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Below is\u00a0a link to a video* of a lecture that took place at Northwest Nazarene University in Idaho, one of the Nazarene Universities that is\u00a0strongly promoting the contemplative\/emerging spirituality.\u00a0The lecture,\u00a0presented by NNU Thomas Oord<\/a> and\u00a0College of Idaho,\u00a0Denny Clark<\/a>,\u00a0was\u00a0taught\u00a0by Dr. Jay McDaniel, a self-proclaimed “Christian” Buddhist universalist sympathizer who is said to be highly influenced by the late Catholic panentheistic monk, Thomas Merton<\/a>. This is an 83 minute video, but for those who want to understand the paradigm shift that has occurred in the\u00a0church\u00a0and\u00a0continues wooing millions with the mystical, universalist spirituality, this video is well worth the watch. But we warn you, it is very disturbing. Here is\u00a0are two quotes\u00a0from Jay McDaniel in the video:<\/p>\n

“God has been … luring all people in the world toward different forms of wisdom … and we don’t have to equate them. It’s possible that a Buddhist might know something that’s truly different from what a Christian knows and they might be complimentary rather than contradictory. ”<\/p>\n

“I think everything is interconnected. That’s part of my Buddhism.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When asked by a student whether he believed that Jesus was “the way, the truth, and the life,” McDaniel stated that if Jesus had meant to say that He<\/em> himself <\/em>was the way, the truth, and the life, it would have been egocentric and arrogant of Jesus – He only meant to point people in the right direction – letting go of ego and grasping love. McDaniel stated also that Buddhist mindfulness (eastern meditation) is just as truth filled\u00a0 as doctrine and theology. He said there was an overemphasis in the church on doctrine calling it bibliolatry<\/a> (idol worship of the Bible).<\/p>\n

*The date\u00a0that the NNU lecture with Dr. Jay McDaniel took place is\u00a0October 12, 2006. Because the Nazarene universities are continuing to move in the same direction (toward the new mystical spirituality)\u00a0as they were then, we believe it is appropriate to post this video now.<\/p>\n

VIDEO LINK OF JAY MCDANIEL AT NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

LTRP Note:<\/strong> Since the McDaniel lecture took place, NNU has continued to promote to\u00a0their students the mystical New Spirituality including speaking events with emerging figure Brian McLaren (in 2008<\/a>) and in 2010<\/a> contemplative proponent Philip Yancey.<\/p>\n

Other links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jay MacDaniel lecturing to a class at Northwest Nazarene University<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jay McDaniel on Panentheism<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

G12 Master Plan Could Expose Thousands of Nazarenes to Contemplative\/Emerging Spirituality<\/a><\/p>\n

Point Loma Nazarene University Welcomes Brian McLaren and Embraces Contemplative Spirituality<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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