There is one trait that Church of God groups have and that is their self-righteous indignation about everything they work overtime to find wrong with the world around them while their own houses are cesspools of spiritual wickedness and moral depravity.
The all-knowing purveyors of righteousness in the Philadelphia Church of God are ragging about "Universities" and how evil they are and how holy and righteous Herbert W Armstrong College is.
Rufaro Manyepa has an article up in The Trumpet about the evils of universities.
Going to university used to be considered the natural course of life for a young person. Acquiring a degree was the crowning achievement setting them up for a life of success. After all, having a degree meant making more money. But the data shows decreasing graduate salaries and rising non-graduate salaries.
In fact, having a degree is no longer even a guarantee of finding work. According to the Telegraph, graduates no longer stand out in a difficult jobs market in which degree certificates are commonplace. These grim circumstances, coupled with enormous student debt, are leading many graduates to be disillusioned with their lot.
Why are universities failing? Because the educational system as a whole is built upon the wrong foundation.
Granted there is a lot wrong with universities and colleges today, but those I know that have been to university and graduated are upstanding people who contribute to their communities. They work to better their communities and the lives of those around them. None of them ever went to a Church of God "college".Late educator and namesake of Herbert W. Armstrong College wrote in his autobiography: “[T]he Bible is the very foundation of all knowledge—the basic concept as an approachto the acquisition of all knowledge—whether academic, scientific, historic, philosophical or otherwise. The Bible provides the missing dimension in education. Therefore, it must be the basis for all academic courses.”
Herbert W. Armstrong College is built on the very same policy. A house built on a faulty foundation is bound to fall (Matthew 7:24-27). That is the problem facing the educational system of today. That is the reason why this world’s universities are churning out unhappy, dissatisfied graduates.
God’s college stands in stark contrast. It is built on the foundation of all knowledge, God’s Word, to teach students not just how to make a living, but how to live. The graduates from God’s college receive an academic, social, physical and spiritual education that trains not only intellect but also character.
A "house built on a faulty foundation is bound to fall". Let's look at that statement. The entire "house" that was Ambassador College/University failed. Three campuses were sold for pennies on the dollar. The very church behind them all imploded in the most ghastly manner imaginable and now we are confronted with hundreds and hundreds of bastard children of the mother church, all claiming they are the one true successor. So much for being inculcated with that true knowledge and living lives of integrity and good moral character! Does the church even have a leader today that has good moral character?
Facebook is filled with numerous COG related groups that are filled with thousands of ex-members who have shared their horror stories of what it was like being treated like dirt by COG ministers and leaders. They share their stories about how they were mistreated as children growing in the church and the spiritual damage it has wreaked in their lives.
On those Facebook pages, this blog, The Painful Truth, Exit and Support Network, As Bereans Did, and other worthwhile sites, there are hundreds and hundreds of horror stories from Philadelphia Church of God members and ex-members. The vile PCG doctrines and teachings that have wrecked people's lives, marriages, and families are shocking and continue to this day with students from their so-called college. Even PCG admits they have had a few "disgruntled" past students.
In its nearly two decades, only a tiny portion of Armstrong College graduates would claim to be unhappy. Unhappy students are certainly the exception rather than the rule. That would be a lofty achievement for this world’s universities. But even more ideal prospects loom for the entire world.
I find it hilarious that COG groups just cannot stand people who rebel against their abusive teachings and hold them accountable.
The bleak circumstances surrounding today’s graduates will not last. Very soon, the world’s system of education will be abolished. There will be no more unhappy students, no dissatisfied graduates, no anxiety or worry among college students or the general population itself. God’s system of education, founded on right knowledge, will proliferate around this entire world. Never again will there be an unhappy graduate as all come into the knowledge of God and His way of life.
The bleak circumstances surrounding the PCG and many of the other COG's will certainly not last. Very soon, many, if not all to them, are bound for the dunghill where they belong upon. There will be no more unhappy members, no dissatisfied students, and no anxiety over whether or not they are pleasing the angry god of their leaders. The perverse personality cults that masquerade as God's very elect will be no more. None of the current leaders of ANY of the COG groups will ever again be able to destroy members' lives.
What a glorious day that will be!
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Bleak circumstances all around the COG groups tbh.
The Christians in the various Churches need to put Christ back into being a Christian.
And no more so, than all the Ministry that haunt this blog to various degrees.
Put Christ back into being a Christian starting with the worst ones- your deceitful selves.
One of the reasons the COG leaders are so obsessed with ‘the world’ and all the wicked people in it, is that it provides the members with an occupation: if you look for things being wrong on the outside, you don’t have time for a closer look at your own organization.
Pointing fingers at others is always easier and more fun!
The attitude of many such articles is that marketing trumps the truth. HWAs early articles often sounded similar to commie propaganda articles. In one article it claimed that workers in the world tomorrow will be happy because they will be taught to be happy. So if a minister demands that members be happy, it will be so.
HWA even named his magazine The plain Truth after the Soviet newspaper Pravda, which is Truth in Russian.
@ 2:14 AM, there's at least one LCG minister who has told his congregations that if they aren't happy they aren't converted, and that if they choose to do something on their own instead of attend an event he has arranged for the congregation they are probably headed for the Lake of Fire because of their rebellious attitude.
"God’s college stands in stark contrast. It is built on the foundation of all knowledge, God’s Word, to teach students not just how to make a living, but how to live. "
Boy, there's an original load of BS from days past. It neither taught anyone how to make a living nor how to live free of the control and views of others to one's harm.
“There is one trait that Church of God groups have and that is their self-righteous indignation about everything they work overtime to find wrong with the world around them while their own houses are cesspools of spiritual wickedness and moral depravity.”
That is a very good description of Gerald Flurry's PCG cult.
I used to be fascinated by tropical fish and had a couple of big tanks and some smaller ones over time. That sounds very nerdish and I will own up to it. But I did learn something from this experience. I will move directly to the object lesson and state that the WCG and its Armstrongist splinter groups live fishbowls. And in a little fishbowl, an angry guppy can be a big deal.
It is highly presumptuous to compare Armsrongist post-high school instruction with a University or college education. The tiny Armstrongist institutions are indoctrination centers that may teach a distorted fragment of a liberal arts education - just a dash - enough to seem like a school of some sort. And think of all that a large university or college teaches.
HWA stated "The Bible is the very foundation of all knowledge" and that has a very patriotic ring to it. People can stand up and salute that statement and swell with pride. But one must go deeper. Whose interpretation of the Bible was HWA talking about? The Des Moines Public Library rendition? Alas, there is much more to debate about this statement than simple denominational loyalty might assert.
"God’s college stands in stark contrast. It is built on the foundation of all knowledge, God’s Word, to teach students not just how to make a living, but how to live."
The statement above is an old saw that we know from empirical evidence is just Apocalyptic Millerite braggadocio. It makes it sound like a comparison between Armstrongist post-high school education and a University is feasible when it is not. It declares a curriculum where no curriculum exists; an accreditation where no accreditation exists; an education where no education exists. It plays well in the surreal world of the fishbowl but it has no credibility otherwise.
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The stories told by ex Jehovah Witnesses and Scientologists,Mormons etc etc etc are frighteningly similar.
FEAR is the overriding common ingredient found in these groups among others.
These COG's do indeed have much in common with the 'religions' of this world.
Was that minister in S.C.?
I can say first-hand, there is a lot of depression and anxiety in the PCG, especially among women. These feelings are compounded by RDs brushing their feelings aside as being “selfish” while feelings of inadequacy are exacerbated by the callousness of the ministry and the unrealistic standards set by the Church.
Just in my region, there has been at least six cases of post natal depression which were never addressed and across the globe, another six people have committed suicide either inside the church or after they have been put out.
There is no mental support in the PCG, even basic pastoral care is missing from the Church. The lack of compassion from the ministry have led to very little joy in the congregations.
If the World Tomorrow was run by the PCG ministry, suicide, depression and anxiety would be widespread. It would be a miserable and toxic World, just like the PCG is today.
I take it NEO never attended AC.
No need to be contrite about the aquarium hobby, Non_Ecliptic_Orbit, despite what some meatheads might say it's still ok to have interests besides watching TV and screaming on social media.
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