The Painful Truth-Herbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God
Understanding the psychology of religious seduction and spiritual abuse.
Sometimes the truth hurts………….
Herbert Armstrong was a boozing alcoholic. That may be one reason he wanted to spring from the Church of God Seventh Day: He wanted to continue to wallow in his alcoholic solution to problems. Garner Ted Armstrong was an alcoholic. David Jon Hill was an alcoholic. Regional pastors in the hinterland were alcoholics. The whole WCG was top heavy with alcoholics and that defined the character of the church (or lack of it). Alcohol permeated the entire structure.
Even with the best effort of sincere people, dedicated professionals, experts in the field, even past Presidents of the United States, it has utterly failed.
It’s not their fault.
The Alcohol Churches of God thus do great damage to themselves, making themselves laughing stocks by rejecting science, not listening and really hearing what people are saying and taking an unscientific stance in a public arena where experts and aware people know that such things, such as British Israelism, is utter rubbish.