Melissa Dougherty: Christians and New Age Beliefs — Stand to Reason Podcast

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Greg talks to apologist @MelissaDougherty about how she fell into New Age beliefs, thinking they were Christian, her return to biblical Christianity, the importance of biblical literacy and clear thinking for all Christians, and New Age beliefs in the church. 0:00 Introduction 1:53 Melissa Dougherty on Christians and New Age Beliefs 7:46 Melissa's background and conversion 13:12 How anti-intellectualism in the church led Melissa to New Age practices 22:13 What happens when Christians reject intellectual questions in favor of a good feeling 24:45 This might make you mad 26:50 Why New Age beliefs are not sustainable when mixed with Christianity 32:24 Same language, different things 41:32 The paradox of the New Age movement 48:16 Parallels between the Law of Attraction and Word of Faith 44:57 Mysticism sets false expectations #StandtoReason #Apologetics #Christianity #Worldviews #NewAge ————— MENTIONED ON THE SHOW ————— Melissa Dougherty: https://www.melissadougherty.co/about The #1 Thing That Drove Me into False Christianity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRQP96DmrIQ "Is Mormonism Just Another Christian Denomination?" by Greg Koukl: https://www.str.org/w/is-mormonism-just-another-christian-denomination- "Forensic Faith: A Homicide Detective Makes the Case for a More Reasonable, Evidential Christian Faith" by J. Warner Wallace: https://www.amazon.com/Forensic-Faith-Detective-Reasonable-Evidential/dp/1434709884/ "Counterfeit Kingdom: The Dangers of New Revelation, New Prophets, and New Age Practices in the Church" by Douglas Geivett and Holly Pivec: https://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Kingdom-Revelation-Prophets-Practices/dp/B0BLHVBCC5/ "Top Five New Age Teachings in the Church" by Melissa Dougherty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCDbO8Lc5NU&t=0s ————— CALL IN TO THE SHOW ————— Have a question or comment? Call Greg Koukl, live Tuesdays 4-6pm Pacific Time, at (855) 243-9975. ————— SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION ————— If you'd like to submit your question ahead of time for the broadcast, or if you'd like to submit a question for the #STRask podcast, fill out our form at https://www.str.org/broadcast. ————— FIND MORE FREE TRAINING ————— Website: https://www.str.org/ Stand to Reason University: https://training.str.org/ Stand to Reason Apps: https://www.str.org/apps ————— CONNECT ————— Twitter: https://twitter.com/STRtweets Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standtoreason93 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standtoreason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stand-to-reason/ ————— GIVE ————— Support the work of Stand to Reason: https://str.org/donate