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25 Mar 2020
W.A. Criswell created the modern megachurch model and built a Christian separatist compound rather than just a church.

So, Criswell creates the modern megachurch, basically. And he's doing this to build a compound. He is not building a megachurch. He's building, like, a complete city. Sort of like Jim Baker's Morningside? Exactly. Jim Baker is a fan of Criswell. Yeah, everybody is. But this is from, to give you an idea, this guy is creating a Christian separatist compound, essentially, and this is from a sermon he gave in the 80s.

03 Aug 2018
Adult baptism was illegal in Europe during the time of the Anabaptists.

In Europe, in Western tradition, at the time, because of the church, adult baptism was illegal. You had to baptize every baby because what if they die before they're an adult? Adult baptism was illegal? Yes, absolutely.

08 Jan 2018
The controlling of women in religions historically roots from the fundamentalist tradition of Eve's fall.

That's that whole fundamentalist tradition of Eve's fall. You know, like that sort of thing. Adam would have been fine if it wasn't for Eve. Right. That's where this controlling of women in religions historically roots from.