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John Piper: Going to Church Doesn’t Make You a Christian He says says words by C.S. Lewis unlocked this revelation in his heart.
Another Calvinist Mark Driscoll of Seattle’s Mars Hill Church and his chief elder ran the now-shuttered megachurch like an organized crime syndicate, in which church members became unwitting participants. Lawsuit was filed on Monday in the Western District of Washington U.S. District Court in Seattle under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a law originally created for prosecution of Mafia figures.The plaintiff’s attorney, Brian Fahling, declined to comment, but emailed a statement that read in part, “Driscoll and Turner engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity so deeply embedded, pervasive and continuous, that it was effectively institutionalized as a business practice, thereby corrupting the very mission Plaintiffs and other donors believed they were supporting.” http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/29/lawsuit-controversial-pastor-ran-mars-hill-megachuch-like-a-crime-syndicate.html
Link Hudson
I read the last link. Filing a lawsuit sounds like a very stupid and foolish thing to do. First, there is the passage about lawsuits in I Corinthians 6. The second is that if the lawsuit is successful, it could set a very dangerous legal precedent Freedom of religion goes back to the bill of rights and should take precedence over racketeering laws. It sounds like a pretty far-fetch lawsuit anyway. I hope the judge can give a summary judgment up front.
Timothy K. Wiebe
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Carolyn Parker
amen
Varnel Watson
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