Flurry Cult Cons USAF Into Military Fly Over of HWA Auditorium

I received a google alert about this a few days ago and dismissed it as "there is no way Flurry is getting the Air Force to do a military fly over."  It was also based upon  the long standing pacifist attitude of Armstrongism.  

Today I received an email from Jace at the Armstrong Delusion Blog.  He gave permission to post his letter to The Edmond Sun newspaper that originally published the story (below letter). 

To: news@edmondsun.com

Hello,

I am writing in response to an article you published on your website on June 28th of this year, regarding an F-16 flyover of the Armstrong Auditorium. Here is a link, for sake of convenience.

http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x349137729/F-16s-to-launch-Armstrong-Auditorium-Independence-Day-celebration

Via your article, I was shocked and dismayed to learn that the Philadelphia Church of God, the group behind "Armstrong Auditorium" was somehow able to arrange a flyover of their campus.

I find this to be most distressing, for several reasons. First, the church is considered by many, to be a doomsday cult. It's beliefs and policies have damaged numerous families, including my own. It's "no-contact" policy is especially vicious. I was raised in this group and cannot even begin to express the level of damage it inflicted upon my life. The group believes, as did Herbert Armstrong (the auditorium's namesake) that the end is very near, and that the USA will soon fall.

To that end, the PCG and other armstrongite groups have been preaching a steady message of anti-American rhetoric. In fact, I wrote an article about it earlier this year, that links to fifteen separate articles published by the PCG that reek of anti-Americanism. Here is my article if you'd like to check the facts for yourselves.

http://armstrongdelusion.com/2011/04/29/praying-for-failure-armstrongisms-lovehate-relationship-with-america/

The real story you should be publishing, is not that the PCG was able to arrange this flyover, but, how they were able to. Doesn't the Pentagon have a vetting process in place to stop this sort of thing from happening? Does this flyover not represent a clear fracture in the separation of church and state? The citizens of Edmond - and all Americans - have a right to know why their tax dollars are being spent on promoting a religious cult. Are we not in a recession? How many thousands of dollars did this flyover cost the taxpayers? And all to benefit a group who believes that military service is wrong, and who's members are forbidden (among many, many other things) from serving in the military in the first place?

Please, ask the hard questions. Investigate this group. It's simply the right thing to do.

Thank you for your time.

F-16s to launch Armstrong Auditorium Independence Day celebration

The Edmond Sun

EDMOND — Armstrong Auditorium’s 2011-12 performing arts series will kick off July 3 with the screaming thunder of F-16s from the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard. According to OANG’s Capt. Chris Wells, the 138th will perform the maneuver at 7:20 p.m. when four F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over the campus of Herbert W. Armstrong College at Bryant and Waterloo in north Edmond.

Armstrong’s marketing director Shane Granger said he received confirmation of the fly-over from the Pentagon on Saturday.

“We’re thrilled to have such a distinguished fighter wing from Oklahoma as part of our Independence Day celebrations at Armstrong,” he said.

Following the aerial maneuver, Armstrong’s special July 3 concert by Grammy-winning fiddler Mark O’Connor’s American String Celebration will begin at 7:30 p.m. inside the Armstrong theater. The concert, according to Granger, was originally scheduled as an outdoor event but was moved indoors where air conditioning and superior acoustics will make a more pleasant environment.

Granger said tickets for the event have been selling quickly. “We still have some good seats left and we hope families will take advantage of this outstanding opportunity to see such a phenomenal musical group.” He said. “The fly-over is just the icing on the cake!”

Tickets are available at www.ArmstrongAuditorium.org or by calling 285-1010.

Check out Jace's article here about this issue: Praying for Failure? – Armstrongism’s Love/Hate Relationship with America

How does Armstrongism factor into this equation? For the past few decades, HWA and crew have consistently spoken out against the “moral decay” they believe is taking place in America. While the rhetoric of Armstrongism is tame compared to the examples above, it is no less damaging to those who believe it. Admittedly, Armsrongite rhetoric more closely resembles that of Pat Robertson and (the late) Jerry Falwell. But, where one could argue that Robertson and Falwell were speaking out against perceived changes in American culture and not against America itself, it is slightly more difficult to make that distinction for Armstrongism. For a perfect example of this, let us look to our favorite Armstrongite publication: The Philadelphia Trumpet. A quick read through a spate of recent articles (and indeed, many past ones) paints a picture of a group that is seemingly chomping at the bit to see America fail. Perhaps I’m wrong, I’ll let you decide.

The Most Powerful Building On Earth Owned By PCG?

Did you know that the building pictured above is causing the nations to shake and tremble?  Who would have imagined the  House of Idolatry parked in the middle of Oklahoma could be such a powerful witness?  The Philadelphia Church of God cult thinks it is.  They seem to think that the world is shaking in their boots because of the message Lord Six-Pack proclaims from it's stage.

In Haggai 2, God makes it plain that the shaking of the nations is tied directly to a specific sign. God calls this physical sign His “house,” a magnificent physical structure designed to declare the glory of God, and from which God’s truth flows. In his booklet, Mr. Flurry explains how God begins to “shake all nations” at the same time as this “house for God” is constructed. God intends for this house, Mr. Flurry wrote, to be “a dreadful warning sign to the world,” and “a sign of world upheaval.”

So how does PCG have the right  to claim this?  Well.....since they opened the house of idolatry called Herbert W Armstrong Auditorium in September of 2010 the following dramatic events have happened around the world that PROVES PCG is the ONLY place on earth preaching the gospel. The world is trembling at the message.

Brace yourself and take a look at events since last September. 

Practically the whole of the Middle East and North Africa is violently convulsing. In December, the West-friendly government of Tunisia was shaken from office by a popular uprising. This revolution caused far more consequential aftershocks in Egypt, toppling an American ally, Hosni Mubarak, and creating a vacuum that radical Islamic forces have already begun to fill.

Bahrain has also been rocked with major protests, supported by Iran. Iran has also scored significant victories in Iraq and Lebanon. In December, Iraq finally formed a coalition government, but only after Iranian-supported anti-American Moqtada al-Sadr agreed to support Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. In January, Hezbollah brought down the Saad Hariri government in Lebanon when its ministers and allies withdrew from the cabinet. The new prime minister, Najib Mikati, is Hezbollah’s man—amounting to a soft coup by the Iranian-backed terrorist group.

In Syria, more than a thousand people have been killed by security forces loyal to Bashar Assad. Libya is trembling amid a civil war that erupted when dictator Muammar Ghadafi responded to protesters with brutal force. Yemen is on the verge of civil war. Tremors of popular unrest have also been felt in Mauritania, Morocco, Djibouti, Jordan, Iraq, Algeria and Iran.

Since the wave of Arab protests began last year, tension between Muslims and Christians in the Middle East and North Africa has greatly intensified. Hundreds of Christians have been killed and thousands have been displaced, creating a trend that presages a prophesied Catholic-Muslim clash.

In Israel, in March terrorists knifed to death five members of a Jewish family in the West Bank, Hamas resumed rocket attacks, and a terrorist bomb shook Jerusalem. In May, the “moderate” Palestinian organization Fatah forged an alliance with Hamas, another Iran-backed terrorist group. Then, despite this provocative decision, U.S. President Barack Obama heaped pressure on Israel to negotiate with the Palestinians. His “encouragement” didn’t sit well with Israel and seriously damaged U.S.-Israel relations.

I won't even add the stupidity that he continues on with that the earthquakes and tornadoes of late is more punishing signs from God to back up his witness.  It's too stupid to quote.

That's one mighty powerful building that Six Pack has built.  Even HWA never claimed his auditorium was such a magical place.  Even though Herb had originally called the auditorium The House of God, it quickly fell out of favor as people in the community would not attend a concert series in a building called that.  On top of that, it certainly was not a 'godly' house considering the drugs and alcohol that were used by so many there.  The sexual activity that went on (straight and gay). The theft by employees and many other things.

I also find it interesting that one of PCG's musical CD's looks surprisingly like a propaganda piece for the Red Army!  Is Lord Six Pack a Socialist now? Or, is this a subtle symbol of what PCG considers it's self as warriors conquering the world?