Abstract For obvious reasons, it is fair enough to stratify a movement like the Brotherhood of The Cross and Star as being outside Orthodox Christianity. All the major Christian doctrines are interpreted very loosely and in fact, there is a lot of inconsistency. There are also signs of much Islamic influence in the movement, although it is not an amalgamation of the two religions; indeed, it is distinct from both. However, there are number of interesting lessons ranging from the origin, belie...