Spiritual Counterfeits Project

THE COMING WORLD RELIGION, PART I
and Sweet Lies Continued

Volume 22:4-23:1, Spring/Summer 1999

A r t i c l e s

Secrets of the Soul--Gary Zukav, putting God in small packages, by Tal Brooke
Lost in the Supermarket: Pop Music and Spiritual Commerce, by Alison Lentini
The "Oprah Effect", by Ron Rhodes
The United Religions Initiative--Foundations for a World Religion, by Lee Penn

The Coming World Religion, Part I is a timely Journal exposing some of today's popular media icons and religious initiatives. Alison Lentini and Ron Rhodes share great insights into the personalities, themes, and agendas of stars such as Tori Amos, Alanis Morrissette, Joan Osborne, and the queen of TV, Oprah Winfrey. Tal Brooke does a bio-sketch on New-Age best-selling author, Gary Zukav. Tal reveals how Gary Zukav's book, Secrets of the Soul, offers seductive promises resembling New Age snake-oil. Lee Penn presents the first of his three-part article, The United Religions Initiative. Here Lee documents the plans of a host of influential names is intent on building a One-World religion using the major denominations as a major entrance.

Publisher	SCP, Inc.
President & Editor	Tal Brooke
Contributing Editors	Ron Rhodes
Associate Editor	John Moore
Production	Brooke, Moore & Godawa
General Operations	John Moore
Art Director	Frank Ordaz
Design Director	Brian Godawa
Business Manager	Edward Schneider
Office Staff	Edward Schneider, Chris Brown, Joanne Lee, Gleen Fornasier, & Terry Lewis
ACCESS	Dan Aguirre & Staff
U.C. Berkeley Interns	Edward Schneider, Joanne Lee & Gleen Fornasier