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The website sometimes promotes incorrect theologies, such as engaging in [[liberal denial]] of the Bible's repeated blunt emphasis of death as a sleep. In [https://www.christianity.com/wiki/cults-and-other-religions/why-is-the-concept-of-soul-sleep-a-false-doctrine.html its article against soul sleep], Christianity.com cites {{bibleref|James|2|26}} as alleged proof for the eternal torment of the soul after the destruction of the body in hellfire, even though {{bibleref|James|2}} refers to the consequences of ignoring works alongside faith and indicates nothing about the fate of the wicked in Hell.

The website sometimes promotes incorrect theologies, such as engaging in [[liberal denial]] of the Bible's repeated blunt emphasis of death as a sleep. In [https://www.christianity.com/wiki/cults-and-other-religions/why-is-the-concept-of-soul-sleep-a-false-doctrine.html its article against soul sleep], Christianity.com cites {{bibleref|James|2|26}} as alleged proof for the eternal torment of the soul after the destruction of the body in hellfire, even though {{bibleref|James|2}} refers to the consequences of ignoring works alongside faith and indicates nothing about the fate of the wicked in Hell.

== Traffic ==

==Traffic==

Traffic for the site is between 2 and 3 million page views per month.<ref>[http://www.salemwebnetwork.com  Salem Web Network]</ref>

Traffic for the site is between 2 and 3 million page views per month.<ref>[http://www.salemwebnetwork.com  Salem Web Network]</ref>

== History ==

==History==

When it originally debuted in 1999, Christianity.com was headquartered in Silicon Valley, [[California]]. Spencer Jones from Christian Broadcasting Network (who invested $10 million in the startup) and David Davenport, who was head of [[Pepperdine University]] for 10 years, served as COO and CEO. Other funding and credit partners are Sequoia Capital, which invested $10 million, and Comdisco Ventures Group, which loaned $10 million for equipment and services.<ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/february19/1.32.html|Is God.com Dead? | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction]</ref> In the middle of the dotcom bust the company went bankrupt and on December 18, 2001, the domain name was purchased by a successful startup.com named Renewal Enterprises, LLC,<ref>[http://www.starwire.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID28538%7CCHID130439%7CCIID1349520,00.html  Renewal Enterprises LLC acquires Starwire]</ref> located in Alexandria, [[Virginia]], which had also started in 1999, but to much less fanfare.

When it originally debuted in 1999, Christianity.com was headquartered in Silicon Valley, [[California]]. Spencer Jones from Christian Broadcasting Network (who invested $10 million in the startup) and David Davenport, who was head of [[Pepperdine University]] for 10 years, served as COO and CEO. Other funding and credit partners are Sequoia Capital, which invested $10 million, and Comdisco Ventures Group, which loaned $10 million for equipment and services.<ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/february19/1.32.html|Is God.com Dead? | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction]</ref> In the middle of the dotcom bust the company went bankrupt and on December 18, 2001, the domain name was purchased by a successful startup.com named Renewal Enterprises, LLC,<ref>[http://www.starwire.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID28538%7CCHID130439%7CCIID1349520,00.html  Renewal Enterprises LLC acquires Starwire]</ref> located in Alexandria, [[Virginia]], which had also started in 1999, but to much less fanfare.