You'll find a mixed bag of Jesus, theology, very okay satire, Christian apologetics, and cultural topics from a Christian perspective here on my channel.
Melissa Dougherty
ou'll find a mixed bag of Jesus, theology, very okay satire, Christian apologetics, and cultural topics from a Christian perspective here on my channel. I'm an ex-New Thoughter (with a little Ex New Ager sprinkled in) and a lot of my videos focus on topics related to this as well.
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2026
61 videos
8:33This is what happens when you ask Candace Owens for evidence
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1:43I went to a Sean Feucht event in Santa Fe. It was... Interesting.
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57:23It’s Not the Atheist Professor You Should Worry About
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14:28The #1 Problem With the Self Help Industry
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1:06The Ethiopian Bible is NOT the oldest Bible in the world.
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2:26I need to do WHAT to be saved?!
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1:37Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson recycle The Protocols of the Elders of Zion myth.
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18:18This popular belief about religion is completely wrong.
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2:39Eckhart Tolle is WRONG.
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20:54Is the Ethiopian Bible really the oldest, most complete bible hiding the "truth" from you?
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2:42She didn't expect this after leaving the New Age.
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2:53How conspiracy becomes a cult.
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1:06:00Wokeness: What's Really Happening?: With Neil Shenvi
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1:48When the bad guys think they're the good guys.
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20:10He was Gay. So was his wife.
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47:36This Lie Has Influenced Presidents, Influencers, and Conspiracy Theorists for 130 Years
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48:28The dark and dangerous spirituality of Carl Jung | with Dr. Doug Groothuis
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20:15Did Jesus actually teach that all religions lead to God?
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1:14:00I went to a "Metaphysical Christian" New Thought Megachurch. Here's what happened.
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1:23:00He destroyed all Flat Earth claims in ten arguments.
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2:58The best illustration of occult temptation.
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5:45How Christians feel when Mormons say they’re Christian.
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1:12I won't be here someday. So I will do this.
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2:19:00Former Muslim Exposes Islam's Biggest Contradiction in less than 2 Hours
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2:06No, our birthdays are not Bible verses.(This is Bryce Crawford's wife, btw.)
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2:20:00The Dark Side of Secret Knowledge: Will Spencer Testimony.
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2:04He gets it.
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51:12The "Christian" Therapy That Borrowed From the Occult
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2:41Please don't do this.
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2:38Only God is the great I AM. Satan is the great "he's NOT."
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1:01:00Richard Rohr, Karl Marx, Psychedelics, and Putin. What’s the Connection?
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2:31Recent influencer Christian converts be like...
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35:37I Went to a Sean Feucht Revival. Here's What I Saw.
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2:49I see what Bryce is saying here but... there's more to Copeland's explanation.
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37:41Why God Allows Suffering and How He Redeems It|With Kirby Kelly
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13:47Popular Easter Myths Many Christians Still Believe.
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2:13Is this conspiracy theory true?
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1:05:00Black Hebrew Israelites Explained by a Biblical Scholar
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1:30I wasn't "just asking questions." I was testing a claim.If it's from God, it won't fear examination.
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9:03Some Conservatives and Christians Be Like...
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6:12Oprah, Richard Rohr, Robert Downey Jr., and the Meaning of Easter
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13:57The Toxic Mind Virus Poisoning Many Christians and Conservatives.
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3:30If Progressives Reviewed a Children’s Book About Jesus Being THE Only Way.
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49:0210 Years After Gay Marriage: The Consequences No One Predicted
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2:33This triggered Oprah Winfrey. And yes, she still believes this.
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2:59Reading Culture of Honor by Danny Silk is like finding the user manual for Bethel Church’s problems.
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59:28This is Bigger Than Shawn Bolz. Bethel Can't Reform Without Fixing This First
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2:17Is Jesus A Way... or THE Way?
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3:31:00Masaru Emoto and The Problematic Experiment that Scammed Us All: A Deep Dive
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2:24How people who deny Christ and the gospel say that they still love Christ. (Yes, this is a thing.)
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1:19:00The Book of Mormon Doesn't Teach What Mormons Believe. Here's Why.
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57:42Cult Specialist Shows the Surprising Connection Between Narcissism and Cover Up Culture: Prelest.
Melissa Dougherty
5:54There's something I've been wanting to tell you.
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3:44:00I Did a Deep Dive on the Furry Fandom. Here's What I Found.
Melissa Dougherty
0:59Ladies, don't let anyone tell you that reason and logic is unbiblical.
Melissa Dougherty
1:21:00Did God Really Command Genocide? A Scholar Explains the Violence in Scripture
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1:08:00Brace Yourself, Parents: Questions Your Kids WILL Ask
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30:29The Biggest Mistakes People Make When Talking to Jehovah's Witnesses
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2:22The #1 reason people who make up their own Bibles (like the Mirror Translation) aren't questioned
Melissa Dougherty
58:10Can Thoughts Change Reality? How Manifestation Influencers Get Science Wrong
Melissa Dougherty
17:1210 Myths You (Might) Believe about Jesus That Are Completely Wrong
Melissa Dougherty
2025
80 videos
0:20How I feel after fighting the woke left... just to now have to fight the woke right. So close.
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1:25:00The Hidden Heresy Behind "Justice."
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1:06:00I Was Addicted to Porn. Jesus Set Me Free|With Kirby Kelly
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3:26:00The Conspiracy Mind Virus That Explains Everything
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1:17Spiritual claims don't impress me. Spiritual claims grounded in sound theology do. Test all things.
Melissa Dougherty
46:05If This ONE Teaching is False, the Entire Prosperity Gospel Collapses.
Melissa Dougherty
1:46How to make your own Bible according to the writer of the worst translation I've ever seen.
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1:22:00Every 2 Hours a Christian Is Killed in Nigeria. Here’s Why No One Talks About It.
Melissa Dougherty
26:17Exposing the Sketchy Spiritual and Marketing Tactics of MLMs.
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1:55The difference between Christ Consciousness and Richard Rohr's Universal Christ.
Melissa Dougherty
1:06:00An Atheist, Hindu, & Christian Walk Into a Podcast to Debate Suffering and Karma.
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1:01:00Frank Turek: Inside the Berkeley Chaos, Antifa & Free Speech
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1:15:00The Lie of Polygamy: Exposed Biblically, Logically & Ethically|with @InspiringPhilosophy
Melissa Dougherty
3:00How to Become the #1 Podcast in the WORLD. Candace Owens is the female version of Billy Carson. ☕
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3:48How to Become the #1 Most Listened to Podcast in the WORLD.
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54:02Why Is So Much Political Violence Coming from the Left?
Melissa Dougherty
1:51Prosperity preacher Jesse Duplantis doesn't preach. He humblebrags.
Melissa Dougherty
57:58Is There Real Evidence for the Supernatural?
Melissa Dougherty
1:45Has the Bible been changed over time? Debunking some myths about the Bible with Wes Huff.
Melissa Dougherty
1:11Exposing New Age in the Church isn’t divisive. Protecting it and gaslighting those who speak up is.
Melissa Dougherty
2:40A pro-life conservative Christian goes to a self-help group to release her inner lioness.
Melissa Dougherty
1:21Talk with people you disagree with to properly understand what you disagree with.
Melissa Dougherty
1:25:00Gentle Parenting, The Instagram Lie, and the Real War for Your Home
Melissa Dougherty
2:59If vegans acted like progressive Christians.
Melissa Dougherty
1:48I ask two kind Unitarian Universalists about Jesus. She sounds like Ralph Waldo Emerson. Here's why.
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1:55Richard Rohr's Universal Christ isn't the same as Christ Consciousness. Sorta.
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25:51They Said This Was Unbiblical.
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1:25No other religious figure warned about fake versions of themselves. Probably for this reason.
Melissa Dougherty
1:37I used to think this heretical belief was something Jesus taught. Oops.
Melissa Dougherty
58:18What Is Gnosticism? A Christian Scholar Explains
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39:15Leaked Cult Video Shows How they Mind Control Their Members
Melissa Dougherty
1:16:00How We Built the Identity Crisis: How “Just Be Yourself” Broke Us
Melissa Dougherty
2:43What Mormons don't tell you at the door that makes them Mormons.
Melissa Dougherty
1:29:00They Called Him a Fascist. But Do They Even Know What It Means?|With Dr. Bernard Mauser
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1:55:00Forgiveness Misunderstood: Is "Forgive and Forget" Biblical?
Melissa Dougherty
1:11:00I Witnessed a Live Spirit Channeling. It Wasn't What I Expected.
Melissa Dougherty
2:49Identity theft isn't a joke, Rainn.
Melissa Dougherty
56:56The 10 Most Illogical Arguments in Politics, Culture, and Religion
Melissa Dougherty
1:23:00Is Burning Man More Than Just a Party?
Melissa Dougherty
49:30This Twisted View of Jesus Is Exploding in Popularity
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1:00:00How to Find Peace in a World Falling Apart.
Melissa Dougherty
1:00:00I’m Shocked by How Many Pastors Are Using This Deceptive Bible
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58:307 of the Most Commonly Misunderstood Bible Verses
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1:10:00The Surprising Hidden Spirituality in Progressive Christianity
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3:39:00Robert Schuller and the Movement that Rebranded Church: A Deep Dive
Melissa Dougherty
1:08:00Is Critical Thinking Bad For Faith? This Is Why People Fall for Cults.
Melissa Dougherty
24:53The Truth About the Quran and Gospels That No One Told You
Melissa Dougherty
1:25:00Moral Failure in the Church: Why Christian Leaders Keep Falling
Melissa Dougherty
1:25:00She Investigated the Flat Earth for a Month. Here's What She Found
Melissa Dougherty
1:09:00The (Not So) Secret World of Freemasonry
Melissa Dougherty
6:08A Vegan Who Loves Meat and a Christian Who Denies Christianity Have a Conversation
Melissa Dougherty
22:09The Truth About ‘I AM’ Affirmations Nobody Talks About
Melissa Dougherty
2:05Checkmate Christians. Homosexual was added to the Bible in 1946. 🤡
Melissa Dougherty
58:22Can God Change? This Argument Says No... And It’s Powerful
Melissa Dougherty
21:39I Accidentally Stumbled Upon A Napoleon Hill Scam.
Melissa Dougherty
1:23April 11, 2025
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1:14:00Confronting Some of the Best Arguments FOR the Enneagram
Melissa Dougherty
1:36:00Christian Review of the #1 Best-Selling Self-Help Book of 2025
Melissa Dougherty
1:28March 31, 2025
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1:29:00The Controversial Origins of the Word of Faith Movement
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51:44She Thought Christianity Was a Joke—Until This Happened.
Melissa Dougherty
1:05If apathetic Christians had a "Bible study." 😬
Melissa Dougherty
9:12The Shocking True Identity of Aliens|with @classicaltheology
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1:09:00Bizarre Channeled Spirits, Jesus, & Truth—A Biblical Perspective on Aaron Abke's Teachings.
Melissa Dougherty
58:24Scientology: The Most Bizarre Cult in America
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1:16:00The Bible, Jesus, and Mushroom George Janko Challenges Pete Holmes' Beliefs— My Thoughts
Melissa Dougherty
1:13This makes you more like Satan, not God.
Melissa Dougherty
1:10This is blasphemous garbage.
Melissa Dougherty
2:21:00Napoleon Hill Unmasked: Lies, Scams, Cults, and Occult Beliefs
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1:09:00The Sneaky Spirituality That’s Duping Christians Today
Melissa Dougherty
57:34Living in a Culture that Hates You.
Melissa Dougherty
8:44The Affirmations Have a Mindset Meeting.
Melissa Dougherty
1:15This is not how to interpret scripture: don't turn descriptions into prescriptions.
Melissa Dougherty
6:37The Deception That's Happening Right Under Your Nose: Call to Action
Melissa Dougherty
1:20This positive-thinking pastor's teachings influenced the beliefs of many modern pastors.
Melissa Dougherty
28:43Are You Trapped in the Toxic Cycle of People Pleasing?
Melissa Dougherty
11:07If Progressive Christians Had Call Centers.
Melissa Dougherty
1:26This is how science is distorted to make you believe lies.
Melissa Dougherty
1:29Why can't everyone benefit when the "Universe" wants you content, humble, patient or just?
Melissa Dougherty
1:02:00Out of Tarot, Spirits and the Occult... Into Jesus: With Jenn Nizza.
Melissa Dougherty
2024
56 videos
58:47My First Time at a Kenneth Copeland Conference.
Melissa Dougherty
0:37I went to Copeland’s 2024 conference. He didn't look well. Video about my visit will be out soon.
Melissa Dougherty
1:30Does this PROVE Our Words Shape Our Reality?
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33:39Drag Queens, Hypocrisy, and Fighting for Our Kids|With Kirk Cameron
Melissa Dougherty
54:30How to Disagree Without Destroying Relationships|With Dr. Sean McDowell
Melissa Dougherty
28:22Netflix's Mary Movie is NOT What I Expected
Melissa Dougherty
1:00How science is abused to deceive you.
Melissa Dougherty
42:44Gen Z is Obsessed with Manifesting Their Way to Riches and Romance
Melissa Dougherty
1:01No. Jesus wasn't teaching how to manifest.
Melissa Dougherty
1:01Judy McJudgerson "The Pearl Clutcher" tries to paganize Christmas.
Melissa Dougherty
1:16:00The Dark Side of Power: How Bill Johnson's Teachings Ruined His Church
Melissa Dougherty
1:00If a Joel Osteen disciple met one of Jesus' disciples.
Melissa Dougherty
37:52I Was Wrong About This.
Melissa Dougherty
1:04:00Christians and Race: The Tough Conversation We Can’t Ignore
Melissa Dougherty
1:03:00What Made Her Leave the Prosperity Gospel Behind
Melissa Dougherty
0:55"New Thought" is the positive thinking movement. What's "New Thought" vs thinking positive? #shorts
Melissa Dougherty
14:57How Did "Gender" End up on a Spectrum?
Melissa Dougherty
1:52:00Christian Vs. Oprah: What You Didn’t See in This Controversial Clip.
Melissa Dougherty
0:51There's only one Great I AM. We're the great am nots. #shorts #christian
Melissa Dougherty
0:58What's the difference between affirmations and prayers?
Melissa Dougherty
1:01:00Why She Left Islam After Dreaming of Jesus
Melissa Dougherty
15:11Hearing God's Voice: This Changed my Perspective of the Holy Spirit.
Melissa Dougherty
1:10:00Coming Out of LGBTQ+ & Cultural Christianity Into Faith in Jesus
Melissa Dougherty
26:55How Affirmations (And Declarations) Are Ruining Your Prayer Life.
Melissa Dougherty
1:02:00Is the Shroud of Turin Real? Here's the BEST Evidence.
Melissa Dougherty
1:00Things Satan would probably say.
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1:00My book in the background? Is a LIE. 🫢
Melissa Dougherty
43:40The Mystery of The Gospel of Mark
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1:01Jesus gets us... but He's still God. This stuff really grates my cheese. 😑
Melissa Dougherty
27:18How a Christian Can Unknowingly Have Unbiblical (or Occultic) Beliefs.
Melissa Dougherty
0:48Unpopular question, great answer.
Melissa Dougherty
58:36Starting Christian College, Leaving in Spiritual Deconstruction?
Melissa Dougherty
1:00Consequences for a wrong "prophecy."
Melissa Dougherty
0:31This happens more than it should.
Melissa Dougherty
1:46:00Re-Examining my Conversation with a Muslim|With David Wood
Melissa Dougherty
1:56:00Oprah is NOT a New Ager: A Deep Dive.
Melissa Dougherty
1:01Why are people duped into toxic and destructive groups?
Melissa Dougherty
1:01The sinister spiritual secret hidden in MLMs. #shorts
Melissa Dougherty
12:42I Have an Important Announcement.
Melissa Dougherty
21:53Christianity Isn't Just About Signs and Wonders.
Melissa Dougherty
13:12Conversation with a Muslim about the Bible, LGBTQ and Salvation.
Melissa Dougherty
1:08:00Exposing Genuine and Fake Spiritual Encounters
Melissa Dougherty
15:20A heartfelt plea to leaders who call themselves "prophets."
Melissa Dougherty
7:20The Controversial Truth About Baptism's Role in Salvation
Melissa Dougherty
0:59MLM's are like... Communism?
Melissa Dougherty
11:34Does This Bible Verse Teach Hate?
Melissa Dougherty
0:47Telling the year 2012 about tipping culture today.
Melissa Dougherty
1:17:00Five Myths About The Bible (And How We Got it.)
Melissa Dougherty
5:59The Hidden Irony in this Bible Verse.
Melissa Dougherty
1:01Question them. Test what they're teaching. This is biblical.
Melissa Dougherty
36:37Is Music Therapy New Age? Should I Leave My Calvinist Church? How to Interpret the Bible? |Q&A 10
Melissa Dougherty
1:01If 2024 could talk to 2012.
Melissa Dougherty
5:57What to do When a Friend is in the Occult.
Melissa Dougherty
17:55The Top 5 Reasons Why People Join Cults
Melissa Dougherty
18:41Progressive Christianity's Goal isn't About Finding Truth.
Melissa Dougherty
24:12All the PROOF You Need: How the Bible Was Compiled at the Council of Nicaea.
Melissa Dougherty
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