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Are you willing to think for yourself and test what you have been taught?

The Biblical Heritage Center’s primary mission is to provide factual information that will help you make quality decisions in life, religion and spirituality. BHC is not a religious organization and thus requires no one to adhere to an official “Statement of Faith” or “Religious Creed,” but hopes and strongly suggests that you adopt our “Informed Believer’s Primary Guideline” -- no matter what your religious or spiritual background:

"My Belief System will be large enough to include all of the facts;
I will be open enough to allow it to be tested;
and I will be flexible enough to change it
when I become aware of errors or new facts."

How can one be committed to the “truth” if he or she excludes facts from their Belief System? If one refuses to allow his or her Belief System to be tested, how will they know if it contains erroneous information or lacks specific facts? Wouldn’t it be dishonest for a person to say that he or she values the truth the most, but refuses to change their Belief System when they become aware of errors or new facts?

The Biblical Heritage Center believes that the adoption of the Informed Believer’s Primary Guideline makes it possible for people with diverse Belief Systems from a wide range of cultures to join together in the an honest pursuit of truth about their heritages. Join others who are committed to testing their beliefs, first!


Let me know if you or your group is willing to make the Informed Believer's Guideline part of your Belief System. 


Send me an email -- jim@biblicalheritage.org 


or visit our website at -- http://www.biblicalheritage.org


We would like to know that you are committed to accuracy & fact-based truths and are willing to think for yourself and test what you have been taught. I would like to hear from you.

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