Exposing the underbelly of Armstrongism in all of its wacky glory! Nothing you read here is made up. What you read here is the up to date face of Herbert W Armstrong's legacy. It's the gritty and dirty behind the scenes look at Armstrongism as you have never seen it before!
With all the new crazy self-appointed Chief Overseers, Apostles, Prophets, Pharisees, legalists, and outright liars leading various Churches of God today, it is important to hold these agents of deception accountable.
Herbert Armstrong's Tangled Web of Corrupt Leaders
Sadly what we have heard here, is being played out in many religious organisations today. Be it JWs, Armstrongism and even within the Muslim community globally. Christ came to set us free, to enable us to have a life more abundant, yet men have laid chains upon us and robbed us of that liberty in Christ. Yet many of us here, reading this blog, joined the Armstrong movement, innocently and sincerely, believing we were doing that which was right in Gods eyes. We all had a longing to belong. Armstrongism for a time for many, did make sense and fulled that need of longing with answers. Looking back now, I have no regrets, and realise that it was simply a path, a journey ultimately to lead us to Jesus Christ and His liberty and the rest to be found in Him. Yet I acknowledge many were hurt by this movement and still are suffering today. I grieve for those still tied to this movement. My two cents worth, cheers.
For those who haven't watched the whole video, it mentions a doctor who because of the Common doctrine started off with finances in the high seven figures, but left the church with only $100,000. It looks like there's some truth in prison inmates claiming that the only reason that they are in prison is that they got caught.
What a gas! The thing is, this is an "insert name of ACOG" experience!! You could pick ex members and ex ministers from any of the sphincter groups, and conduct an interview including the reporter who originally exposed it, and exactly the same picture would manifest itself!
Basically, it is an expose of Armstrongism and the inherent evils of such a religious philosophy. One would hope that there are many hungry reporters who will seize this opportunity and continue the exposure!
Interestingly, Dr. Kunz could pass for a cousin or additional brother from the Van Zant family of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame! That alone builds unspeakable trust!
Cults 101 is that people don't join cults, but join groups that turn out to be cults. Btw, I noticed that the old WWCG spokesman's club manual had a heart-to-heart speech assignment near the very beginning of the manual. This was a calculated trap for new members who hadn't yet realized that the church was a cult. As a consequence, many gave away personal details that were weaponized against them by their ministers. The ministers have "dirt files" on all church members to aid them in their lording ways. It's not just written down but also passed along verbally by other ministers and elders. Experiments have shown that simple short stories passed along are repeatedly unrecogniseable after the fifth or sixth person. This was a favourite skit on the older "You're on candid camera" TV show.
Someone recently said "Well no one makes you stay." But the Sunk Cost Fallacy is a factor in RCG's cultic controls.
Why do they stay?
The sunk cost fallacy is a cognitive bias that makes you feel as if you should continue pouring money, time, or effort into a situation since you’ve already "sunk" so much into it already. This perceived sunk cost makes it difficult to walk away from the situation since you don’t want to see your resources wasted.
For example, have you ever stuck with something because you've already put in *so* much effort? Like reading a terrible book because you're already halfway through, so you might as well find out what happens.
When falling prey to the sunk cost fallacy, "the impact of loss feels worse than the prospect of gain, so we keep making decisions based on past costs instead of future costs and benefits," explains Yalda Safai, MD, MPH, a psychiatrist in New York City.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this leads to irrational, emotion-based decision-making, causing you to spend additional resources on a dead end instead of walking away from the situation that’s no longer serving you.1
Very interesting. Another and perhaps the most destructive "Church of God" is the Philadelphia Church of God in Edmond Ok. This cult is headed by false prophet Gerald Flurry. It is responsible for breaking apart families and even member and ex member suicides. Learn more about it: https://called-chosen.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-evil-church.html
Eventually, once they start uncovering a group like RCG and Pack, it will always be traced back to Herbert W. Armstrong and WCG. And it hurts even further the reputation of Armstrongism (as if it can be helped). But Pack's RCG is like taking the whole bottle of opioids instead of just two or three pills per week. I know he must make the other splinter leaders proud.
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Breaking news- Kroger is buying Giant Eagle!
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What will become of Eagle Point on the Glorious Campus?
Sadly what we have heard here, is being played out in many religious organisations today. Be it JWs, Armstrongism and even within the Muslim community globally. Christ came to set us free, to enable us to have a life more abundant, yet men have laid chains upon us and robbed us of that liberty in Christ. Yet many of us here, reading this blog, joined the Armstrong movement, innocently and sincerely, believing we were doing that which was right in Gods eyes. We all had a longing to belong. Armstrongism for a time for many, did make sense and fulled that need of longing with answers. Looking back now, I have no regrets, and realise that it was simply a path, a journey ultimately to lead us to Jesus Christ and His liberty and the rest to be found in Him. Yet I acknowledge many were hurt by this movement and still are suffering today. I grieve for those still tied to this movement. My two cents worth, cheers.
When RCG goes belly-up, maybe RCG World Headquarters can become a regional management hub for Kroger?
It is good to hear those who are knowledgeable and have left the cult.
For those who haven't watched the whole video, it mentions a doctor who because of the Common doctrine started off with finances in the high seven figures, but left the church with only $100,000.
It looks like there's some truth in prison inmates claiming that the only reason that they are in prison is that they got caught.
Great comment than kyou
What a gas! The thing is, this is an "insert name of ACOG" experience!! You could pick ex members and ex ministers from any of the sphincter groups, and conduct an interview including the reporter who originally exposed it, and exactly the same picture would manifest itself!
Basically, it is an expose of Armstrongism and the inherent evils of such a religious philosophy. One would hope that there are many hungry reporters who will seize this opportunity and continue the exposure!
Interestingly, Dr. Kunz could pass for a cousin or additional brother from the Van Zant family of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame! That alone builds unspeakable trust!
BB
agree and like other responder said a good comment cheers
Cults 101 is that people don't join cults, but join groups that turn out to be cults.
Btw, I noticed that the old WWCG spokesman's club manual had a
heart-to-heart speech assignment near the very beginning of the manual. This was a calculated trap for new members who hadn't yet realized that the church was a cult. As a consequence, many gave away personal details that were weaponized against them by their ministers. The ministers have "dirt files" on all church members to aid them in their lording ways. It's not just written down but also passed along verbally by other ministers and elders. Experiments have shown that simple short stories passed along are repeatedly unrecogniseable after the fifth or sixth person. This was a favourite skit on the older "You're on candid camera" TV show.
Someone recently said "Well no one makes you stay." But the Sunk Cost Fallacy is a factor in RCG's cultic controls.
Why do they stay?
The sunk cost fallacy is a cognitive bias that makes you feel as if you should continue pouring money, time, or effort into a situation since you’ve already "sunk" so much into it already. This perceived sunk cost makes it difficult to walk away from the situation since you don’t want to see your resources wasted.
For example, have you ever stuck with something because you've already put in *so* much effort? Like reading a terrible book because you're already halfway through, so you might as well find out what happens.
When falling prey to the sunk cost fallacy, "the impact of loss feels worse than the prospect of gain, so we keep making decisions based on past costs instead of future costs and benefits," explains Yalda Safai, MD, MPH, a psychiatrist in New York City.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this leads to irrational, emotion-based decision-making, causing you to spend additional resources on a dead end instead of walking away from the situation that’s no longer serving you.1
Stefanie Haney posed nude in Playboy...interesting background to say the least
Very interesting. Another and perhaps the most destructive "Church of God" is the Philadelphia Church of God in Edmond Ok. This cult is headed by false prophet Gerald Flurry. It is responsible for breaking apart families and even member and ex member suicides. Learn more about it: https://called-chosen.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-evil-church.html
Please help warn others of this dangerous cult.... https://called-chosen.blogspot.com/2026/07/i-have-never-been-alowed-to-see-my.html
Eventually, once they start uncovering a group like RCG and Pack, it will always be traced back to Herbert W. Armstrong and WCG. And it hurts even further the reputation of Armstrongism (as if it can be helped). But Pack's RCG is like taking the whole bottle of opioids instead of just two or three pills per week. I know he must make the other splinter leaders proud.
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