Definition: Infantile autism is a syndrome with symptoms of self-absorption and aloneness that appear in early childhood or are present from birth. The term autism was introduced by Leo Kanner in 1943 to describe a developmental condition in which children are unable to form meaningful relationships or to mature socially, despite excellent motor skills….
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How to Cope With Alzheimer’s-Resources
For caregiving tips, newsletter, and resources, write or call National Family Caregivers Association, 9621 East Bexhill Drive, Kensington, MD 20895-3104; 1-800-896-3650; http://www.nfcacares.org. Support services available at National Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, 919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611-1676; fax 312-335-1110; http://www.alz.org; 1-800-272-3900. Here are titles of helpful brochures: Just the Facts…
Read moreWalking with a Dying Friend – Practical Tips
Pastor Rick Taylor and counselor Bruce Campbell have both suffered tragic losses in their immediate families. They’ve counseled grieving families as well as individuals with terminal illnesses. Here they offer practical ideas to help a dying friend. Be there. Whether you sit silently at his bedside, pray with him, or take him for a drive…
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When we come in contact with a person who is suffering, do we leave her feeling enCOURAGEd or more wounded? That depends on what we say or do. Below is a list of what to watch for. Avoid clichés. To say, “God must have needed another flower in His garden” reduces our great God to…
Read moreWeb sites about Cults
Apologetics Index (http://www.apologeticsindex.org) Berean Christian Ministries (http://www.frontiernet.net/~bcmmin/) Mormonism Research Ministry (http://www.mrm.org) Mormons In Transition (http://www.irr.org/mit) reFOCUS: Recovering Former Cultists’ Support Network (http://www.refocus.org) Truth-In-Love Ministries (http://www.truth-in-love.org) UMI Ministries (http://www.umi.org) Utah Lighthouse Ministry (http://www.utlm.org) Watchman Fellowship (http://www.watchman.org/pa)
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Take your pick . . . According to Cults in Our Midst, 3,000-5,000 cults exist in America, with 2 to 5 million involved at any one time An estimated 60 million are in occultism. But not all cults are religious. According to Margaret Thaler Singer and Janja Lalich in Cults in our Midst, a cult…
Read moreResurrected or Recycled – References
Shirley MacLaine, Dancing in the Light, pp. 353-358. James W. Sire, Shirley MacLaine & the New Age Movement, pp. 3, 5. Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Handbook of Today’s Religions, p. 555. Maurice S. Rawlings, M.D., Life Wish, p. 48. Ibid., p. 50. Ibid., p. 98. Ibid., p. 31. Ibid., p. 101. MacLaine, Dancing in…
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