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AFA (American Family Association) Posts Pro-Meditation Article – They Still Don’t Get It

Last week, a reader sent us an e-mail concerned about an article that AFA (American Family Association) just posted on the AFA Journal website. The article, titled “Study says meditation remains popular across diverse religions,” is actually an extract of…

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AFA Interviews Warren Smith on Oprah and A Course in Miracles

Today, Jeff Johnson from the AFA Report interviewed former New Age follower Warren Smith, who addressed Oprah and A Course in Miracles. Smith tells of his experience in the New Age in his book, The Light That Was Dark. During…

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AFA Shuts Down Contemplative-Promoting Bookstore

American Family Association has shut down their online contemplative-promoting bookstore. The website is now gone (see cached file of store), and web visitors are redirected to this message: The American Family Resource Center has been closed. Please e-mail any customer…

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The Berean Call Says AFA Did Not Do the Right Thing Regarding Bookstore Complaints

Today, The Berean Call issued the following email statement: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:14 AM When the American Family Association was challenged for having a Contemplative/Mystical category at their Family Resource Bookstore, they removed the category, but kept the books…

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Wal-Mart Responds to AFA. Will AFA Respond to the Church

Follow Up from yesterday’s article: AFA has just posted a statement saying that Wal-Mart “will no longer make corporate contributions to support or oppose controversial issues unless they directly relate to their ability to serve their customers.” It is astounding…

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AFA Issues Retraction on Book Review

On August 28th, we posted an article titled “American Family Association News Promotes Lectio Divina – AFA Sells the Book!” The article explained how Agape Press (a division of AFA) posted a favorable book review on a book that promoted…

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