THE VISITING PREACHER

TOPICAL ARCHIVES
The Topics List--Other Topics

Morality & Social Issues--This topic includes information Alcohol & Drugs and Gambling (The Lottery & Sweepstakes) and social issues (such as psychic phenomena, sex, abortion, the family, divorce (marriage and remarriage), parenting, civil disobedience, euthanasia, feminism, homosexuality, poverty, and racism.

The Restoration Movement--This topic includes the history and chronology of the American Restoration Movement, people and personalities of the restoration, and the Restoration Plea

The Social Gospel--This topic includes information on actions of an individual Christian and the collective actions of Christians; the difference between liberals and conservatives; digression (liberalism), such as participating in institutionalism (supporting colleges, day care centers, hospitals, orphans homes, retirement homes, homes for unwed mothers, pre-schools, and widows homes out of the church treasury); the missionary society; the sponsoring church arrangement (in benevolence, entertainment, evangelism, and recreation); and "youth" rallies.

Issues that Divide Brethren--This topic involves such issues as doctrine versus the gospel (plus continual cleansing and sinless perfection), hair length of men, the located preacher, movements (the Boston Church, Crossroads, Discipling Ministry, the International Church of Christ cult, and "Jesus Only"), neo-Calvinism in the church, the "new" hermeneutic, the one-class only Bible study, the role of women in the church, and worship matters (including acapella vocal bands, hand clapping, head covering for women, "junior" worship, and one cup communion).