One of the things they have always trained management with is to start out conversations with positives, then include gold/projects to work on, cover any negatives, and then end on a positive note.
This has never been the way leaders in Armstrongism have worked, particularly in many of the less impactful splinter groups over the decades. Though, Armstrongism has always embellished the negative as a form of control and to play on emotions.
Out Great Bwana to Africa and the occasional 100 Caucasians puts this into practice with almost everything he writes, says, and does. Negativity reigns supreme. Check out his latest member letter to the African leadership (the ordinary members don't see this or care).
He starts out with:
Dear Brethren and Co-Workers in Christ:
Greetings from Grover Beach, California (where now our ceilings have to be replaced because of water damage related to the tornado that hit earlier this month).
Truly the weirdest and dumbest opening of a member letter, EVER!
We were disappointed with the proposals we received from Corpus Christi. Therefore, we have contacted to other cities further north in Texas related to the USA site for the Feast of Tabernacles in 2024, who have not yet responded. That said, a representative from Corpus Christi said she was looking into getting other proposals submitted, so we have not yet totally eliminated Corpus Christi. We plan to let you know when a decision has been made.
Satan is stealthy messing with the Great Bwana Bob Mzungu.
He then proceeds to discuss the marriage of one of his sidekicks in New Zealand and some positive things supposedly happening in Africa. Missionary history in Africa has taught that one never knows how far to trust the reports from these so-called leaders as they are well-known throughout Africa for telling their white overlords in America how great things are so that more money can be sent to them.
Then he immediately has to dump on his readers how deceives someone on Facebook masquerading as him. Who dare they! He doesn't support orphanages! How dare they claim such a thing. Take care of others as a real act of charity? Well, I never!!!
Brethren, as reported before, I received several messages from contacts on Facebook who suspected that friend requests that they received which supposedly came from me in December 2023.
While I normally receive Facebook friend requests multiple times per week, I have not sent out any Facebook friend requests myself to anyone for over a decade. Generally speaking, I try to avoid Facebook, and only try to be to it the minimum time possible-which I sometimes need to do for some overseas church matters.
Well, now someone is pretending to be me again on Facebook and is associated with an orphanage ministry in Kenya.
When I learned this connection on Tuesday, I sent the orphanage ministry the following message on its contact form:
Someone is sending out fake Facebook posts supposedly from me, Bob Thiel, with a link to your ministry. If you are doing this, please cease and desist. If it is not you, but you know of someone doing this, please tell them to stop bearing false witness.
The above orphanage ministry has still not responded to my message.
That said, although we in the CCOG do support numerous orphans (consistent with James 1:27), this Facebook push to the one promoted was not from me.
Only those orphans who might be part of his so-called church get his support, if at all.
Whoever is pretending to be me has the devil as his/her father.
Many use a variety of techniques to try to deceive.
Everyone seems to be out to get the little guy. Stop it al of you big bad meanies out there! Stop it, NOW!
Yes, the emergence of various fakes is a sign of the last days.
Expect deceivers to put out materials pretending that I and/or others in the CCOG leadership have accepted one or more heresies or have engaged in biblically sinful behavior. Remember to be careful NOT to accept accusations against church leadership (cf. 1 Timothy 5:19) without REAL proof (some who have claimed to have “real proof” have not, but instead have twisted matters and believed lies).
It is sad that some wish to try to deceive others through fakes, talebearing, and other ways (cf. Leviticus 19:16).
The Apostle Paul also warned end-time Christians, “not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, … Let no one deceive you by any means” (2 Thessalonians 2:2,3).
That includes trying not to be deceived by “deepfakes and phony computer requests.”
Yes brethren, I believe that deepfakes will get worse consistent with the prophecies in 2 Timothy 3:13 and 2 Thessalonians 2.
Be on guard. Fakes and liars will get even worse.
Still perturbed and angry, as only a little guy can be, says:
On Tuesday, I denounced a couple of false predictions at the COGwriter.com website. One was from a Messianic Protestant and the other from one who had been a minister in the old Worldwide Church of God. Consistent with what the Apostle Peter wrote, we in the Continuing Church of God “have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts” (2 Peter 1:19, KJV).
You had better HEED US NOW before it is too late! Stop picking on us!
He does end with this,
Live in peace, and demonstrate the love of God of love.
Probably the only thing worthwhile in this entire weekly update.
5 comments:
start out conversations with positives, then include gold/projects to work on, cover any negatives, and then end on a positive note.
Wasn't this the recommended way to evaluate speeches in WCG Spokesman Club long ago?
Not always the best approach to preaching, but it was taught.
Meanwhile, UCG has announced a Feast site in Aransas Pass, about 20 minutes northeast of Corpus Christi. Good to see COG's are interested in this area again, after ignoring it for more than 20 years.
I seriously doubt that any of his supposed "deep fakes" is 1/10 as damaging the very real witch doctor/adultery/theft scandal which has been affecting "the work" in Africa.
If he really wants to attract people, he should follow the example of Frazer Smith, a 1970s radio personality on KROQ FM in Pasadena. The "Fraze" would broadcast supposedly live from a big party somewhere in the Los Angeles basin. Actually there was nobody there, it started out as a fake, but with all the hype, eventually the place would be inundated with people who had been listening to his radio show and decided to check it out. HWA was very much the self-promoter. It's shocking that Bob has not picked up on that! If you spread a tale of woe, how can you generate enthusiasm?
the fact his followers use witch doctors speaks volumes about how ineffective he really is
the fact his followers use witch doctors speaks volumes about how ineffective he really is
And the fact witch doctors use his followers is even more telling!
Friend of mine (TV talent) had someone halfway across the world make a profile in her name. I never could figure out what the motive was, as that account didnt do any soliciting while it was active. But someone with a plan could do some damage.
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