Can Anyone Smell The B.S.?

Lending Tree loan company filmed a commercial recently in the old Hall of Administration on the former Pasadena campus.

The best line in the entire commercial is the comment from the puppet: "Can anyone else here smell  B.S.?"

How appropriate that a comment like that is filmed in the headquarters of Armstrongism, the biggest purveyor of theological B.S. ever!

There's that smell again....

UCG Lays Out Its Plans For The Future

Vic Kubik has laid out some of the plans they want to implement to keep UCG relevant to the 21st century and to its members.

Now, my desire and plan is to build on what God built through Denny Luker and go forward with the mission to proclaim the coming Kingdom of God to the world and to care for those whom God has called. I will not be a caretaker president, but will immerse my life completely into this role. I will seek to understand God’s will and to effectively direct the affairs of the Church in this momentous time in the history of mankind.

That will remain to be seen.  Almost every COG leader ends up being a caretaker because of all the issues that happen.  Doctrinal upheavals, church splinters, personality issues, etc.  Kubik is  going to be applying more band-aids than anything else

Peace and Unity.  It is essential that we preserve the peace and unity currently within the Church and follow Christ’s lead in seizing the moment for developing the Church.

Things are not exactly unified in UCG. There are still issues of members thinking doctrine is being watered down.  Large swaths of members do not like the idea that their fellow members and ministers eat out on Saturdays. And, many are still reeling from the COGWA split they broke up families, destroyed friendships and disrupted the life of the church.

Relationships with other groups. I would like to keep an open door to those of like faith in the greater Church that God is working with. We welcome constructive and relevant discussion and interaction.

All except for COGWA.

If he really is sincere about that then sell COGWA the Texas property.  Will he reach out to Grace Communion, the people he stabbed in the back as he planned for months and months to separate from while still on their payroll?  Will he and the church reach out to the WCG members he disfellowshipped while still apart of the WCG who did not agree with the changes?

You can read the entire letter here: May 17 Letter From Victor Kubik

Prophet Thiel Prays for 60,000,000 Americans Then Slaps Them With His Big Fat Bible

The non-ordained self-appointed false prophet of the Continuing (sic) Church of God has posted today about the tornado outbreak predicted for today in the Midwest.  He quotes a news article and then says this:

My prayers go out to those affected.

Tornadoes can be very destructive.

While humans often seem to think otherwise, God is in charge and controls the weather. Notice the following:

26 “Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him; Nor can the number of His years be discovered. 27 For He draws up drops of water, Which distill as rain from the mist, 28 Which the clouds drop down And pour abundantly on man. 29 Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, The thunder from His canopy? 30 Look, He scatters His light upon it, And covers the depths of the sea. 31 For by these He judges the peoples; He gives food in abundance. 32 He covers His hands with lightning, And commands it to strike. 33 His thunder declares it, The cattle also, concerning the rising storm. (Job 36:26-33)

17 He casts out His hail like morsels;
Who can stand before His cold?

18 He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow. (Psalms 147:17-18)
Fire and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling His word” (Psalm 148:8 , RAV).

17 I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me,’ says the Lord. (Haggai 2:17)

3 He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth. 4 After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard. 5 God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. 6 For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength. 7 He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work. 8 The beasts go into dens, And remain in their lairs. 9 From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind, And cold from the scattering winds of the north. 10 By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen. 11 Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; He scatters His bright clouds. 12 And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth. 13 He causes it to come, Whether for correction, Or for His land, Or for mercy. (Job 37:3-13)

Of course all of these 60,000,000 Americans are filthy, disgusting, sinners, and worthless worms in his god's sight.  Because they are such grievous sinners his god is justified in allowing storms to destroy, kill and maim.

30 God…commands all men everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30)

And while tornadoes are common in the US Mid-West this time of year, weather-problems are one way that God uses to try to get peoples’ attention to repent (cf. Haggai 2:17).

 Woo Hoo!  Another SURE sign of the end times!!