made to the superintendent. In a destructive cult, the leader claims to have the only and final ruling on all matters. Again, our true Leader is Jesus Christ. No member of the Church has supreme power, as God and Jesus have complete control. In no way would we or our Earthly leaders question God's Holy Word, which has complete authority in all matters.
- A destructive cult's leader is a self-appointed messianic person claiming to have a special mission in life. For example, leaders of flying saucer cults claim that beings from outer space have commissioned them to lead people away from Earth, so that only the leaders can save them from impending doom. Pastor Deacon Fred makes no claims of Divinity, as this would be blasphemy. Rather, Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. He said so Himself, in the Bible! Look it up, if you wish. I'll wait. (John 4:25-26, among others)
- A destructive cult's leader centers the veneration of members upon himself or herself. Priests, rabbis, ministers, democratic leaders, and other leaders of genuinely altruistic movements focus the veneration of adherents on God or a set of ethical principles. Cult leaders, in contrast, keep the focus of love, devotion, and allegiance on themselves. We direct members to love God and Jesus, not Pastor Deacon Fred. (Not that we object to people loving Pastor Deacon Fred, but God and Jesus must always come first!) God, in fact, states in the Ten Commandments, "Thou shalt have no gods before me"! Clearly, all the glory must go to God and to Jesus, his Son, the Messiah (see #6).
- A destructive cult's leader tends to be determined, domineering, and charismatic. Such a leader effectively persuades followers to abandon or alter their families, friends, and careers to follow the cult. The leader then takes control over followers' possessions, money, time, and lives. We at LBC do not persuade anyone to abandon their families, friends, or careers. Jesus directly states that only those who give their belongings to the poor (or, more logically, a church which can invest those assets into existing and proven social services programs), give up their families and all else, and follow Him are worthy of Heaven (Matthew 16:24, Mark 10:21, Luke 9:23, Luke 14:26).
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As can be plainly seen by a review of this eight-point "warning list" for destructive cults, Landover Baptist Church fits NO definition of a cult whatsoever! So all you outsiders can relax, stop suing us for "taking your children away", or stop complaining that your aged parents gave Landover "your" inheritance. (Did YOU earn it? No, I didn't think so. GOD did.)
Landover Baptist Church is NOT a cult. QED.
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
04-23-2007, 08:45 PM
It isnt a DESTRUCTIVE cult, it can be a cult though
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
04-23-2007, 10:12 PM
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It isnt a DESTRUCTIVE cult, it can be a cult though
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Kindly back up your statement with a characteristic of a cult that you see demonstrated at Landover, along with a reference to the cult characteristics list where you find that trait.
While we are open to respectful discussion on nearly any issue, your one-line, unsupported insults and random attacks against Landover Baptist Church will not be tolerated.
Consider yourself warned.
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
04-23-2007, 10:17 PM
I agree that Landover is NOT a cult.
If it was, I'm sure I would have somehow been beaten in submission, tortured, or just scared into becoming a Christian.
The fact that I "live in peace" with them proves they can't be a cult. And for those that don't know, I live withing the beautiful pearly gates of Landover and work for one of their very own.
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
04-26-2007, 04:00 PM
So it's a sect?
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
04-26-2007, 04:26 PM
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So it's a sect?
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It's a church.
Actually, THE church, unless you've run across another which follows all of God's Word.
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
10-24-2009, 02:43 PM
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I agree that Landover is NOT a cult.
If it was, I'm sure I would have somehow been beaten in submission, tortured, or just scared into becoming a Christian.
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Many of the people in this sick and twisted cult are, all this shit about heaven and hell and having to believe the exact same thing as them.
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
11-08-2009, 09:30 PM
Um... Been surfing the site for about twenty minutes, and yeah, You fit into every definition of cult that I know. You think you are the only church that is going to be saved, where in the bible does it say that Landover Baptist Church is going to be the only Christian church that is going to heaven? I thought it said that all you had to do is accept Christ as your personal savior and ask for forgiveness and you are saved. Maybe I am wrong. That right there sounds very cult like. You have no tolerance for other people at all, how are you going to spread the word to people if all you are going to do is condemn them based on how the look or if the believe another form of Christianity than you do?
And this whole thing where you put Lutherans in the same catagory of Wiccans, Satanists, etc. Maybe you guys should learn history, not the revisionist history all you right-wing idiots are known for, If it wasn't for Martin Luther the reformation wouldn't of happened, and there wouldn't be any form of protestant Christianity, which Baptist is Protestant (they aren't special). Ok maybe you are, but maybe thats because you all rode the short bus to school, and have no idea about the real world outside of your little world that you believe to be correct.
I will be praying for you to be able to wake up and realize how much a load of bull this whole "church" I'm sorry CULT that you are all brainwashed into.
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
04-20-2011, 03:29 AM
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I agree that Landover is NOT a cult.
If it was, I'm sure I would have somehow been beaten in submission, tortured, or just scared into becoming a Christian.
The fact that I "live in peace" with them proves they can't be a cult. And for those that don't know, I live withing the beautiful pearly gates of Landover and work for one of their very own.
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First, Moon, you are a scoundrel and a traitor. To even attack one with a seperate belief system then yours...is so...un-witch like. You are a disgrace to the word witch. Second...pator Ezekiel...Your are a child molesting fool who would sleep with his daughter if he had one...Moon, get your strap-on out of Pastor Ezekial's ass and LEARN! Third, I WILL BURN YOUR CHURCH AND EAT YOUR YOUNG! YOUR CHILDREN WILL KNOW ONLY THE WRATH OF MY STOMACH ACID AS I MAKE YOU WATCH AS I SLAUGHTER EVERYONE IN YOUR BLOODLINE. YOU ARE ALL TRASH! A DISGRACE UPON THE FACE OF MANKIND, AND I WILL HAVE MY VENGEANCE! 48 HOURS! THATS ALL YOU HAVE! 48 HOURS AND THIS SITE...AND YOUR WHOLE DAMN CHURCH! WILL BE DEAD! I AM A WITCH! A TRUE WARLOCK OF THE ABYSS! ACCEPT YOUR FATE AND RUN THE PUSSY's YOU ARE! OR STAND UPON THE "ROCK" WHILE I BURN YOU ALL TO BITS! MY GAME HAS BEGUN!
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
04-20-2011, 03:33 AM
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First, Moon, you are a scoundrel and a traitor. To even attack one with a seperate belief system then yours...is so...un-witch like. You are a disgrace to the word witch. Second...pator Ezekiel...Your are a child molesting fool who would sleep with his daughter if he had one...Moon, get your strap-on out of Pastor Ezekial's ass and LEARN! Third, I WILL BURN YOUR CHURCH AND EAT YOUR YOUNG! YOUR CHILDREN WILL KNOW ONLY THE WRATH OF MY STOMACH ACID AS I MAKE YOU WATCH AS I SLAUGHTER EVERYONE IN YOUR BLOODLINE. YOU ARE ALL TRASH! A DISGRACE UPON THE FACE OF MANKIND, AND I WILL HAVE MY VENGEANCE! 48 HOURS! THATS ALL YOU HAVE! 48 HOURS AND THIS SITE...AND YOUR WHOLE DAMN CHURCH! WILL BE DEAD! I AM A WITCH! A TRUE WARLOCK OF THE ABYSS! ACCEPT YOUR FATE AND RUN THE PUSSY's YOU ARE! OR STAND UPON THE "ROCK" WHILE I BURN YOU ALL TO BITS! MY GAME HAS BEGUN!
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
04-20-2011, 03:39 AM
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First, Moon, you are a scoundrel and a traitor. To even attack one with a seperate belief system then yours...is so...un-witch like. You are a disgrace to the word witch. Second...pator Ezekiel...Your are a child molesting fool who would sleep with his daughter if he had one...Moon, get your strap-on out of Pastor Ezekial's ass and LEARN! Third, I WILL BURN YOUR CHURCH AND EAT YOUR YOUNG! YOUR CHILDREN WILL KNOW ONLY THE WRATH OF MY STOMACH ACID AS I MAKE YOU WATCH AS I SLAUGHTER EVERYONE IN YOUR BLOODLINE. YOU ARE ALL TRASH! A DISGRACE UPON THE FACE OF MANKIND, AND I WILL HAVE MY VENGEANCE! 48 HOURS! THATS ALL YOU HAVE! 48 HOURS AND THIS SITE...AND YOUR WHOLE DAMN CHURCH! WILL BE DEAD! I AM A WITCH! A TRUE WARLOCK OF THE ABYSS! ACCEPT YOUR FATE AND RUN THE PUSSY's YOU ARE! OR STAND UPON THE "ROCK" WHILE I BURN YOU ALL TO BITS! MY GAME HAS BEGUN!
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
01-06-2012, 05:38 PM
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I agree that Landover is NOT a cult.
If it was, I'm sure I would have somehow been beaten in submission, tortured, or just scared into becoming a Christian.
The fact that I "live in peace" with them proves they can't be a cult. And for those that don't know, I live withing the beautiful pearly gates of Landover and work for one of their very own.
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a cult doesn't have to be aggresive, now does it?
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01-06-2012, 05:57 PM
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a cult doesn't have to be aggresive, now does it?
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You had better ask that question to a cult. As you can clearly see we are a God fearing Church that follows the word of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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01-07-2012, 07:28 AM
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a cult doesn't have to be aggresive, now does it?
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The radical queer/atheist cult you belong to is pretty aggressive, wouldn't you say?
Here is a partial list from just a few scripture verses:
Hypocrites (Matthew 24:51), The Unforgiving (Mark 11:26), Homosexuals (Romans 1:26, 27), Fornicators (Romans 1:29), The Wicked (Romans 1:29), The Covetous (Romans 1:29), The Malicious (Romans 1:29), The Envious (Romans 1:29), Murderers (Romans 1:29), The Deceitful (Romans 1:29), Backbiters (Romans 1:30), Haters of God (Romans 1:30), The Despiteful (Romans 1:30), The Proud (Romans 1:30), Boasters (Romans 1:30), Inventors of evil (Romans 1:30), Disobedient to parents (Romans 1:30), Covenant breakers (Romans 1:31), The Unmerciful (Romans 1:31), The Implacable (Romans 1:31), The Unrighteous (1Corinthians 6:9), Idolaters (1Corinthians 6:9), Adulterers (1Corinthians 6:9), The Effeminate (1Corinthians 6:9), Thieves (1Corinthians 6:10), Drunkards (1Corinthians 6:10), Reviler (1Corinthians 6:10), Extortioners (1Corinthians 6:10), The Fearful (Revelation 21:8), The Unbelieving (Revelation 21:8), The Abominable (Revelation 21:8), Whoremongers (Revelation 21:8), Sorcerers (Revelation 21:8), All Liars (Revelation 21:8)
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
08-06-2012, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MoonFlower
I agree that Landover is NOT a cult.
If it was, I'm sure I would have somehow been beaten in submission, tortured, or just scared into becoming a Christian.
The fact that I "live in peace" with them proves they can't be a cult. And for those that don't know, I live withing the beautiful pearly gates of Landover and work for one of their very own.
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christians dont use fear no, just if your a sinner your going to hell, as a christian we get preached this everyday, christians use fear of the rapture, as well a hell, how how you call your self true christians is beyond me, show me one verse in the bible where yeshua(his real name not jesus) preached of hate? his teachings were of tollarance and acceptance
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08-06-2012, 06:54 PM
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christians dont use fear no, just if your a sinner your going to hell, as a christian we get preached this everyday, christians use fear of the rapture, as well a hell, how how you call your self true christians is beyond me, show me one verse in the bible where yeshua(his real name not jesus) preached of hate? his teachings were of tollarance and acceptance
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Luke 19:27 "But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me."
It's just before the part where Jesus has two of His disciples steal a horse for Him to ride.
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
08-06-2012, 07:27 PM
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christians dont use fear no, just if your a sinner your going to hell, as a christian we get preached this everyday, christians use fear of the rapture, as well a hell, how how you call your self true christians is beyond me, show me one verse in the bible where yeshua(his real name not jesus) preached of hate? his teachings were of tollarance and acceptance
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I thinkkkk we Christians know better what the Bible says than you Joo people.
But, just to humor you,
Matthew 10:34
34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
John 20:27: Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
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Re: Is Landover Baptist Church a CULT? -
05-06-2019, 11:43 PM
Cult: a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.By definition, Landover can be considered a cult.
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05-07-2019, 12:08 AM
Hello again scout raper. Prepare to have your definition busted by a Christian female! Cults are generally exclusive, authoritiarian, and/or exclusive. Landover Baptist Church in itself isn’t a religion. It focuses on Christianity which is the most accepting and loving religion which anyone can simply follow by reading The Bible. Landover Baptist Church is a place of worship for True Christians™️ who practice Christianity in its purest form. Christians also don’t worship a false prophet or report to any figure in unrest. Christians believe that Jesus (love him) is the savior and Lord. The truth is also not secretly locked away. It is out in the open and you can read all about it in The Bible. Cults, on the other hand, hide their intentions unless they are someone that climbs the ranks through money or physical labor. Christians don’t REQUIRE that. Tithing is always encouraged but nobody has been turned away for not tithing enough. Granted, there are the tin tithers who could afford to pay up their fair share but that’s a different issue entirely.
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05-07-2019, 12:12 AM
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Cult: a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.By definition, Landover can be considered a cult.
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That was almost a good post. So close. If only you'd shown the source for your definition...
HINT: SHOW YOUR SOURCES, else you're just sharing your opinion (which no one is interested in [and even less so with each of your posts]).
Now, go learn about denotations and connotations. o wtf am i saying "learn something"
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