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Instead of standing firm against unbiblical ideas and experiences, they now are promoting them.<\/p>\n<p>While we have been able to document that the Emerging Church Movement is clearly another road to the Roman Catholic Church, it seems fewer professing Christians are concerned. Darkness has crept over the church the same way an avalanche sweeps down a mountain. Every day more and more unsuspecting victims are being swept up and buried.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to sound another alarm, I am going to present a number of statements taken from a book titled <em>The Road to Rome: Modern Journeys to the Catholic Church<\/em>. The book is authored by sixteen different contributors who have converted to Roman Catholicism. 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