But it was evident that Karen had great reservations about this matter, as well as everyone else based on their silence. The Course is potentially dangerous. The teacher is given the power to make things up, and will go unchallenged due to the willingness of the Students. Apparently the way is cleared for such flagitious use of authority. Misquoting seems to be systemic of A Course in Miracles.
Inaccurate references taken out of context seem to be par for the Course.
Whom God has joined as one, the ego cannot put asunder. Not only is this a direct misquoting of the text, but the context is different. Furthermore, this is just one example of many feeble attempts to sound Christian in nature. The twisted interpretation of God's word in the Bible is characteristic of most cults. Nancy, a veteran of about five New Age Conferences, recalled the time when she met up with someone from a cult who was concurrently studying the Course.