quasi-Christian

Class date: 6/3/18

Here's the handout from the final class of this academic year, covering some important distinctive beliefs and general information on the Mormons and on the JW's.

Class date: 6/3/18

Founded: 1879 by Charles Taze Russell

Background:

Before he got his religious career well underway, Russell promoted what he called "miracle wheat," which he sold at sixty dollars per bushel. He claimed it would grow five times as well as regular wheat. In fact, it grew slightly less well than regular wheat, as was established in court when Russell was sued. Later he marketed a fake cancer cure and what he termed a "millennial bean" (which a wag has said probably got that name because it took a thousand years to sprout).

~ History of the Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholic Answers tract

Class date: 6/3/18

Founded: 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr.

Background: As a young man, Smith was confused by all the competing varieties of Protestantism (apparently Catholicism was out of the question for him).

Founding: