Diagram 1: Can Church A Badmouth Church B

Church A - The church badmouthing Church B		Church B - The church suffering the verbal attack
	Scenario One: Church A and Church B are both true churches of God Both churches are owned by God and peopled by individuals God called there.

	Scenario Two: Church A is a true church of God and Church B is not The true church has no biblical mandate to attack a false church. Anyone can attack a false doctrine regardless of who teaches it, but they cannot attack the congregation or leaders.

	Scenario Three: Church A is not a true church of God and Church B is This type of attack is prophesied. The true church will experience hate, condemnation, slander, bitterness and even murder as we enter into the end times. I would personally hold as suspect any church bringing slander and condemnation against another church.

	Scenario Four: Neither Church A nor Church B are true churches of God This scenario is rather moot. Even so, even a false church, with a nominal belief in Christian principles could not find justification for attacking individuals and other churches.