Exit and Support Network had a letter up about the abuse in the Philadelphia Church of God leveled against those who seek medical attention.
The church has always had a huge disconnect between the official teachings, the actions of the ministry, and the lay members. Lay members were told to not go to doctors over and over while those very same ministers and leaders were in doctor's offices regularly and had operations as needed. These higher-ups always got around the issue by claiming what they had done was "corrective surgery".
The Philadelphia Church of God ministry is deranged and dangerous. I’ve lost count of how many people I know who had their lives cut short, not seeking medical attention, including my own family.
They’ve fasted recently1 because there are many sick members in that destructive group2 including top brass like Stephen Flurry3, Andrew Locher4, and the wives of some ministers.
A very prominent regional director “counseled” a good friend of mine to get surgery and reassured her in confidence that there are many members who quietly get procedures done–including the ministry.
The leading ministers know they’re a fraud and yet are willing to sacrifice the lives of their members–members who are taught they will be healed once they’re anointed by a PCG minister. I’ve heard so many times how you’re healed once you’re anointed – as long as you have faith. And this is despite any physical symptoms you continue to have!
If you search their website for healed members, you will find very few articles, almost none. I personally know of one member who now relies on medication, yet that person’s article is still up there! This is very misleading and dangerous. They pretend that God heals them! The only time I’ve heard of someone being healed is just after a cold or virus runs its natural course!
What follows next in this paragraph is appalling and obscene. No COG minister or leader has the capability to make such a statement. Such incompetent garbage!
They brainwash their members into believing that it is their decision, even though they shame anyone for looking to the medical fraternity. “If you don’t have the faith to be healed, you won’t have the faith to flee, or the faith to be protected in the “Place the Safety” or the faith to be resurrected” and you are told this from the pulpit!
That’s fine if it were true! When you leave the PCG, you begin to realize how sick that place is5 and how God was never there! It sickens me to think how I played Russian Roulette with my own life and the lives of my children!
When you leave any COG you quickly realize how sick the organization was. That is every single one of them! There are no exceptions to this rule anymore.
How can they make SEP compulsory for kids? No parent should ever waive legal right over to any COG at any summer camp! They need to be held legally accountable if the occasion arises.
I remember being warned about vaccinations and always felt guilty for seeking medical attention–even for my young kids! I even heard of a teenager who was told she was vain for getting braces!6
SEP is compulsory for teenagers and us parents are forced to waive all legal rights when sending our kids to camp7. This has left me feeling very uncomfortable as there are no legal recourse should my kids suffer neglect, including medical.
It’s a toxic and dangerous environment, especially for children, leaving many traumatized by the physical, emotional and mental abuse!
I’ve seen mothers spank their 6 month old babies8 because minister wives like Lynda Macdonald [wife of John Macdonald9] couldn’t handle their soft cooing noises during services.f
The kids are hammered with apocalyptic visions if they don’t stay and don’t obey! Camp theme only a few years ago was literally “loyal and royal” meaning that if you are loyal to Gerald Flurry, God will give you a position in His Kingdom. PCG A TOXIC AND DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN
When your church won't allow you to use Preparation H, you know you are in big time trouble! Gird up your loins, PCG members!
ReplyDeleteI think Gerry must be using some Preparation H on his members because their numbers are shrinking fast!
ReplyDeleteThere were three children in my church area that died as a result of listening to the ministry and did not get proper treatment for them. Those ministers and the parents should have been arrested for child neglect and abuse.
ReplyDeleteDenying medical treatment for a child falls under the purview of Child Protection Services.
ReplyDeleteSexual misconduct against a child MUST be reported to the authorities by ministers by law.
You care more than they do.
DeleteI have a long list of ministers wives and children who got sick and died, you’d think Gid would show his power and offer encouragement to church by healing someone, anyone, especially a person of higher profile so everyone could see the example of relying on God and being healed….. but no, not one. They are ALL dead. And slow miserable deaths too I might add. But the member isn’t allowed to process that information and think and reason it.
ReplyDeleteTonto said, "Denying medical treatment for a child falls under the purview of Child Protection Services.
ReplyDeleteSexual misconduct against a child MUST be reported to the authorities by ministers by law."
Worldwide Church of God and the United Church of God knew about numerous sexual child abuse cases and still never reported them. The same went on with rapes and other sexual offenses. UCG ministers even went to court to testify on behalf of a predatory stalker. Another time UCG covered up for an old man who was sexually harassing and touching women in the church in West Virginia. Ethics is not a priority in the Churches of God.
“Philadelphia Church of God: It's a toxic and dangerous environment, especially for children”
ReplyDeleteGerald Flurry and his PCG cult member accomplices will be under the apostle Paul's double curse on anyone who messes with the Great Commission to preach the true gospel (meaning “good news”) message of the coming kingdom of God.
Remember that Gerald Flurry in his own little PCG cult immediately did away with the Great Commission to preach the true gospel (meaning “good news”) message of the coming kingdom of God that was emphasized so much in the Worldwide Church of God by Herbert W. Armstrong. HWA had taught that preaching the gospel was the “true purpose” and the “very purpose” of the church.
In his own little PCG cult, Gerald Flurry immediately changed the commission of his whole PCG cult to a “new commission” that he said was to “warn the Laodiceans,” apparently by closing their eyes, covering their ears, raging away like demoniacs, and refusing to have anything to do with any WCG people who did not go along with Gerald Flurry in doing away with the Great Commission to preach the true gospel (meaning “good news”) message of the coming kingdom of God.
A number of years after starting his little PCG cult, Gerald Flurry pulled off the identity theft of the ages by claiming that he, rather than Jesus, was the prophet mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:18-19 that everyone was supposed to listen to.
In general, satanic imposter cults like the Philadelphia Cult of Gerald led by lying false prophets like That False Prophet and identity thief Gerald Flurry are toxic and dangerous for pretty much anyone. The sin of Gerald Flurry and his PCG cult member accomplices is exceedingly great.