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Jesus-only baptism

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'''Jesus-only baptism''' (a.k.a. '''Oneness Pentecostalism''') is [[Christian]] [[baptism]] in which the words "I baptize you in the name of [[Jesus]] Christ" are recited, rather than the more traditional "I baptize you in the name of the [[God|Father]], and of the Son, and of the [[Holy Spirit]]" (compare {{bible|Matthew|28|19}}).

It is practiced by the United [[Pentecostal]] Church, the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, followers of [[William Branham]], about half of the [[snake handling]] churches, and some other fringy sects. They believe the doctrine of the [[Trinity]] is a [[heresy]] [[Anti-Catholicism|invented by]] the [[Catholic Church]], and deem recitation of the trinitarian formula during baptism incorrect.  However, not all non-trinitarian groups subscribe to Jesus-only baptism.  The [[Bible]] verse often cited for baptizing in the name of Jesus only is {{bible|Acts|2|38}} ("repent, all of you, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit").

References to Acts 2:38 in [[tract]]s and on bumper stickers are usually [[dog whistle]]s indicating the person believes this theology.  Acts 2:38 pretty much holds the same significance in Jesus-only circles that [[John 3:16]] does to evangelicals.

It is interesting to note that when Jesus told his disciples to baptize he told them to do so "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit".  How, then, is Jesus-only baptism the ''only'' correct formula?  Their reasoning goes something like this: Jesus didn't say to baptize in the "names" (plural), he said to baptize in the "name" (singular) of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, while Acts 2:38 says to baptize in the name of Jesus. They both have to be correct. Therefore, they fit the puzzle pieces together thusly: the name of the Father is Jesus, the name of the Son is Jesus, and the name of the Holy Spirit is Jesus.

This doctrine is an apparent confusion taking "in the name of" to mean a literal given name, as opposed to legal agency (coming or performing an act "in the name of" or in the stead of somebody else).  It is also another example of how belief in [[Biblical literalism]] and inerrancy tend to lead off in all sorts of weird directions. Because after all, it ''really matters'' what specific [[Magic|hocus-pocus]] words somebody recites over you while they are dipping you underwater.

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Jesus Chatline

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'''''Jesus Chatline''''' was a livestream/webseries that parodied [[televangelism]]. It ran from 2011 to 2012 and was hosted by Richard Burnish and Steven Chilton, who ran a fictional branch of Christianity called "The Church of the Neon Bible." The series became notorious for its near-constant prank calling courtesy of [[4chan]] (and 9gag).

==Characters==
===The Main Team===
*'''Richard Burnish''' is the bearded [[Jesus]]-look-alike of the show and the host, who also wrote the Neon Bible. He was an alcoholic construction worker in Alabama before he met Chilton and started the Jesus Chatline. He vanished from the internet after the show's end but came back in 2018 to give his condolences to Steven's death. In April of 2020, he came back on twitch for the Sequel of the Jesus Chatline called "The Ark"
*'''Steven Chilton''' was the co-host of the show. He was a trucker before he met Burnish and started the Jesus Chatline. He did another trucker themed call-in show called [http://twitch.tv/t_rucker Haulin' Ass with T Rucker]. He would often ban people in his chat for mentioning the Jesus Chatline or Richard Burnish. Sadly in late 2018, he passed away of cancer, ending HaulinAss.
*'''Chad''' is the unseen technical operator/producer for the show until the prequel episode where he is shown with Richard and Steven.

==Incomplete list of things approved by the Jesus Chatline/Neon Bible==
*Prayer in times of need
*Calls promoting positivity, that aren't actually trolling
*Racial harmony

==Incomplete list of things disapproved by the Jesus Chatline/Neon Bible==
*Prank calls (lel.jpg)
*[[Nigger|The "n" word]] (Don't say N!)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEfWKahU0mE Episode 6], about 28 minutes and 48 minutes in.</ref>
*Mentioning other IP addresses or URLs on the show
*Ads for alcohol in front of their livestreams<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0-OAF9jdfg About 14 minutes in.</ref>

== Aftermath and legacy ==
A few years after the end of the Jesus Chatline, a show known as the Buddhism Hotline (2015-2021) was created which was essentially, the exact same thing, but with different people. It was hosted by Jonathon Hills. The Buddhism Hotline, which was also a parody of Christianity and had nothing to do with Buddhism, itself inspired dozens of parodies. 

==External links==
*[http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jesuschatline Original Ustream (now defunct)]
*[https://twitter.com/jesuschatline Twitter account (protected)]

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Jethro Kloss

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'''Jethro Kloss''' {{lived|1863|1946}} was an [[American]] [[Herbal supplement|herbalist]] [[quack]] and [[fundamentalist Christian]] writer.

Kloss was a devout [[Seventh-day Adventism|Seventh-day Adventist]] and was influenced by the writings of [[Ellen G. White]].<ref>[http://www.soyinfocenter.com/HSS/jethro_kloss_and_back_to_eden.php Jethro Kloss and Back to Eden: Work with Soyfoods]</ref> He is most well known for his book ''Back to Eden'', first published in 1935, expanded by him in 1939, and also expanded poshumously. The book became popular in the 1960s and 1970s amongst [[alternative medicine]] [[cranks]] and [[woo]]-meisters. It argues that [[God]] has provided remedies for all diseases in plants and minerals. Primitive [[List of medicinal plants|herbal]] remedies are said to cure practically every disease or ill on the planet including lethal dog and snake bites.<ref name="Butler">Butler, Kurt. (1999). ''Lying for Fun and Profit: The Truth about the Media : Exposes the Corrupt Symbiosis Between Media Giants and the Health Fraud Industries''. Health Wise Productions. p. 77. ISBN 978-0967328102</ref> 

The book has been dismissed as quackery by medical experts. [[Nutritionist]] Kurt Butler wrote that "most of the remedies suggested are archaic, discredited and potentially dangerous."<ref name="Butler"/> Despite this the book has been re-printed many times and remains displayed for sale at alternative health stores.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Back-Eden-Classic-Medicine-Remedies/dp/0940985101 Back to Eden: Classic Guide to Herbal Medicine, Natural Food and Home Remedies Since 1939]. Over 5 million copies have been sold, the latest re-print was in 1998 by Lotus Press.</ref> The potentially dangerous herbs include [[List of medicinal plants#C|comfrey]] and  [[List of medicinal plants#C|coltsfoot]], but the real danger for most people will be avoiding effective actual [[medicine]]. For example, the 1973 edition of the book continued to recommend treatment of both [[Sexually transmitted disease|gonorrhea and syphilis]] with ineffective herbs, potentially promoting the spread of the very same diseases that the book is purporting to treat.<ref>''Back to Eden: American herbs for pleasure and health; natural nutrition with recipes and instruction for living the Edenic life'' by Jethro Kloss (1973) Lifeline Books. ISBN 0912800011.</ref> The effective treatment of syphilis and gonorrhea with antibiotics was proven in the 1940s.<ref>Dayan, L; Ooi, C (October 2005). "Syphilis treatment: old and new". ''Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy''. 6 (13): 2271–80. doi:10.1517/14656566.6.13.2271. PMID 16218887.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Appeal to nature]]

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Jill Martin Rische

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'''Jill Martin Rische''' is the daughter of Walter Martin, a [[Christian]] [[Apologetics|apologist]] who started the counter-[[cult]] movement within [[evangelical]] circles. She now not only runs waltermartin.com but appears on [[Jan Markell]]'s radio show as an "[[Occult]] Expert", warning against TV shows like "The Walking Dead".<ref>http://www.rightsidenews.com/life-and-science/culture-wars/spiritual-warfare-walking-dead-zombies-paranormal-ufos/</ref> She was famous within evangelical circles for her battles with [[Hank Hanegraaff]] over a dispute involving who was the rightful successor of the Christian Research institute,<ref>http://www.waltermartin.com/2007/12/tim-lahaye-and-hank-hanegraaff-men.html</ref> the ministry that her father ran until his death in 1989. She also writes articles for [[Rapture Ready]].<ref>http://www.raptureready.com/category/jill-martin-rische/</ref>

==''The Kingdom Of The Occult''==
Jill's Magnum Opus is her book ''The Kingdom Of The Occult'',<ref>''The Kingdom Of The Occult'' by Walter Martin, Jill Martin Rische & Kurt Van Gorden (2008). Thomas Nelson. ISBN 1418516449.</ref> sequel to her own father's "Kingdom of the Cults".<ref>''Kingdom Of The Cults''by Walter Martin (2003). Bethany House Publishers, revised edition. ISBN 0764228218.</ref> ''The Kingdom Of The Occult'' is a massive 750-page encyclopedia on the "Occult" and the correct True Christian way to deal with it. It includes many anecdotes and notes from her father about how he supposedly [[Exorcism|exorcized]] [[demon]]s, countless stories about kids realizing that [[Ouija board]]s were powered by the [[Devil]] and testimonies of former Occultists who found Jesus. It even accuses Christians who take a non-[[Dispensationalism|dispensational]] view of the [[end times]] of having "occult" beliefs.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Occult-Walter-Martin/product-reviews/1418516449/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_rvwer?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews&filterByStar=two_star&pageNumber=1</ref> 

==External links==
*[http://waltermartin.com Her Ministry website]
*[http://www.olivetreeviews.org/ Radio show she likes to appear on]

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Joanne Nova

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'''Joanne "Jo" Nova''' (real name '''Joanne Codling''') is an [[Australia]]n [[Author|writer]], speaker, former TV host, [[anti-science]] presenter and a professional [[wingnut]].<ref>[http://www.desmogblog.com/joanne-nova Joanne Nova profile at DeSmog Blog]</ref> She maintains a blog which regularly regurgitates [[PRATT|debunked]] [[Global warming denialism|climate denial]] [[myth]]s, making her the poor Aussie's [[Ian Plimer]] or [[Andrew Bolt]].<ref>[http://joannenova.com.au/ Joanne Nova 
blog
 rant page]</ref> The site also has on its header the highly [[irony meter|ironic]] phrase "Tackling tribalist [[groupthink]]." She has also written a handbook called "The Skeptic's Handbook," a brief pamphlet that reads like it was copy-pasted from another denialist site without the slightest whiff of actual research and peppered with pretty pictures.<ref>[http://jonova.s3.amazonaws.com/sh1/the_skeptics_handbook_2-3_lq.pdf The "Skeptic's" Handbook by Jo Nova]</ref> The handbook concentrates on a few of the greatest hits, including: Satellites and weather balloons showing no warming (they do); the [[Oregon Petition]] "debunking" the [[scientific consensus]] (it doesn't); carbon dioxide lagging, not leading temperature change (ignoring Milankovitch cycles and feedbacks); the carbon dioxide effect being saturated (it isn't); and bad weather station siting (relying on the self-debunked work of [[Anthony Watts]]).<ref>[http://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/ScientificGuideSkepticsA5.pdf Skeptical Science's "Scientific Guide to the Skeptic's Handbook"]</ref>

In between regurgitating debunked climate myths, she often posts nonsensical fiscal arguments; then breaks into a general bitching session about anything including the denial crowd pleaser, the [[Gore's Law|Gore bash fest]].

She downplays the funding she and other denialists receive from the [[Heartland Institute]] and the [[Science and Public Policy Institute]].

==External links==
*[http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2008/12/skeptics_handbook_not_novel_no.php Skeptic's Handbook: Not Novel, Not Right] — Deltoid
*[http://skeptico.blogs.com/skeptico/2009/02/global-warming-denial.html Global Warming Denial] — Skeptico
*[https://itsnotnova.wordpress.com/ itsnotnova] — Analysis of "science" performed by Joanne Nova
*[https://www.desmogblog.com/joanne-nova-climate-skeptics-handbook Climate Skeptics Handbook - errors and inaccuracies] — Desmog
*[http://watchingthedeniers.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/jo-nova-reveals-climate-sciences-endgame-controlling-the-world-bwah-ha-ha/ Jo Nova Reveals Climate Science's Endgame: Controlling the World Bwah Hah Hah!] Watching the Deniers

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Joe Newman

[[File:Newman Motor Diagram.gif|thumb|left|165px|Newman Motor Diagram]]
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'''Joseph Westley Newman''' {{lived|1935|2015}} was an inventor, originally from [[Mississippi]], who for years tried to sell a high-voltage motor (powered by a large number of batteries connected in series) as a [[free energy (pseudoscience)|free energy]] device. He called it an "electromagnetomic motor", and wrote all about it (along with his rant-heavy alternative [[physics]] that "explained" how it worked) in a self-published book.<ref>''The Energy Machine of Joseph Newman'' (1986)</ref>

While his device was published in the 1980s in such fora as ''Discover Magazine'',<ref>[http://www.skepticfiles.org/mys4/newman.htm The Energy Machine of Joe Newman Abstracted from an article in the May 1987 issue of ''Discover Magazine''] ''Skeptic Tank''</ref> Newman steadfastly avoided refereed journals. The reason for this is that after a great deal of obfuscation and rigged testing, as well as repeated (and mostly ignored) challenges to debate a Ph.D. physicist on the matter, Newman lost an argument on the Senate floor with then-senator [[John Glenn]] (due to his astronaut training, Glenn was likely one of the few in the Senate who understood Newman's claims) and was [[pwn]]ed in a test by the National Bureau of Standards that showed that his device (a type of very high voltage motor, powered by a string of 9V batteries connected in series) could not produce more power than it used.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/21/us/one-man-s-tangle-with-the-patent-office.html One Man's Tangle With the Patent Office] (May 21, 1986) ''The New York Times''.</ref>

A history of the whole sordid affair can be found in the book ''Voodoo Science''.<ref>''Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' by Bob Park (2001) Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195147103.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Science woo]]
*[[Perpetual motion]]

==External links==
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*{{wpa|Joseph Westley Newman}}

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Joel Brind

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'''Joel Brind''' is a professor at Baruch College, City University of New York and a [[anti-abortion]] advocate, best known for pushing the [[evidence linking abortion to breast cancer|discredited link between abortion and breast cancer]]. After he published a meta-analysis in 1996 which was sharply criticized,<ref>[http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/88/23/1698 An editorial in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute]</ref> he has preferred to push this link via his organization, "The Breast Cancer Prevention Institute". Also, he seems to be an [[Intelligent Design|IDiot]], as evidenced by the presence of his name on the [[Discovery Institute]]'s [[A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism]] list.<ref>[https://www.discovery.org/f/660 See page 18]</ref>

==Lecturing==
Since 1992, Dr. Brind has written and lectured extensively on his [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] claim about a connection between abortion and breast cancer, [[Useful idiot|having been invited]] to [[Balance fallacy|discuss his claims]] on news programs of [[Liberal media|major television and radio networks]], including [[CNN]], CBS, [[CBC]], [[National Public Radio|NPR]], and ABC, as well as writing articles for newspapers (the [[The New York Times|NYT]] and [[Wall Street Journal]]) and magazines (Time, Newsweek, and US News and World Report).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081011105442/http://www1.umn.edu/phrm/cal/brindbio.html Biography of Joel Brind, Ph.D]</ref>

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John A. Davison

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'''John A. Davison''' {{lived|1928|2012}} was an [[United States|American]] [[biologist]] most well known for his opposition to the [[neo-Darwinian synthesis]].<ref>[http://americanloons.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/97-john-davison.html John Davison at Encyclopedia of American Loons]</ref>

==Career==

Davison earned a PhD in biology and had a 30-year career as an associate professor of zoology at the University of Vermont.<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/obituary.aspx?n=john-a-davison&pid=157381984&fhid=4950 John A. Davison Obituary]</ref> However later in his life his papers were mostly only published by creationist groups.

==Evolution==

Davison claimed to be a Roman Catholic and a [[creationist]] yet he accepted [[common descent]] and advocated [[non-Darwinian evolution]]. He promoted the idea that evolution had stopped millions of years ago and would usually cite early 20th century biologists in his defence of this view. He also claimed [[natural selection]] and mutation were not evolutionary mechanisms. Davison is known for many of his papers one of which was his [[A Prescribed Evolutionary Hypothesis]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150930120213/http://www.iscid.org/papers/Davison_PrescribedEvolution_110804.pdf Davison paper]</ref> 

==Online trolling==
Towards the end of his life Davison would spend hours spamming websites and blogs about how Darwin's theory of evolution was wrong and unscientific and how the neo-Darwinists had ruined science. Davison was banned from many forums and even banned from [[intelligent design]] websites for his constant trolling. He was known for sending abusive emails to scientists who he claimed were "brainwashed" by Darwinism.<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/05/04/the-late-john-a-davison/ The late John A. Davison]</ref>

==External links==
*[http://archive.ph/PCqCV John A. Davison] archived from the original at the University of Vermont

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John A. Keel

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'''John Alva Keel''', born '''Alva John Kiehle''', {{lived|March 25, 1930|July 3, 2009}} was a noted [[United States|American]] [[woo]]-ologist.  He was the author of several works of fiction; however ''Jadoo'', published in 1957, was the last of these to be honestly labeled as such. His later inventions, such as ''The Mothman Prophecies'', are marketed as "true stories".  In the mid-1960s he, along with [[Gray Barker]], was one of the primary popularizers of the original [[men in black]] stories.

He was also a prominent [[UFO]] researcher throughout the 60s and one of the more prominent ones to reject an [[extraterrestrial]] explanation, preferring a more spiritual or [[psychic]] explanations. One of his theories was that UFOs were due to an advanced (possibly non-[[human]]) civilization that wasn't visiting Earth, but was in fact ''from'' Earth.

==Bibliography==
* ''Jadoo'' (1957)
* ''UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse'' (1970)
* ''Strange Creatures From Time and Space'' (1970)
* ''Our Haunted Planet'' (1971)
* ''The Flying Saucer Subculture'' (1973)
* ''[[The Mothman Prophecies]]'' (1975)
* ''The Eighth Tower'' (1975)
* ''Disneyland of the Gods'' (1988)
* ''The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings'' (1994) (revised version of ''Strange Creatures from Time and Space'')
* ''The Best of John Keel'' (Paperback 2006) (Collection of Keel's Fate Magazine articles)

==See also==
*[[Mothman]]
*[[Aliensdidit]]
*[[Conspiracy theory]]

 
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John Ankerberg

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'''John Ankerberg''' {{lived|1945}} is a [[televangelist]] from Chattanooga, [[Tennessee]], who is known for denouncing "[[cult]]s", which in his case means just about anyone who isn't a [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptist]]. However, he is probably best known for his feud with rival televangelist [[Jim Bakker]] which led Ankerberg and [[Jimmy Swaggart]] to break the untimely news about Bakker's [[adultery]] scandal.<ref>http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-04-26/news/0120370205_1_john-ankerberg-jim-bakker-ptl</ref>

His ministry is called the Ankerberg Theological Research Institute and he is the author or co-author of more than some 158 books and study guides,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181226035229/http://nrb.org/news-room/press_center/dr-john-ankerberg-honored-with-nrb-s-william-ward-ayer-award/?ccm_paging_p_b23209=17 Dr. John Ankerberg Honored With NRB's William Ward Ayer Award] National Religious Broadcasters, March 12, 2015</ref> including such titles as ''God in 60 Seconds'' (which is not about car theft). He believes [[Roman Catholicism]] is a false religion,<ref>http://ankerberg.com/Articles/archives-rc.htm</ref> and believes the current interest in such texts as the [[Nag Hammadi texts]] and the hypothetical [[Q gospel]] is a [[liberal]] plot to undermine the credibility of the canonical [[New Testament]].

He has the chutzpah to include a [[science]] section on his website<ref>[https://jashow.org/resources/product-category/video-series/science-1/ The John Ankerberg Show - Science section] Accessed February 24, 2025</ref> where viewers are confronted with such profound questions as "Are the Genesis Creation Days 24 Hours or Long Periods of Time?," a DVD ironically titled ''Scientific Evidence for Skeptics'', as well as the usual [[intelligent design]] drivel. In case you're wondering, he doesn't appear to have any scientific training or qualifications.<ref group="note">Yes, we're as surprised as you are.</ref>

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