Talk:Redeemed Christian Church of God

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It looks like the text appearing on the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redeemed_Christian_Church_of_God hasn't got any attribution, but contains exactly the same verbiage as appears at http://www.rccgna.org/origin.asp and I wondered who was copying whom.

Is there any verification, other than from the rccgna.org site, regarding the organization's locations, practices, scope, size, or other attributes?

Also: The article takes a point of view that is decidedly not neutral. For example, the phrase 'idol worshippers' is appears intended to denigrate persons of other religious sects based on their differing faiths or practices. Additionally, the history given in this piece is not attributed to any source or observer or reporting person, but stated as fact, even when the described events are admittedly miraculous. Ordinarily when miraculous events are described other than by adherents, there is some effort made to assign the belief to some particular person or class of believers. In other words, a history reporting the Catholic view of Christ would not state that his mother had never engaged in sexual intercourse, but that adherents believe his mother to have been a virgin. Thus, one need not prove truth of the underlying miracle, but merely document the ascribed belief is held by the organization. One fix might be to say that "according to rccgna.org, the following miracle ...." Assuming Wikipedia does not intent to take the position of an adherent to every religion described on the site, neutral POV would call for some editing.

First, though: who owns the copyright to the text? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sea-dragons (talk • contribs) 20:46, 3 January 2008 (UTC)