Have you ever seen a magician start to do a trick by rolling up his sleeves and informing us that he has nothing up them? This is a "classic decoy tactic".While we're busy looking at his arms and his sleeves, the trick is actually being perpetrated at another location and often with the help of other people.
It is the same for, so called, Christian cults that hide behind redefined words and terminology, random Bible verses and SOUNDING Christian.
I am going to use Answers in Genesis as my prime example because they are a cult and they use many subtleties and deceptive ways to manipulate people.
Ken Ham, CEO of Answers in Genesis "which is home to the Creation Museum and the world renowned Ark Encounter" (Ken's constant sales pitch), has us focusing our eyes on his Creationist, Young Earth beliefs and his big, flashy Theme Park (aka. his Sleeves) that we all ignore where the rabbit is. The "Rabbit" being his greed, corruption, twisted theology and utterly ridiculous "scientific" conclusions (not to mention his Narcissistic Personality Disorder and fixation on the first eleven chapters of the Bible).
Just like one of the fronts for the Scientology cult is a course on how to identify cults, so with Answers in Genesis, it comes in the guise of "standing up for Biblical authority", Creation Science and turning Northern Kentucky into Christian Party HQ. which is what makes them so dangerous (and so popular)
Christians aren't as Bible literate as they used to be and are more interested in having a good time then sound Doctrine. Ken takes advantage of these things in order to sell products and give talks against being Bible illiterate and giving in to the seductions of greed, maintaining holiness and integrity while Living in Babylon. That way nobody will suspect him, and his AiG elites, of doing these exact things himself.
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When I was a kid living in Canada (Oops! 🙊 I accidentally outed my Nationality 🇨🇦 on the Internet again) there was a local magician named Dale Harney. He was huge success in our area, especially with all the little kids that watched his TV show every day.
One night, Mom and Dad went to a party and the next morning Mom told me that the entertainment for the party was none other than Dale Harney. I was so jealous of her being able to see someone that great in person.
I said, "He must have been fabulous to watch in real life." 😳
Mom got a bit of a frown on her face and said,
"Well, Laura Lee, he's not that great in person."
I was obviously shocked that she would say such a thing about Dale Harney.
She quickly apologized for offending me but said,
"I'm sure he's usually very good, but you can only keep a rabbit hidden in your pocket for so long before people start noticing that your coat is moving around and the restless rabbit gives up the trick."
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This is my great hope about Answers in Genesis, and all the other myriad of cults masquerading as Christian Ministries, that the Truth will make their corruption known and will blow all their tricks.
The Truth with Love
Always Laura-Lee
The Legendary Dale Harney Milk Trick
