Because the "6 year CRI study" has been referenced on this thread as "authoritative", there is a great deal of information about said "study" on this forum which should be considered.
On May 5, 2010
Thankful Jane posted an open letter to Buntain, Sady and Towle, as described below, including this rebuttal of "The 6 year CRI study" which was published in the CRI Journal saying "We Were Wrong"....basically to have labeled the LC a cult. Note that Buntain, Sady and Towle never acknowledged receipt of this open letter, much less responded to it. Perhaps
Evangelical will read and respond to the question “Can the Local Church Leadership Say, ‘We Were Wrong’?” (After reading it, of course!) When you reference such a study as authoritative, as
Evangelical has done, it is necessary to know more about the content of this "study."
I have attached an open letter entitled “Can the Local Church Leadership Say, ‘We Were Wrong’?” which is addressed to Bill Buntain, Dan Sady, and Dan Towle at “A Faithful Word.” The “Introduction” to the letter explains some about the contents of this very lengthy open letter and describes the audiences I am addressing and why. It also explains how the catalyst for my deciding to write both the letter to AFW and the letter to Lyndol Butler was the recent Christian Research Journal in which CRI says “We Were Wrong.”
Please note that the “Lyndol letter” (which is referenced in this letter to the Local Church Leadership) can be found at:
http://localchurchdiscussions.com/vB...read.php?t=619
Thankful
Nell