Amstrongite Crazinness: How To Train Your Dragon Films Now About Normalizing Demonic Activity

Why does literally everything in the world around us have to be twisted into some grand Satanic plot to destroy humanity? 

Herbert Armstrong absolutely despised country music and insisted his followers should only swoon over classical. Back when backwards masking and subliminal messages were the hot panic of the day, we got sermon after sermon about demons literally hiding in your record grooves—especially if you were brave enough to play the album in reverse. 

Another charming faction couldn’t stand movies and made it their holy mission to trash them at every opportunity. Others treated Sesame Street and Disney/Warner Bros. characters like they were gateway drugs to demonism. 

The sole approved cartoon in our enlightened circle? Road Runner cartoons, naturally—the one where Wile E. Coyote gets brutally beaten, flattened, blown up, and literally killed… only to be magically resurrected for the next gag. Very wholesome stuff.

Sure, there are plenty of movies and modern cartoons that aren’t worth the pixels they’re displayed on. But apparently, we’ve now reached the enlightened stage where the How to Train Your Dragon movies are hardcore Satanic propaganda at their core. At least according to the ever-vigilant Kitchen family fun squad. Timothy has now heroically uncovered the demonic teachings lurking inside them. Truly, the spiritual warfare never sleeps.

How to Train Your Dragon presents itself as a heartfelt fantasy about courage, understanding, and peace, set in a Viking world shaped by generations of fear and warfare against dragons. Across the films, the people of Berk believe their survival depends on destroying the creatures they call enemies, until a young and unlikely hero challenges that inherited worldview.

The story follows Hiccup, the son of the village chief, who defies tradition by sparing a dragon he was expected to kill. Through his growing bond with the dragon Toothless, the narrative steadily reframes dragons—from feared destroyers into misunderstood beings whose power can be guided, controlled, and integrated into human society. What begins as a tale of personal growth evolves into a sweeping transformation of culture, authority, and identity.

As the series progresses, How to Train Your Dragon moves beyond a simple coming-of-age story and becomes a meditation on how enemies are defined, how power is handled, and how peace is achieved. It invites viewers to reconsider long-held assumptions, replacing confrontation with coexistence and conquest with relationship—ideas that feel compassionate and progressive, yet carry deeper symbolic implications worth examining more closely.

The phrase “How to Train Your Dragon” sounds harmless—playful, even inspiring. Yet when examined through a biblical lens, the title itself signals a theological inversion that deserves sober attention.

Scripture does not leave the symbol of the Dragon undefined. Revelation is explicit:

> “That great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan…”

(Revelation 12:9)

When a modern story centers on training rather than overcoming the dragon, the issue is not imagination—it is posture. Words matter. Verbs matter. Titles teach before the story begins.

So, let's whip out those big fat Moffatt Bibles and let's explore dragons, making sure to fill your magins with the astounding material below, courtesy of Timothy Kitchen:

The Biblical Framework: How Scripture Treats the Dragon
Throughout Scripture, the consistent command concerning Satan and demons is never:
Train
Befriend
Integrate
Manage
It is always:
Resist (James 4:7)
Cast out (Mark 1:34)
Flee (1 Peter 5:8–9)
Overcome (Revelation 12:11)
Christ never negotiates with demons. He never studies their motives. He never harnesses their power. He commands them to leave.
Authority is exercised from above, not discovered through relationship.

So, boys and girls, if you ever run across a dragon needing help, you need to remember that you are looking Satan straight in his eyes. 

Even the very words of the screen title are demonic:

What “Train” Implies Spiritually

The verb train carries unavoidable implications:

The dragon remains present

The dragon has usable value

The human becomes a manager of power

Peace comes through technique rather than submission to God

This is not dominion under God.

It is self-mastery without God.

It echoes the oldest temptation:

> “You will be like God…” (Genesis 3:5)

Not by obedience—but by control.

“Your Dragon”: Personalization of the Enemy

The title does not say the dragon or a dragon.

It says:

> Your dragon.

This possessive framing subtly shifts the enemy from an external adversary to a personalized companion force—something intrinsic, assigned, and ultimately manageable.

Biblically, this is a dangerous move.

Demons are not “your shadow.”

They are not “misaligned energy.”

They are rebellious spirits.

Scripture never teaches coexistence with rebellion. 

Timothy continues:

The Biblical Line That Cannot Be Crossed

Jesus never asked demons why they behaved as they did.

He said:

“Come out.”

That is the dividing line.

Any message—however gentle, artistic, or emotionally resonant—that replaces expulsion with partnership has crossed from biblical authority into spiritual redefinition.

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Final Assessment

The title “How to Train Your Dragon” is not neutral.

Through a biblical lens, it presents:

Power without submission

Peace without repentance

Authority without God

Control instead of deliverance

It teaches that harmony comes not by removing the dragon, but by learning to live with it.

That is not the Gospel pattern.

Scripture does not teach us to train the dragon.

It teaches us that:

> The Seed of the Woman crushes the serpent’s head. (Genesis 3:15)

So what is an Armstrongist Christian supposed to do when. he finds a lttle dragon in his backyard? Why you over come it as Christ did! 

How We Overcome the Dragon — As Jesus Christ Did

The purpose of exposing error is never fear.

The purpose is victory.

Scripture does not leave believers guessing about how Satan is overcome. Christ did not defeat the Dragon through technique, negotiation, or psychological mastery. He overcame by alignment with the Father, absolute obedience, and truth spoken with authority.

1. Jesus Overcame by Submission to God, Not Engagement with the Devil

In the wilderness, Satan offered Christ:

Power

Authority

Dominion without suffering

Jesus did not analyze the offer.

He did not explore the source of the power.

He did not attempt to redirect it.

He answered with Scripture and submission:

“You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.”

(Matthew 4:10)

Victory began with submission, not confrontation.

2. Jesus Never “Managed” Demons — He Commanded Them

Every encounter Christ had with demons followed the same pattern:

No dialogue

No curiosity

No cooperation

Only command.

“Be quiet, and come out of him.” (Mark 1:25)

This is critical:

Authority does not come from understanding darkness

Authority comes from standing in the light

3. The Cross, Not Technique, Is the Model

Satan was not defeated because Jesus outsmarted him.

He was defeated because Christ obeyed unto death.

“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.”

(Colossians 2:15)

The cross stripped Satan of his leverage:

Sin

Accusation

Legal claim

That victory is not reenacted through training, but through faithful obedience.

4. How Believers Overcome — Biblically

Scripture is explicit:

“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

(Revelation 12:11)

Not by:

Integrating the dragon

Harnessing dark power

Making peace with rebellion

But by:

Christ’s blood

Truth spoken

Loyalty to God above self

5. The Proper Relationship to the Dragon

Not training.

Not tolerance.

Not partnership.

The proper posture is:

Resistance

Separation

Authority under Christ

Faithfulness to the end

“The God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.”

(Romans 16:20)

Notice:

God crushes

Satan is crushed

Believers stand under God’s authority, not their own skill

The True Goal

The goal is not harmony with darkness.

The goal is deliverance, victory, and transformation.

Jesus Christ did not come to teach humanity how to live with the Dragon.

He came to:

Destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8)

That is the model.

That is the mission.

That is the victory. 

Everytingis always a spsiritual battle for some Armstrongites. It has to be tiring after wahile when the entire world is the bogeyman waiting to trip you up.

The reasoning is defensive: the group sees itself as the tiny remnant holding God's pure truth in a world completely overrun by the devil. So vigilance becomes extreme—spotting "demons in everything" is framed as spiritual discernment and protection, not paranoia. If you lower your guard on a cartoon dragon movie or a Beatles record, you might unknowingly let Satan sneak in and derail your salvation.

Of course, critics (including many former members and mainstream Christian observers) point out this creates a siege mentality: fear-driven legalism, isolation from society, and a tendency to demonize harmless (or even positive) things as existential threats. It can turn everyday pop culture into a constant battlefield, which is exhausting and often over-the-top.

In short, it's baked into the theology: the world isn't just fallen—it's actively ruled by a clever, invisible adversary who's hiding in plain sight in nearly everything. So yeah, demons end up getting blamed for an awful lot.

 

Crackpot Prophet Complains That Today's COG Members Are Laodiceans And Are Too Stupid To Understand Who Is The True Remnant Leader Today

One glorious constant has shone through the smoking rubble after the Great Implosion: every single splinter group has breathlessly adopted the oh-so-biblical Catholic model of top-down "church government" as the only heavenly-approved path to Jesus. Because nothing screams "first-century Christianity" like a pyramid scheme with a guy at the top declaring himself indispensable.

Today's enlightened crop of COG overlords just can't stop parroting this nonsense, and can you blame them? It's literally the only leash they've got left to yank on their dwindling flocks. The internet age has mercilessly popped the Armstrongism bubble, stripping these self-appointed apostles of their former mystique and mailing-list empires. So what's a would-be pope to do? Wave the magic "top-down government" wand and threaten eternal doom if anyone dares peek behind the curtain. Question doctrine? Question leadership? Gasp—rebellion! Suddenly, you're not just disagreeing with Brother So-and-So; you're spitting in God's face Himself. Cue the instant trifecta: expulsion, disfellowshipment, marking... and the pièce de résistance: "Oops, sorry, your salvation just got yoinked by divine decree."

And now, hold onto your moss-covered prayer rocks, because the single greatest gift humanity has ever received (drumroll please) is back on his blog, pouting that nobody's bowing low enough to his majestic one-man rule. How dare these ingrates ignore proper church government when it's staring them right in the face—him! God's literal end-time present to the church and all mankind, wrapped in humility and prophetic dreams.

Because nothing says "divine appointment" like insisting it's your birthright to rule because, you know, you had a dream once (or something). Clearly, we peasants are morally obligated to submit, recognize that his little outfit is the one and only true Philadelphia-era COG actually doing a "real work," and—above all—never, ever suggest otherwise. Fail to grovel? Congratulations, you've just handed your soul over to Satan on a silver platter. How thoughtful of him to provide such clear warnings.

He quoted Herbert on this,as if he is still some kind of authority:

In a sermon titled Rely on God, Herbert W. Armstrong said:

KEY ISSUE IS GOVERNMENT …

THE WHOLE THING WAS GOVERNMENT! THE THING THAT SATAN TOOK AWAY WAS GOVERNMENT. THE THING THAT CHRIST IS COMING TO RESTORE IS GOVERNMENT. AND WHAT HE RAISED ME UP FOR WAS TO RESTORE GOVERNMENT IN HIS CHURCH. And the whole test, the challenge in the first place …, was a point of government. (Armstrong HW. Rely on God. Sermon, April 6, 1985)

Just like Herbert W. Armstrong was miraculously raised up to restore true church government (because apparently God couldn't manage without a 20th-century magazine/radio salesman at the helm), so too has the magnificent Great Bwana Bob Elijah Habakkuk Joshua Thiel been divinely appointed in these last days. In the vast, dreamy expanse of Thiel's prophetic imagination, the real reason nobody believes in "proper" top-down government anymore is that sneaky liberals have slithered in and infected the church like some kind of doctrinal virus. How else could anyone possibly resist the irresistible logic of one-man rule when the one man in question has dreams, a website, and a self-proclaimed prophetic mantle thicker than his stack of COG literature?

Truly, without those pesky liberals watering everything down, we'd all be falling over ourselves to submit to the latest dream-interpreting overlord. 

Bwana Bob continues:

For example, Herbert W. Armstrong also wrote:

Why has God’s Church in this Philadelphia era gone through a period of friction, controversy within the Church and split-offs, with certain ministers leaving the Church to take followers after themselves …

The contenders, the disgruntled, the liberals did not want God’s government in the Church. … The contenders, the disgruntled, the liberals did not want God’s government in the Church. (Armstrong HW. Recent History of the Philadelphia Era of the Worldwide Church of God. Worldwide News, June 25, 1985)

The Philadelphia era, according to Herbert W. Armstrong, was to have a hierarchical governance:

The Church is organized under theocratic government, hierarchical in form (Mystery of the Ages, p. 246) 

So what happens when a church member fully submits to theocratic church government? Bwana Bob says this:

Notice that the purposes of hierarchical governance include preventing doctrinal error as well as unity for the church to allow each member to grow personally as well as to be able to contribute in love. 

Did you catch that profound gem? Under the tender, nurturing boot of their abusive leadership, you'll supposedly grow personally by leaps and bounds and magically learn to contribute in love. Because nothing fosters genuine spiritual maturity and heartfelt generosity like constant fear, control, and the ever-present threat of being marked and shunned. 

Really? Pray tell, in which of today's more delightfully abusive COG fiefdoms have members been overflowing with love toward one another? Money? Oh sure, the tithes pour in like clockwork—forced contributions disguised as cheerful giving, because who doesn't love a good prosperity gospel twist where your salvation depends on hitting your 10–30% quota? But actual brotherly love? Charity? Compassion without strings? Yeah, that track record is so glowing it's practically waxed cold—frozen solid, buried under decades of disfellowshippings, public shamings, family-splitting edicts, and leaders who treat empathy like it's heretical doctrine.

And the cherry on top: today's Church of God members are apparently so scandalously liberal that they can't even spot the one true church leader when he's standing right there, modestly waving his dream diary and self-declared prophetic credentials. How blind can you get, silly brethren? Failing to bow instantly to the latest self-appointed Philadelphia remnant Overseer? Clearly a sign of dangerous end-time apostasy and liberal infection. If only you'd stop being so worldly and recognize divine appointment when it's emailed to your inbox with 47 attached proofs.

Truly inspiring. The love just radiates. We're all growing so much.

Bwana Bob quotes Herbert again,

Philadelphia must be led by one man, not a committee–also not a bunch of independent Christians thinking they could be Philadelphian. ‘Independent Christians’ are not Philadelphian, and since they are not “gathered together” before the decree to flee will be given (cf. Zephaniah 2:1-3), they will not be subject to the protection that Jesus promised Philadelphian Christians in Revelation 3:7-10.

Then proceeds to write this utter gibberish:

 

Now in the 21st century, while led by one man the Philadelphian remnant Church of God does a work collectively. The faithful remnant will continue to attempt to go through whatever doors are open (Revelation 3:7-9) in order to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom as a witness (Matthew 24:14). It is led by one, but it also has many others assisting in the process. 

 

By rejecting true Philadelphian governance, the most end time Christians have become Laodiceans.

Most do not understand that there is a true Philadelphian remnant that they should support. 

And so, brethren, as we draw this tragicomedy to its exalted close, let us all lift our eyes heavenward in adoring adoration toward the one, the only, the incandescent Great Bwana Bob Thiel—the man whose awesomenessso dazzlingly outshines the brightest stars in the heavens that even the Milky Way has applied for early retirement out of sheer embarrassment.

Truly, what greater privilege could there be than to gaze upon this walking supernova of self-proclaimed prophecy? A mind so luminous it single-handedly explains why mere mortals keep failing to recognize divine appointment when it arrives via blog post, dream journal, and 47-point manifesto. His humility is blinding. His dreams are gospel. His insistence on being the sole legitimate torchbearer of the Philadelphia remnant is nothing short of celestial poetry.

So forget the decades of documented control, the forced “love offerings,” the families fractured in the name of “God’s government,” and the love that waxed cold faster than a Laodicean’s zeal. None of that matters. The real tragedy—the real end-time crisis—is that so many of you stubborn, liberal-infected holdouts still haven’t dropped to your knees in rapturous submission before the man whose awesomeness literally eclipses the cosmos.

Shame on you, silly brethren. The stars themselves are blushing in envy. Get with the program, repent of your blindness, and start adoring properly.

The heavens have spoken. Bob has dreamed it. Your salvation now depends on how enthusiastically you can grovel.

We bow in humble, star-dimming wonder.

He ends by plugging his program with this ADD-addled partial list of topics he covers in one sermon. It is no wonder his followers' eyes glaze over, and they start snoring:

The Philadelphia Remnant 

 

If the Philadelphia era of the Church of God (COG) ended the last century, would there be a remnant in the 21st century? 

 

Can parts of two different eras of the COG exist at that same time? 

 

Are all COGs the same as far as God is concerned? 

 

Did Herbert W. Armstrong and the old Radio/Worldwide Church of God point to Philadelphians being around until fleeing to the wilderness before the Great Tribulation? 

 

What are scriptural reasons why there must be a Philadelphia remnant? 

 

What did dreams have to do with the old Radio Church of God and the Continuing Church of God (CCOG)? 

 

What is different about Bob Thiel being a prophet? 

 

What are ways that the CCOG differs from other COGs? 

 

Did Habakkuk predict that the work would be revived? 

 

Was there a gap in the dream that Loma D. Armstrong had? 

 

Is the CCOG preparing for the short work of Romans 9:28 while also reach Gentiles consistent with Romans 11:25? 

 

What group is getting the Ezekiel warning out? 

 

What about the 18 restored truths? 

 

Are there any important truths that were restored in the CCOG in the 21st century? 

 

Are there are any parallels to Zerubbabel? 

 

Why will the lukewarm Laodiceans not finish the warning and gospel proclamation gospel? 

 

Could there be a scriptural need for a Philadelphia remnant of left now because the short-work of Romans 9:28 needs to be done, 

 

Matthew 24:14 still needs to be fulfilled, 

 

God promised to pour out His Spirit and give dreams and prophecies in the end before Jesus returned (cf. Acts 2:17-18), 

 

an end time Zerubbabel would be part of the Philadelphia remnant to rebuild the second spiritual temple–which would NOT look anywhere near as impressive as the previous temple physically (Haggai 2:3-4,9), 

 

all things needed to be restored (Matthew 17:11), 

 

and the mantle held, 

 

the full number of Gentiles must come in (Romans 11:25), 

 

the end time Ezekiel watchman warning must go out (cf. Ezekiel chapters 3, 5, 6, and 33), 

 

the Philadelphian remnant is to be targeted by the Beast power before (Daniel 7:25a, 11:29-35; Revelation 12:13-16) he goes to persecute the rest of the Christians (Revelation 12:17, 13:5-10, 14:12-13), and that 

 

the Philadelphians are the only one that Jesus promises protection from the coming hour of trial (Revelation 3:10) and that has not happened yet? 

 

Dr. Thiel addresses these matters and more.

"Embrace the apostle, as he is part of our foundation in the Lord! "

Behold the breathtaking majesty of Samuel Kitchen’s glittering Worldwide Church of God reboot—still bravely tumbling headfirst down the rabbit hole like it’s auditioning for the role of “most delusional splinter ever.” Our visionary leader has apparently cracked the code: he now exclusively owns the one true foundation™ and the authentic doctrines of the Worldwide Church of God. Any day now the sheep from every other sad little splinter will be lining up around the block, suitcases in hand, begging to bask in his unmatched theological glow.

Except… plot twist! He possesses exactly zilch. Zero. bupkis. A whole lot of nothing wrapped in an empty website. No structure, no ministers (unless you count the mirror), no bank account that’s ever seen a tithe check, no publishing empire unless “copy-paste” counts as an industrial process. His entire “ministry” consists of other people’s articles, videos, magazines, and letters that he’s helpfully liberated—without so much as a permission slip from GCI, the actual copyright holders. Truly the pirate bay of Armstrongism.

And yet, undeterred by reality, we’re treated once more to the stirring sermon: “Herbert W. Armstrong was basically Jesus with better suits—how dare you not drop everything and sprint back to the one true faith once delivered?!” Yes, let’s definitely restore the church to those golden glory days… you know, the ones famous for their wholesome atmosphere of corruption, power-abusing ministers, and general cesspool vibes. 

Because nothing says “God’s one true church” like grand theft content and a complete absence of everything else. 

He writes:

Now if a minister who had been ordained under Mr Armstrong, rejects the leadership of Jesus Christ through the apostle, and rejects a piece of truth, cherry picking what he wants, then he like Tkach separates himself from the church spiritually and takes his congregations with him! 

 

That’s why it is important to remember what was taught through the apostle, for it is foundational for us as the true church! 

 

So from the perspective of the ministry, these groups do not make up the true Church of God, but provide the means for them to take care of their congregations in the Lord. 

 

What I have come to say, and have been saying for 15+ years, is REDUCE the departures of Christ, repent, and remember. 

 

Embrace the apostle, as he is part of our foundation in the Lord! He preached the truth and he was under the direction of Jesus Christ. 

 

Self willed men, do not want to follow him and do not want to continue faithfully in what he taught.
That makes it clear to the rest of us, they are not part of the body of Christ and should be avoided.
But Satan has his false ministers and false brethren, pretending and applying pressure to those of the Body of Christ to accept any sort of apostasy they deem “okay”. 

 

Most false ministers or false brethren, consider some apostasy as “growth”. 

 

If it detracts from what Christ revealed through His apostle, then we know it is not of Jesus Christ. 

 

For those who are of God, hear the apostle and receive the Word of God, not as words of men. 

 

If we allow it, we can be developed into another church, by these “groups”. 

 

We read in Revelation 12:17, that a remnant of the True Church will not go into a place of safety! Satan will turn around and wage war on them! 

If you ignroe Samuel, you will be left behind with Bob Thiels remenant when everyoen esle flees to Petra. This threat is so worn out and over used that no one ceres anymore.

He wants to destroy this Church! And if he could get you separated into multiple groups, he knows you aren’t going into a place of safety! 

 

And that will develop us into the Laodicean Church, that needs to repent and obey the Lord under the cruel and merciless tyrannical gentile government that will be the Beast Power in the Great Tribulation. 

 

The Laodicean era, will have an OBEDIENT CHURCH, who keeps the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ! At least half of those there will repent, as shown in Matthew 25 with the parable of the ten virgins. 

 

Through repentance they will become converted members of the Worldwide Church of God! 

 

The Worldwide Church of God will go into a place of protection as promised by Jesus Christ!
The name Worldwide Church of God, is a spiritual name, placed on a people who have Herbert W Armstrong as part of their foundation. 

 

No other church is like it. 

 

Some may use his face and name, but if they aren’t 100% back of Mr Armstrong and the truth He taught us, they are misleading and bearing false witness. 

 

We are either 100% standing on the foundation or we are off of it. No fence riding. No lukewarm attitude, that gets us to bear false witness! 

 

We see this in Revelation 3:9. 

 

So what we have today, is the Worldwide Church of God. Those attending these “groups” should exit these groups, in order to continue faithfully in the Lord! 

 

These groups could repent, and redirect their efforts, to prepare the people as they were ordained to do! 

 

But I fear too may are hostile against Jesus Christ and his apostle! They are too unwilling to repent and to include Herbert W Armstrong as part of their foundation. And by excluding him, they just sever themselves. 

 

Many have tried to bring people into “groups”. I am concerned about the Foundation of the Worldwide Church of God. It is spiritual. The people are connected spiritually to Jesus Christ our Head and God the Father His Head! Through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and through the truth. 

 

Not part of the truth. 100% of the truth. 

 

The congregations in Iowa, from those of these groups, can organize into “the Iowa congregations of the Worldwide Church of God” 

 

The congregations in Australia, could organize into “the Australia congregations of the Worldwide Church of God” 

 

This reconnects people to one identity, the Worldwide Church of God, and also provides the ministry the means to hold monies, assets and property without pushing the people away into “groups”. 

 

Jesus Christ wants us to be the Philadelphia candlestick! Not a bunch of groups. 

 

Will you brethren stand with me, and pray and fast and beseech God about this? Because we won’t go to the place of safety divided. We won’t enter the Kingdom of God divided! 

 

So take it to Jesus Christ! And obey Him and the Word of God! 

 

In the swirling vortex of Armstrongist splinters—where every third guy had a nightmare where a questionable entity spoke to him  and a grudge declared himself the One True Heir to the Mantle—we have another one trying to resurrect the glory days of old.
Christianity’s cornerstone isn’t a 34-year-old Iowan playing dress-up as the Restorer of All Things, complete with a website that looks like it time-traveled from 2003 and a “ministry” budget that couldn’t buy a Happy Meal.
No, the real foundation—the one that’s been holding up actual believers for two millennia—is Jesus Christ. Not Herbert W. Armstrong, not his endless stream of booklets about British Israelism or prophetic date-setting that aged like milk left in the sun, and certainly not some self-appointed successor who thinks  that “restoring the church” means hoarding copyrighted material like it’s the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Imagine the sheer audacity—the galaxy-brain levels of delusion—required to stand amid the wreckage of broken homes, estranged children, drained bank accounts, and families shattered by “God’s government”, and still proclaim, “Follow me! I’ve got the pure, unadulterated 1975 doctrines right here! No adulterated post-1986 grace nonsense—just good old fear, guilt, and triple tithing!”