In Gerald Weston's May/June letter to the LCG membership, he comments about a recent trip he took for Passover and the music he listened to in his car while travelling with his wife. On his way there he heard songs of Elvis and had this to say:
Dear Brethren, Carol and I recently traveled by car to New York for Passover and the beginning of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, looking forward to joining more than 200 brethren who shared a few days together as one large family. Long road trips are challenging, and to amuse ourselves we alternated between conversation, listening to the one family-oriented comedy station on satellite radio, and enjoying some music.
A station on the radio devoted to Elvis Presley played a mix of recordings and stories of the deceased “King of Rock and Roll.” There is a mystique about him in the minds of many. His music was part of my early years and I personally like his voice, but the virtual worship of the man and the desire of his most ardent fans to live in the past is a bit over the top. Enjoy his music if you care to, but please—the man was mortal. He is no god! He is dead!Two guesses as to who else Weston has a "mystique" in his mind about...
The way the LCG hierarchy and some members virtually worship two men from the past is exactly the same as diehard fans worshipping Elvis. Weston and others look to the past with flickering nostalgic memories of days gone by as the "glory days" of the old Radio Church of God/Worldwide Church of God. Herbert Armstrong and Rod Meredith could do no wrong. The worship is more than "a bit over the top". Both are elevated to heights of worship even worse than the Elvis fans. One has to stop and wonder if both men are still alive! HWA and Meredith were not God! They are dead!
I am still looking for Weston and LCG to place Jesus on such a pedestal and worship him, but...