tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post748519768294777866..comments2024-03-19T06:52:00.910-07:00Comments on Banned by HWA! News and Observations About Armstrongism and the Church of God Movement: LCG Dream Team turns into MASSIVE dud in ManhattenNO2HWAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018654662518613623noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-72092832765062812332017-05-18T09:23:32.936-07:002017-05-18T09:23:32.936-07:00One would think that before scheduling one of thei...One would think that before scheduling one of their TWP's that someone would check a community calendar to see if anything else was scheduled for that date. Just a thought for next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-1049094359844699432017-05-17T21:49:39.704-07:002017-05-17T21:49:39.704-07:00Did GTA manage to track down any trim while in Nas...Did GTA manage to track down any trim while in Nashville?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-2654278494704631802017-05-17T18:03:09.064-07:002017-05-17T18:03:09.064-07:00So, still underwhelming attendance. But 2.5 K the...So, still underwhelming attendance. But 2.5 K then beats the living daylights out of 10 or 25 now. In fact, that 2.5 K in Nashville would be more than the total number of people in some of the spinters, and 1/3 to 1/4 of the entire membership of the larger ones. I never attended in Nashville, but I doubt that even in its heyday there were more than 500-1,000 WCG members attending regular sabbath services.<br /><br />These are not the good old days for ACOG evangelistic campaigns.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-53881852935452231482017-05-17T10:06:10.100-07:002017-05-17T10:06:10.100-07:00"From an LCG Source"? You make it sound ..."From an LCG Source"? You make it sound like some LCG "mole" or disgruntled "insider" gave you the information. LOL. The "LCG Source" is a free and open to the Public access link at their Members Website. Here it is for anyone with Internet access to read:<br /><br />https://www.cogl.org/cgi-bin/cogl/weeklyupdates/cogl-wkupdates.cgi?action=showwkupdate<br /><br />You're welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-51289059635313300552017-05-17T08:00:48.524-07:002017-05-17T08:00:48.524-07:00BB,
I was at the America Listen campaign in Nashv...BB, <br />I was at the America Listen campaign in Nashville, and remember that they had made preparations to have a second show if the crowd was too large. But as I remember the Municipal Auditorium was half full or less. I don't remember the numbers, but maybe 2.5K people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-15362039647088649952017-05-16T23:18:56.222-07:002017-05-16T23:18:56.222-07:00My prayers support such programs. Even if the atte...My prayers support such programs. Even if the attendance is Mickey Mouseish, the opportunity was given. Their blood be on their own heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-82184956809533726542017-05-16T23:14:52.696-07:002017-05-16T23:14:52.696-07:00With the average age of church members being in th...With the average age of church members being in their seventies, shouldn't the church be expected to be 'laodicean?' At least when it comes to physically supporting such events.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-40445568168565631362017-05-16T20:18:53.656-07:002017-05-16T20:18:53.656-07:00The purveyors of religion are just as destructive ...The purveyors of religion are just as destructive as the purveyors of godless secularism. Planet earth is screwed (except for the rocks). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-61519646821098988192017-05-16T18:52:34.620-07:002017-05-16T18:52:34.620-07:00So this was for members? They were playing to the...So this was for members? They were playing to the home team? My question would be, if this is the level of enthusiasm you get from the membership, how can you expect anything better from the general public?<br /><br />And speaking of the non-LCG public, or the non any other of the major ACOG acronyms, the reason why the GTA "America Listen" campaigns were more successful was that Garner Ted Armstrong was internationally known, so he became the draw. If you don't have a national name draw, then you need name recognition of the group that is putting the series on. LCG has neither. If you asked the man on the street who Jerry Weston was, probably most would think he was a retired basketball player. <br /><br />These people are finding out in greater detail what the fact that none of them has been able to work peacefully amongst themselves starting in 1995 means in terms of being able to mount any sort of noticeable message today. It matters not who might have been right or wrong. Key compromises back then would have preserved the ability to be a more powerful draw. It isn't only Bob Thiel who isn't taken seriously for his stature in ministry. It's all of them. Even Gerald "I have a jet" Flurry. Bob is just hypersensitive because of the head trip Meredith laid on him!<br /><br />I will make one observation. LCG is the only group from all of the ACOGs that has attracted major national attention over the past twenty years. Too bad it was for the Terry Ratzmann episode!<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-56446950572950873252017-05-16T18:50:54.986-07:002017-05-16T18:50:54.986-07:00This is just the latest chapter of the continued d...This is just the latest chapter of the continued decline of Armstrongism. Armstrong was the essential and main draw of Armstrongism. Armstrongism without Armstrong is like a steak dinner without steak. Armstrongism without Armstrong is just another "ism".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-1759142251000942992017-05-16T18:47:33.456-07:002017-05-16T18:47:33.456-07:00Nobody knows who any COG is anymore. Most of thei...Nobody knows who any COG is anymore. Most of their programs are on TV at obscure times, and seriously, there is much more interesting things going on in Manhattan than listening to these two clowns.Mish-Mashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-55197325160224994412017-05-16T17:55:39.170-07:002017-05-16T17:55:39.170-07:00Weston wrote:
The attendance was short of what we...Weston wrote:<br /><br /><i>The attendance was short of what we expected as there was a bike tour going on that cut off easy access to the hotel for many, including some members.</i><br /><br />Some LCG members wouldn't come unless access was "easy"? Is Weston calling these members Laodiceans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-5178363226501955472017-05-16T17:33:45.646-07:002017-05-16T17:33:45.646-07:00New York has always been a tough COG market. Histo...New York has always been a tough COG market. Historically, the rural Bible Belt has been the best stomping grounds for the COG.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910856904624749641noreply@blogger.com