Comments on: A New Faith http://nickpoolenow.com/2008/09/27/a-new-faith/ Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Darin http://nickpoolenow.com/2008/09/27/a-new-faith/#comment-519 Darin Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:15:36 +0000 http://nickpoole.wordpress.com/?p=565#comment-519 Another false teacher who will mislead many. Unfotunately I believe this would be embraced by many in our present American culture. It can be molded to fit so people don't have to change! Another false teacher who will mislead many. Unfotunately I believe this would be embraced by many in our present American culture. It can be molded to fit so people don’t have to change!

]]> By: Nick http://nickpoolenow.com/2008/09/27/a-new-faith/#comment-517 Nick Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:01:09 +0000 http://nickpoole.wordpress.com/?p=565#comment-517 Good thought Lillian! Do you see this 'New Faith' coming to America? Good thought Lillian! Do you see this ‘New Faith’ coming to America?

]]> By: Lillian http://nickpoolenow.com/2008/09/27/a-new-faith/#comment-516 Lillian Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:37:33 +0000 http://nickpoole.wordpress.com/?p=565#comment-516 Several things concern me, as a future counselor I am concerned that a psychotherapist would take such a public stand against organized religion (which is what he has done). The current ethical codes of the APA and other helps organizations, respect for the clients faith is imperative. He has just blasted that respect out the window in a very public forum. And thus negated the unconditional positive regard that he should afford all his clients. He is a member of the Jesus Seminar so that should explain a lot!! And to quote Bill, he is behind the times, new religions pop up all the time. New Age and Wicca (for this generation) take the niceties of many religions and combine them. It really isn't anything new. Finally like so many in our world he is encouraging people to always seek and never find. What an empty pursuit and goal. "Eat and drink for tomorrow we die." How terribly sad. Tragically Nick there are Christians who will blow this off. There seems to be a popular belief that unless we are going to third world countries we aren't really called to the mission field...We can't afford that attitude with men like this running around! Nature abhors a vacuum, that includes the nature of our spirituality. The God hole will be filled, do we want it filled with this man's dribble? Several things concern me, as a future counselor I am concerned that a psychotherapist would take such a public stand against organized religion (which is what he has done). The current ethical codes of the APA and other helps organizations, respect for the clients faith is imperative. He has just blasted that respect out the window in a very public forum. And thus negated the unconditional positive regard that he should afford all his clients.

He is a member of the Jesus Seminar so that should explain a lot!! And to quote Bill, he is behind the times, new religions pop up all the time. New Age and Wicca (for this generation) take the niceties of many religions and combine them. It really isn’t anything new.

Finally like so many in our world he is encouraging people to always seek and never find. What an empty pursuit and goal. “Eat and drink for tomorrow we die.” How terribly sad.

Tragically Nick there are Christians who will blow this off. There seems to be a popular belief that unless we are going to third world countries we aren’t really called to the mission field…We can’t afford that attitude with men like this running around! Nature abhors a vacuum, that includes the nature of our spirituality. The God hole will be filled, do we want it filled with this man’s dribble?

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