tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post8823448594365880131..comments2024-03-29T03:57:21.878-07:00Comments on Banned by HWA! News and Observations About Armstrongism and the Church of God Movement: Michael Germano, LCG Minister and Living University President Goes Mental on James MalmNO2HWAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018654662518613623noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-47805294280795967052017-03-29T20:08:39.232-07:002017-03-29T20:08:39.232-07:00Teenagers? That might not be bad if HWA had turn...Teenagers? That might not be bad if HWA had turned his members into contemporary teenagers. Unfortunately, most got turned into Victorian teenagers. If you were a James Dean or Marlon Brando type teenager or a rock n roll hood, you didn't fare too well.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-88869855991734700322017-03-29T09:49:18.609-07:002017-03-29T09:49:18.609-07:00And this is why Rod McNair thinks everyone should ...And this is why Rod McNair thinks everyone should get off Facebook. Clearly Facebook is at fault here. <br /><br />Or could it be.... Satan???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-70227567443709529392017-03-29T09:47:54.680-07:002017-03-29T09:47:54.680-07:00I predict one of two things will now occur:
1. Ge...I predict one of two things will now occur:<br /><br />1. Germano is high enough in the food chain that he can get away with anything so nothing will happen<br /><br />or<br /><br />2. He will suddenly decide to "retire" and soon thereafter move away from headquarters (much like John Robinson).<br /><br />LCG will make him sign something that keeps his lips shut IF he wants to receive severance (standard operating procedure at LCG). They may even let him make up is own reason for leaving/retiring as is often the case.<br /><br />We all know that the LCG elite can get away with murder while the average tithe payer is never cut an inch of slack.<br /><br />Uneven scales and corruption. That is what LCG is all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-48803698988783069582017-03-28T05:52:15.973-07:002017-03-28T05:52:15.973-07:00I've said it before, the ministers at heart ar...<b>I've said it before, the ministers at heart are teenagers</b><br /><br />Far too much credit... more like belligerent 3 year olds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-80386757662800748872017-03-27T20:40:15.269-07:002017-03-27T20:40:15.269-07:00Hmm. I wonder if this is why Bob Thiel posted an a...Hmm. I wonder if this is why Bob Thiel posted an article on the Hebrew Calendar? I'm still getting over my amazement that Bob correctly predicted that Guttenberg would grow a beard.Hosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285219921252563944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-49807435508530789942017-03-27T19:53:53.275-07:002017-03-27T19:53:53.275-07:00Michael Germano doesn't even realize than many...Michael Germano doesn't even realize than many church members live in homes similar or worse than the supposed photo of Malms home. And these are the same members that pay his high wage. So now they know that they are looked down apon by him and other leaders. The same ones they are told to address as 'mister.' Will he also post photos of members old cars, or photos of over weight members at the beach. <br />I've said it before, the ministers at heart are teenagers. That was my experience with them. It's their life script. High school, then extended high school by going to AC, then treated like royalty by church members. The result is teenagers in adult bodies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-73398281044286806512017-03-27T18:24:35.209-07:002017-03-27T18:24:35.209-07:00Anon 5:01 wrote:
LCG should FIRE Germano immediat...Anon 5:01 wrote:<br /><br /><i>LCG should FIRE Germano immediately and publicly denounce this behavior. If he was just a normal member he would be marked and disfellowshipped in a heartbeat.</i><br /><br />There will be NO consequences for Michael Germano for his repulsive behavior. He is an insider who knows far too much about what goes on around Rod Meredith and Gerald Weston. If Meredith or Weston fired him, he could "spill the beans" and further ruin the reputations of several LCG leaders. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-87106198899967789052017-03-27T17:01:16.826-07:002017-03-27T17:01:16.826-07:00Will someone PLEASE take these screen captions and...Will someone PLEASE take these screen captions and share them on the LU and LCG Facebook pages? I know LCG will remove them quickly but everyone needs to see this. LCG should FIRE Germano immediately and publicly denounce this behavior. If he was just a normal member he would be marked and disfellowshipped in a heartbeat. Interesting that Germano has taken down his post but thankfully they have been captured by others. So someone PLEASE share them on LU's and LCG's Facebook page and ask WHY this type of behavior is acceptable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-53768302520815572572017-03-27T16:24:49.666-07:002017-03-27T16:24:49.666-07:00Retired Professor wrote: "This drama needs a ...Retired Professor wrote: "This drama needs a climax with violent action if anybody is ever going to buy the screenplay and invest in the production. Do warn the prop guy not to load the antique pistols with actual lead balls, though."<br /><br />Why? Let them fight it out like the dems and republitards. They are just reflecting the society they live in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-39810498783045708792017-03-27T14:24:53.013-07:002017-03-27T14:24:53.013-07:00Germano accuses Malm of being "a false Christ...Germano accuses Malm of being "a false Christian, a complete and total fraud." This and others comments are nothing more than cheap verbal attacks. It is accepted church culture, and a accepted perk that ministers give themselves. But it is umbilical. Shame, shame, shame on Germano.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-14868659348384714492017-03-27T11:53:36.249-07:002017-03-27T11:53:36.249-07:00<a href="https://hwarmstrong.com/blog/2017...<a href="https://hwarmstrong.com/blog/2017/03/27/no-exodus/>And speaking of a screenplay, Moses had his chance....</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-85305660444028830452017-03-27T11:01:02.529-07:002017-03-27T11:01:02.529-07:00I am an LCG member. Like many others I am shocked...I am an LCG member. Like many others I am shocked at Germano's actions. While I have always like Germano as a person and know he is far more educated than Gerald Weston, I find his actions troubling. He has always been suspect by many in the church for his about face after the letter he and his wrote praising Tkach for the changes and then jumped on board when Mr. Meredith offered him a job leading our "university.' Many LCG members consider LU to be a complete joke and a waste of tithe money that the church should be using to spread the gospel. The church has always placed more emphasis in pet projects of the upper level ministers than it has in preaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-71685383945949725772017-03-27T10:13:44.409-07:002017-03-27T10:13:44.409-07:00"Put down your damn concordances and Bibles a..."Put down your damn concordances and Bibles and get outside . . ." and take up pistols on a sandbar at dawn. <br /><br />This drama needs a climax with violent action if anybody is ever going to buy the screenplay and invest in the production. Do warn the prop guy not to load the antique pistols with actual lead balls, though. These guys sound irritated enough to actually aim at each other when they pull the trigger. Styrofoam wads will do no more damage at twenty paces than pixels on Facebook, but the scene will be vastly more entertaining.Retired Profnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-89404405519476131272017-03-27T09:24:50.149-07:002017-03-27T09:24:50.149-07:00Didn't Jesus Christ say you should not call an...<i>Didn't Jesus Christ say you should not call anyone a fool? Didn't He also say love your enemies, bless those that curse you, do good to those that hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. And, this is coming right before the Passover?</i><br /><br />No, no, no. ACOG ministers determine <b>OTHER PEOPLE'S</b> worthiness to take the Passover. After fifty years in Armstrongism, you can be sure that Dr. Germano is fully convinced of his worthiness to take the Passover. Weston won't challenge him on it, either. It's a corrupt old boy's club. Germano is convinced that Malm will go to the Lake of Fire, but has no idea of his own spiritual condition. Blindness born of privilege and arrogance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-3024591022564527332017-03-27T08:43:26.558-07:002017-03-27T08:43:26.558-07:00Didn't Jesus Christ say you should not call an...Didn't Jesus Christ say you should not call anyone a fool? Didn't He also say love your enemies, bless those that curse you, do good to those that hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. And, this is coming right before the Passover?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-3774308955251652972017-03-27T07:54:52.501-07:002017-03-27T07:54:52.501-07:00Well, first of all, they are both wrong about the ...Well, first of all, they are both wrong about the calendar. Nobody has it right. For one thing, none of the ACoGs keep the Lord's Supper on the right night. Yes, I know, you think I'm wrong, but frankly, Orlin Grabbe actually recognized the truth back in 1974 in his letter to mother (somewhere in those 70 type written pages). This is complete stupidity, since there was no captivity of the Israelites in Egypt and no Exodus, so therefore, the calendar is rather irrelevant as is all of both the Old and New Testaments. It is rather ridiculous to assume anything given that most of the New Testament 'books' are forgeries. <br /><br />Moving on, Dr. Germano is rather disingenuous since back in 2008 he showed that British Israelism is a stupid fraud. Now he promotes the teaching of it in Living University. He's like the Levitical priesthood where they weren't a tribe, they were a profession of traveling clerics for sale to the highest bidder. (We'll prove that later -- I'm waiting for the book about Chronicles to be delivered today.) He goes around teaching what he knows is a lie. What a guy.<br /><br />The best thing is that this is spectator sport. What fun. The problem is that they are both bad guys.<br /><br />Who are we supposed to root for?<br /><br />The answer is, always go for the winner. This underdog stuff is for the birds.<br /><br />Actually, I'm hoping they will both lose because they are both losers.<br /><br />And as a public figure, Germano has nothing to complain about, especially since... all that money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-44754073452702458562017-03-27T07:18:56.965-07:002017-03-27T07:18:56.965-07:00Malm is a jack ass, but Im surprised that Germano ...Malm is a jack ass, but Im surprised that Germano is willing to go down ladder and try to attack someones house or where they live. This guy is supposed to be the Dean of a College and a top leader in a Church. Both of them are like a couple of school boys, saying crap to each other in the playground. PATHETIC! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910856904624749641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-65927175276015133902017-03-27T06:22:16.918-07:002017-03-27T06:22:16.918-07:00Gary said, "I never cease to be amazed at how...Gary said, "I never cease to be amazed at how so many of these fools take themselves so seriously. Put down your damn concordances and Bibles and get outside and enjoy the creation around you and live life instead of parking you butt in front of a computer and commenting on every single scripture and writing your own interpretation of it". <br /><br />MY COMMENT - Great advice, Gary! I do not personally believe God gives a rats ass about studying and researching the ancient calendar in order for people to "get it right" for eternal salvation.<br /><br />I did enjoy the Armstrong sliver church comedy on public display in this post. Please pass the popcorn! And to Malm, Germano, Flurry, "almost arrested for Sabbath keeping" Bitter Bob Thiel, Dave Packatolla, and all the rest - we don't care what you say, just keep us entertained! Because that is what the legacy of Herbert W. Armstrong is - a complete joke. And this exchange between Malm and Germano highlights this fact publicly. <br /><br />Richard<br />Lake of Fire Church of GodLake of Fire Church of Godnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-67272629768469772222017-03-27T05:38:14.872-07:002017-03-27T05:38:14.872-07:00Now they're posting pictures of their opponent...Now they're posting pictures of their opponent's houses? What is this, high school? What's next, "who wore it better?"<br /><br />I have no love lost for James Malm, but this is the most immature thing I've seen from these guys since the COGWA/UCG split. Maybe even worse. <br /><br />Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438486498450616814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-69100063522234443622017-03-27T03:13:09.840-07:002017-03-27T03:13:09.840-07:00Dennis
I would have thought that character and tem...Dennis<br />I would have thought that character and temperament is more important in a church leader than academic or theological training.<br />Not forgetting, both Hitler and Churchill did poorly at school, yet look at their impact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-30343283150339770452017-03-27T03:07:49.152-07:002017-03-27T03:07:49.152-07:00To me, Dr Germano lashing out at Malm is another e...To me, Dr Germano lashing out at Malm is another example of ministers not understanding the real world. They live in a ivory tower, and they don't even know it. The persecution that many genuine Christians daily endure, makes Maims writings, a non issue. It's below the radar of offences even if one disagrees with him. Germano and similar don't know what difficulty or real persecution is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-5226812492207973982017-03-27T02:32:36.584-07:002017-03-27T02:32:36.584-07:00Attend LCG, and know that if you upset your minist...Attend LCG, and know that if you upset your minister he may post your address and phone number on the Internet, while mocking the quality of your home. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-10235346617381298552017-03-27T02:22:35.784-07:002017-03-27T02:22:35.784-07:00Perhaps Dr. Germano is frustrated that Gerald West...Perhaps Dr. Germano is frustrated that Gerald Weston, who has little or no actual academic or theological training was appointed by Meredith to succeed him? After all, Dr. Germano actually does stand head and shoulders above most if not all LCG ministers including Rod Meredith . We always had a nice relationship in the past and I found him to much more interesting to talk with than anyone else around. Only God knows, and he may not yet know himself, why the people put in charge were put in charge. <br /><br />But rather than withstand Peter...I mean Gerald and Rod , face to face for they are to be blamed, he projected his frustration and anger onto poor Mr. Malm?DennisCDiehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417850852638492246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-14887058980379868052017-03-27T02:15:13.206-07:002017-03-27T02:15:13.206-07:00Anonymous said...
How could the true church ever h...Anonymous said...<br />How could the true church ever have this kind of animosity going on in it? Where is the brotherly love that everyone always claims to have?<br /><br />It's church tradition and practice anon.<br /><br /><br />"Were The Twelve The Others Who Paul Warned Preached "Another Jesus"?<br />Paul was actually concerned that some were preaching about a different Jesus than the one Paul preached about:<br /><br />For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough (2 Cor. 11:4, NIV)<br /><br />Paul says the Christians at Corinth were easily putting up with teachings about "another Jesus." Paul recognized that the believers were swayed to believe someone else had claimed to be teaching Jesus' teachings that were different and distinct from those taught by Paul.<br /><br />Some understand in this passage that Paul was saying there was an imposter Jesus being taught by others. "2 Corinthians 11:3-4 exhorts us to beware of imposters named 'Jesus.'"<br /><br /><br />Could Paul have in mind the teachings about Jesus by the 12 apostles? Yes.<br />As explained below, in 1 Corinthians 9:5 and Galatians ch. 2, Paul speaks disparagingly about the 12 apostles, in particular about Peter. As J.K. Elliot explains in Essays and Studies in New Testament Textual Criticism (Bloomsbury Publishing 2015) at 132:<br />[Paul speaks] of the pillars of the Jerusalem church [in Galatians ch. 2]. Paul is against them -- see especially Gal. 2:11. Paul speaks against them with ill-concealed sarcasm in the repetitve words "reputed to be something," and "those of repute" (Gal. 2:2,6,9). Several commentators on I Corinthians argue that the Kephas [i.e., Peter] party (1 Cor. 1:12 [Cephas]; 3:22) are the judaising party in Corinth -- Paul disapproves of this faction. Similarly at 1 Cor. 9:5, Paul speaks disparagingly of Kephas [i.e., Peter] and the brothers of Jesus, i.e., the Jerusalem pillars....The rivalry between Paul and Peter is most strongly apparent in these chapters of Galatians and 1 Corinthians...."<br /><br />Based upon Paul's put downs of the 12 apostles in Galatians 2, discussed in detail below with Luther's obvious concurrence, it is fair to infer that in 2 Corinthians 11:4 Paul is aware that the 12 preach another Jesus than Paul teaches. Rather than believe the Jesus Paul met was an imposter, Paul was implying the twelve were following an imposter. It is self-evident Paul assumed the 12 were following the wrong Jesus because Paul boasts that he did not desire to learn about anything which their Jesus taught them. Paul speaks of the "false apostles," and then denigrates learning anything from the "apostles" at Jerusalem -- referencing Peter, James, John, etc. Paul in the same context denigrates those "false apostles" preaching a conditional gospel -- that requires more than just faith alone. Because Matthew's Gospel clearly matches that so-called 'false gospel' per Galatians, there is little doubt Paul thought the true 12 were the "false apostles," and that they preached an "imposter" Jesus rather than Paul ever suspecting he, Paul, is the one who met the imposter Jesus on the Road to Damascus."<br /><br />http://www.jesuswordsonly.com/recommendedreading/436-paul-knew-the-12-taught-another-jesus.htmldDennisCDiehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417850852638492246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-77332657582300630582017-03-26T23:14:38.640-07:002017-03-26T23:14:38.640-07:00Is Germano going to be told to sray home as a memb...Is Germano going to be told to sray home as a member would surely be told,. <br />What a very poor example this is, do something Mr Weston.!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com