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05/27/2010
L.N.
This article came to me & I read even reread. It Is very well
stated. I send to some trin-ministers just to see what
they may say. It's Not meaning to bash or deabte,
just Serious buisness.
O.G.H.
Amoungst
others & trinity ministers I've asked said, a trinity? In
my Bible-study & reading I dont find any scriptures that support
such. I understand it that God does Not need the help 2 other
god's & or persons in a god-head to help with heavenly
matters. Sure it seems rediculouse, but it's true, God & He
Alone does it All by Himself. ( This has nothing to do with His
angels)
God's
Word says : Father, Son & Holy-Ghost & Is One. ( Man
says holy-spirit )….................
.....on and on it went. Two
e-mails of this drivel was enough.
I replied:
Lawrence,
you may want to take your arguments to another website. I am not
interested in debating religion. Those days have ended and I
personally could care less.
And
may I add that you have no credibility in you rants. Try learning how
to use a spell checker someday. You won't look so fucking ignorant.
James,
PT-Editor
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05/27/2010
Sir,
your faul-mouth charge where this is *
down below, by the Authority of The name of Jesus Christ Is returned
unto you. There was no need for such.
The truth of thearticle I sent, usually gets the trin-people & others upset. It's
not meant to.
L.N.
Lawrence,you may want to take your arguments to another website. I
am not
interested in debating religion. Those days have ended and I
personally could care less.
And may I add that you have
no credibility in you rants. Try
learning how to use a spell
checker someday. *
You won't look so fucking ignorant.
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04/26/2010
James…
You’re going to get sick of me writing you, but I can’t let Charlie get away with it! His Hate Mail piece contains a Freudian slip that he did not intend, but which underscores his basic illiteracy. (Why do so many “believers” have
so much trouble with English grammar? Maybe it just proves how truly ignorant they really are.)
Charlie wrote: For an indebt study of this or any END-TIME PROPHECY…
Excuse me? “Indebt”? Surely Charlie meant to say “in-depth”, but he is so painfully illiterate that he didn’t even know what word he wanted to use. In making this mistake, he swerved into oncoming traffic and revealed a fundamental truth of which he probably isn’t even aware…that in pursuing these “in-depth studies” of prophecy, one will certainly become “indebt”.
That is: IN DEBT.
Charlie probably doesn’t even know how to spell “debt”. He probably thinks it’s “dett”.
Just another belly-laugh provided by the super-serious prophecy clowns.
John Bowers
John,
Always a pleasure to hear from you!
Charlies writings are a field of misspellings and misprisions. Further, I do not think that he would want us to analyze his tracts in the manner of sociological
studies of mass communication and persuasion. That would be too much of a
threat to his moral relativism, gnosticism, and all of the other hopeless
things he may worship.
Of course, the people who appreciate his "work" are those who eagerly
root up common sense, prominently hold it out, and decry it as poison
with astonishing alacrity.
James,
PT-Editor
04/20/2010
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Charlie,
You can quit sending me this crap of yours. The end of the world ain't gonna happen like your bible says.
As an ex-cop I would have thought of you as being a little more objective.
It seems you have something in common with Deputy Barney Fife.
Can
you guess what it is?
James,
PT-Editor
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the
The
following letter is answered by our guest editor Al Dexter, author
of “Believing
the Unbelievable” found here at the Painful Truth.
01/15/2010
Hello,
I grew up in the Worldwide Church of God, and stopped attending in my
teens, however there was not the twisted things you claim going on
where I was, It is my belief that you are a sick, sick, sick,
individual and you need some help. I hope that you get it, I feel bad
for the kind of upbringing you must have had to spend so much time
talking slander about someone else, no matter who or what that
individual might have done. Perhaps you believe you are perfect. I
dont know, do your psyche a favor and stop adding to the lies in the
world..if you dont like something someone has done or said...voice
your opinion, then move on.. sincerely hoping you discover true
enlightenment and joy, or perhaps it would be helpful to your mind to
ask forgiveness of mean-ness to others, unless you are a Republican,
then I guess you simply are made that way, to think and do inhumane
things. hoping you find goodness within yourself . -- Maria
Hi,
Maria,
I'm
happy to hear that you got out early and that many of the negative
things so many have to deal with didn't happen in your life. There
were good and sincere people caught up in Worldwide. I point that out
in my book, Believing the Unbelievable, which
has just been added to this website.
I
came in as an adult, in 1955, went through Ambassador College and
worked at headquarters and also in New York City until 1974. I knew
the Armstrong's personally and zealously believed what they taught
for many years.
What
I've written, and what the Painful Truth publishes is not a mean
spirited attack. Neither is it slander. It's history. If we don't
learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. The holocaust is
history. So are Stalin's and Saddam Hussein's purges, their horrible
brutality and the Siberian gulag. Would you have that history
ignored so Nazism, the Baath party and Communism can again rear their
ugly heads and savage mankind?
Herbert
and Ted Armstrong's doctrines and lies and their tyrannical reigns
are still out there in the host of splinters that are still going
strong. Our purpose is to help thinking people realize what they
were and some are even now caught up in. Lives are still being
wrecked. People are still being brutalized by a fascist system
masquerading as a benevolent religion. If we can help even one
person see the light and salvage their life or deal with their
feelings of guilt or despair, our efforts will be worth it.
Before
you judge our attitudes and motives, it would be well to look into
the facts we present. If it is slander, there has certainly been
plenty of time for libel suits to be filed. Worldwide never balked
at doing so if they thought they could.
If
you feel you have a valid reason to refute what we say, organize your
facts and write your own article or book. We certainly wouldn't try
to stop you, and although we wouldn't agree, we wouldn't call your
motives and character into question.
Allen
C. Dexter
10/10/2009 understand
I
do not understand this web-sight.
I
am sure it gets lots of hits, at lot of people had experiences with
the Wonderful Worldwide Church of God...It was wonderful, the best
memories of my life and a unblievably fantastic life I have had, I am
so blessed, so unbelievably blessed and I thank God for it and
appreciate the wonderful work God did through Mr. Armstrong.
I
don't know where the author(s) of this web-site went wrong, but wrong
they have gone. I hope this e-mail is posted, that those who can
undestand see it.
I
will pray for you and ask God to fix whatever causes so much pain. It
is 2009 and I see
that
are posts back to 1998, Why is this site still here? Wow brother you
are really hurting, anyway I see you have a category for Kooks and
Hate mail; but is "Love Mail"
capice?
See
you in the World Tommorrow.
(Editor:
No name given)
Dear “No-Name”
Congratulations,
on your entry into the "Kooks, Nuts and Loonies" page!
You
wrote “I
do not understand this web-sight.”
Well
let me be clear here. The
Painful Truth
is
“A collection of Facts, Opinions and Comments from survivors
of Herbert W. Armstrong, Garner Ted Armstrong, The Worldwide Church
of God and its Daughters.”
You
said that your experience was wonderful, and full of great memories?
The Painful
Truth
has
around two thousand pages of testimony from former members that
believe otherwise.
Within
these pages we read about:
 The
death of men, women and children due to the Herbie's healing
doctrine.
Financial ruin due to a deceitful tithing doctrine. More below.
Sexual abuse by the ministry.
Stalking,
rape and other sex crimes by the membership, and the ministry that
covered up the crimes and then dis-fellowshipped the complainant.
Suicides by those who were abused spiritually by the ministry.
Families destroyed by the re-marriage doctrine along with marriage
manipulation.
Herbert's incestuous relation with his daughter.
Hundreds of false prophecies.
Children who never were given the chance to live up to their potential due to
the “coming soon” Apocalypse crap that Herbie and his minions
spewed out weekly in sermons and articles.
Undue influence by those who wished to control every aspect of the members
lives.
I
could go on and on, but those who have been freed from the mind
control aspects of these cults, have found the real truth behind the
sole purpose of Armstrong-ism. MONEY
and
POWER over others.
You
say you were “blessed?” No, you were conned and continue on that road even to this day.
You say you “don't
know where the author(s) of this web-site went wrong?”
Perhaps you should ask yourself why you continue to believe in the contrived Armstrong religion and the unbelievable baggage it brings with it.
You then ask “Why
is this site still here?”
This site is a place for people to share their experiences with the
world and stands as testimony to the corruption of the Armstrong
religious empire. Armstrong and his hireling's were like the little child
that would take earthworms or similar small animals and impaled them
on a pin to enjoy watching them twist and writhe as they slowly died.
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“I
will pray for you and ask God to fix whatever causes so much pain.”
So you are an intercessor for God? That makes you a priest does it not? Is not God claimed
to be all-knowing, all-wise, all-just, all-powerful and all-present?
If God is all knowing, why the hell do I need your prayers?
If prayer can indeed change God's mind, then what was wrong with His original just and all so wise plan of action? Doesn't God always do what is right and just? Or does God even know what He is doing?
If God needs your guidance to correct His original decision, and if He substitutes your prayer request, which you deem better than His, then you are worshipping
a God who makes errors until you pray to Him and correct Him.
You blasphemy your God when you try to correct Him on what you perceive are His mistaken decisions
and activities upon this earth. You are saying that you do not trust your "God" to make wise and just decisions. Who are you to advise or correct God?
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PRAYER DOES
NOT WORK
Many people find it comforting to believe that someone
else is looking out for them, watching over them, and guiding them gently through the path
of life. Indeed, life would be so much simpler if someone else were responsible for our
destiny, for countering evil with good, and for ensuring that caring people enjoy a
comfortable afterlife. Many well-intentioned but misguided people will tell you prayer is
the answer to the problems of the world. They'd have you believe that if only you pray
often enough and hard enough, you can realize your most precious goals. Unfortunately,
this is not reality. The untold suffering throughout the world should be evidence enough
that no benevolent creator is watching over us, helping justice and fairness to triumph.
People start wars, people abuse children and animals, and there's no deity to prevent
that. You are responsible for your own happiness, and you alone are responsible for your
own successes and failures. Be an honest person for its own value - not from fear of
spending an eternity in hell. Success in life requires hard work and logical thinking, and
these are the values you must strive for.
— Ethan Winer
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In
conclusion, any religious organization that wants to get ahead should
try to understand the long-range consequences of its actions. The
Churches of God have never had that faculty. The Churches of God will
give people a wink and a smile, but when the wheels begin to turn,
it's business as usual. Oppressive measures will be directed against
the membership. Lies and deceit will be the stock-in-trade of their
media propaganda and educational institutions. This is why the
Armstrong Churches of God are dying out. The membership is learning just what a mind control cult is.
Based on years of observation, the Churches of God will reap a
harvest of death because they possess a contempt for members and non-members that defies all logic
and understanding, that cannot be quantified or reasoned away. There is still hope, real hope—not the false sense of
hope that comes from the mouths of churlish sectarians, but the hope
that makes you eager to embrace real truth and not the false hope of a fictional "World Tomorrow."
Yours truly,
PT-Editor
James
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