tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post3094406569034692473..comments2024-03-28T01:47:50.775-07:00Comments on Banned by HWA! News and Observations About Armstrongism and the Church of God Movement: Dave Pack: What Life Is Like On The Restored Church of God CompoundNO2HWAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018654662518613623noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-90631643801931115902017-08-01T21:33:26.721-07:002017-08-01T21:33:26.721-07:00Good on you either way Mark, because you had the g...Good on you either way Mark, because you had the good sense to leave. Our past experiences are there for each of us to use or to forget. We all get to be creative in our recoveries, and there are choices along the way that are simply personal as opposed to being right or wrong. Best of luck!<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-20687050036446877272017-08-01T09:02:55.625-07:002017-08-01T09:02:55.625-07:00I have a little bit of a different opinion than mo...I have a little bit of a different opinion than most on this sight. Became a baptized member of the RCG in my 40's in an attempt to live out a belief system. The experience was good. Larry McElroy was my pastor and he is a very, very good man. I was able to move on and do much better with my life than before the experience. But the reason I chose RCG was because Dave sold it as the only group that was re-creating HWA's version of COG7----which I believed in. He has violated that promise in a multiple of ways and is no different, in fact worst because he is a hypocrite, than those he criticizes. In fact, in his autobiography he castigated Meredith for asking him to give more of his assets to Global. But in all due respect to Byker Bob, I would not want to erase the memories, even though I have put it all behind me. Mark Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233696935985209585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-56071662275031352412017-08-01T06:41:45.305-07:002017-08-01T06:41:45.305-07:00Star Trek The Next Generation TV series had its Bo...Star Trek The Next Generation TV series had its Borg, which is a abusive cult civilization. There were many episodes about the borg character that broke away from the Borg collective (Seven of nine), and her struggles to regain her independence. The writers did their homework for these episodes. <br /><br />I feel I'm back at school every time I'm asked to choose the cars or roads. I don't want to do my homework mommy, I want to watch TV instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-53008980767505605232017-08-01T04:24:57.523-07:002017-08-01T04:24:57.523-07:00RCG, PCG and LCG all continue to teach one dangero...RCG, PCG and LCG all continue to teach one dangerous idea that was part of the Ambassador College experience.<br /><br />If you aren't happy, the solution isn't to figure out <b>why</b> you are unhappy and address the underlying problem. The solution is to <b>act</b> as if you were happy. Lack of enthusiasm is a cardinal sin in the ACOGs, so ministers (and ordinary members) learn to project a "happy face" even when they are unhappy. Eventually this results in a shattering of the personality, so the thought-controlled ACOG member can no longer tell the difference between <b>acting</b> happy and <b>being</b> happy. Once this occurs, it is unlikely that the victim will wake up and leave the cult. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-49957085467496226902017-07-31T23:20:52.024-07:002017-07-31T23:20:52.024-07:00Yepper. Awful. Yowza.
A few weeks ago, at my lo...Yepper. Awful. Yowza.<br /><br />A few weeks ago, at my local used music and video store, I found a DVD of season one of Doll House. The fascinating premise of this series is that people are "wiped" of their own memories, and for special assignments, they are imprinted with any from a library of personalities and skill sets. After an undercover assignment is completed, the handler picks up the agent, and asks "Are you ready for your treatment?" The response is always "Yes." The treatment involves being "wiped", then assuming a very basic functional personality until next assignment.<br /><br />It got me thinking. Wouldn't it just be a gas if we could go in for treatment and be wiped of all the Armstrong experiences in our lives, and all memories of all the people through whom Armstrongism came into our consciousness? Ministers, relatives, and especially Herb himself! Some will probably say, well no, that would be bad because those experiences made you who and what you are today. However, that is such a copout and cliche! Hello! It is highly likely that most of us would be much better people without all of that cultic toxicity and influence!<br /><br />Especially Dave Pack's people. What would it mean for them to be able to be wiped and relieved of all memories of Dave and his lackeys? Wouldn't that just be awesome? Hopefully, in a few years that technology will be available. <br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-80679909540606278022017-07-31T20:23:59.188-07:002017-07-31T20:23:59.188-07:00An awful lot of them are going to stay...
An awfu...<i>An <b>awful</b> lot of them are going to stay...</i><br /><br />An <i>awful</i> church, an <i>awful</i> leader, <i>awful</i> ministers, of course an <i>awful</i> lot will stay...Hosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285219921252563944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-15307675859916292682017-07-31T18:29:02.274-07:002017-07-31T18:29:02.274-07:00The new testament church never made any such deman...The new testament church never made any such demands like Dave Pack is making. If you want to be silly and claim that then go ahead. Pack in no way exemplifies Christianity. So go ahead and make excuses for the abusive leaders of the COG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-76639477687052197202017-07-31T18:18:50.853-07:002017-07-31T18:18:50.853-07:00Is David Pack royalty or something?Is David Pack royalty or something?Pretty Yellow Teethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-26220833560728572302017-07-31T17:59:51.355-07:002017-07-31T17:59:51.355-07:00Dave Pack & his RCG cult are VERY dangerous. I...Dave Pack & his RCG cult are VERY dangerous. I hope anybody that has been brainwashed by his nonsense will WAKE UP and get out!Joseph Tkach Is My BFFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-7667253091022961492017-07-31T17:50:36.279-07:002017-07-31T17:50:36.279-07:00You realize these points describe much about The e...You realize these points describe much about The early NT church, sharing in common, obedience to leaders, admonitions and specialness Of the not many wise are called, not many noble brethrenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-45811297997721889062017-07-31T17:37:32.015-07:002017-07-31T17:37:32.015-07:00CHURCH OF GOD NEWS WEBSITE REPORTS--
That MIA Dal...CHURCH OF GOD NEWS WEBSITE REPORTS--<br /><br />That MIA Dale Schurter is now back in "good graces" with Packatolah !...<br /><br /><br />Dale Schurter was sidelined 18 months ago, but he has now been restored to the fold. David Pack began part 82 of his latest sermon series by announcing that:<br />“Mr. Dale Schurter is actively serving in the ministry again; doing much better and that’s wonderful - at the young age of 80, about two weeks ago today ... So he’s serving as the Associate Pastor with Mr. McElroy in Dayton, Ohio.”<br />Both Dale Schurter and Larry McElroy moved to RCG from the United Church of God.<br />Pack then talked once more about the surge of people who will be wanting to join RCG ... “it should be obvious if you think this through, that it becomes exponential. The people who are excited enough to get others to come and who come, are therefore, going to react, logically, the same way that the excited people who urged them did, and they’re going to go out and do the same thing. And then, that’s going to double and so forth.”<br />Using the concept of a penny doubling every day and becoming $11 billion after 40 days, he muses ... “here in Ezekiel 33 we’re talking about people. So if one tells two and then two tell four and four tell eight ... it would be on about Day 36 when you get to almost 700 million ... and then if you went four more days, you would go way beyond the total population of Earth.<br />Now obviously, God has to bless that process...” Is that where his analogy fails?<br />Two weeks previously, in part 80, he exclaimed ... “we’re starting to take off again. You can imagine with our budget. And staggering numbers. I would anticipate within 2, 3, 4 months at the most, over 2,000 households are going to ask to come to church. An awful lot of them are going to stay 12 weeks, or they don’t come at all, the vast majority. Low, single digits will be the only ones that come, and then how many even stay?”<br />“Staggering numbers” ask to come to church, but hardly any come, and fewer stay, even for a short time.<br />Before being allowed to come to church, each household must be visited by an RCG minister, and that seems to be enough to put most people off attending.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910856904624749641noreply@blogger.com