Elliot Miller, Christian Research Institute, has passed away

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"What a sad honor to be asked to write a short remembrance of Elliot Miller, Christian writer and long-time editor of The Christian Research Journal. This will appear in that journal.
I'm told that Elliot is in hospice and is near death. He was a stalwart soldier for Christian through his editing and writing. His book, A Crash Course on the New Age, was top notch. I enjoyed working with him since 1986. Elliot told me that I had written more articles for CRJ than anyone outside of staff members. He made my writing and thinking better. See you soon, fellow soldier for Christ and his Kingdom."

Although I vehemently disagreed with Elliot Miller's "reassessment" of The Local Church of Witness Lee in CRI's infamous "We Were Wrong" article of 2009, I do appreciate Miller's contributions to the wider Christian community over the past 40 years. While I can't know for sure, I believe that Elliot was merely following the lead of Hank Hanegraaff, and was probably influenced by the late Gretchen Passantino as well.

I have not heard a recent report regarding Hanegraaffs cancer situation. I do know that it was very serious and thoughts and prayers to Hank and his family. It may be that in the not too distant future CRI will be under the leadership of brothers and sisters who will reconsider the official assessment of the Local Church. I certainly hope so. Maybe we will one day see a CRI article entitled "We Were Wrong About being Wrong".
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