Aslan Stark is a well know fruit loop not a historian.
I remember read a exert from this book what a load of thrash I will try to look for the link mean while for those interested in a opposing view try this one http://www.pandasthumb.org/pt-archives/000387.html

Kenny,

Here we go again.... Cavalier dismissal. No explanation. No reasoned reply. No reference to specific errors. Just blatant ad hominem.

Yawn...

AK

Homo
that last response to mine was quite reasonable.. and I do sympathize with you about some of your bad experiences in the Assembly of God.
To be honest, I feel that some of the high profile examples of this group will in due course self destruct in a rather spectacular manner.

Take Hillsong, one of my favorites that I point to in terms of political clout, the Pastors father (Houston) was a pedophile. Thats in the public arena, so I'm not speaking out of order here. It gives me no joy to say that, but moral struggle is a fact of life outside and inside the Church. It kind of 'stands out' more when its discovered in the Church.

When I went on my orientation walk between 2 villages in Borneo, I met up with some locals who were to be my guides/companions. One of the guides was the principle of the Bible school. He was/is a dedicated and terrific man. But while we were interacting getting ready to go, his wife was undressing me with her eyes.. no mistake. I found that a rather BIG struggle to deal with.(single at the time and late 20s) I learnt more about them, and that their marraige would have been an arranged one. We all have to know what is moral and right, and just 'decide' and we either do it or we fall into sin.
The Corinthian church was rife with immorality 'that is not even found among Pagans' Paul could say.

We do need to love our neighbour, after loving God first. But loving God should mean we follow acceptable sexual norms. Defined by God.
The lure to adultery can be quite strong, and we have to fight it, and accept either abstinence or marraige. Its the same with homosexual behavior I believe. If u are 'attracted' to the same sex, it needs to be fought just like the attraction to another mans wife should be. Its no less real. I truly believe there is a degree of brain chemistry balance involved in all of this. (thus speaketh the amature neuro scientist :)

Boaz,

Re Hillson and Brian Houston's father (the padeophile), it should be pointed out that Brian Houston showed no nepotism of favouritism in dealing with his father. Houston Jr was livid when he discovered what his father had done and suspended him from all ministries and made a public statement to the church calling him a sexual predator.

BTW, I am not a member of Hillsong, Assemblies of God, or a friend of Brian Houston. My tradition is much more theologically conservative.

AK

ASLAN .. thanx for that.
It does need to be pointed out. Importantly so.

Their 'prosperity' gospel is a bit of a worry also.

Again, another homosexual has been abusing multiple young boys:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12262011%255E1702,00.html

I can't recall a case of when a school teacher molested a pupil of the opposite sex. That's not to say there are no cases - I don't doubt there are some - just that they are so rare that I can't recall any cases.

AK