Comments on Ambassador Watch: More United than usual

I was sorry to hear about Bob Fahey's passing....

2016-05-07T07:11:30.900+12:00

I was sorry to hear about Bob Fahey's passing. He was my local minister for a few years back in the early 80's. He and his wife were kind and genuine to me and gave me a lot of support when I was going through some hefty problems.

I can't help it... but every time that I see ...

2016-05-07T05:45:27.564+12:00

I can't help it...

but every time that I see the term "UNITED" used in the COG sense, I think of Undie-Ted , ala Garner Ted Armstrong!

NEO -- at the very least you could say he's co...

2016-05-07T01:13:28.566+12:00

NEO -- at the very least you could say he's colorful.

Now if we were to look at the UCG as a midsized corporation, it is fairly certain that we could expect psychopaths and sociopaths to rise to the top of the organization.

Of course, we can't be certain that United operates as a midsized corporation as in "Moral Mazes" by Robert Jackall and "The Corporation" (book and video), but the dynamics do seem to fit well.

Black Ops: I meant to write that I knew Rex Sext...

2016-05-07T01:00:05.439+12:00

Black Ops:

I meant to write that I knew Rex Sexton "at" BS (Big Sandy). The circumstances are enough to make me highly suspicious of UCG. Who rises to the top of an organization can tell you much about the organization.

Any reports on the "spectacularly unproductiv...

2016-05-07T00:15:34.844+12:00

Any reports on the "spectacularly unproductive America: The Time Is Now! tour"? I don't doubt it was a massive waste of money and time, but I'd be curious as to the extent.

One of the consequences of years in Armstrongism c...

2016-05-06T19:43:22.031+12:00

One of the consequences of years in Armstrongism can be the incapability of having other than superficial relationships. They played Yankees and Rebels with our families, declaring family members outside of the church to be people to be held at arms length. People were implied to be expendable, considering the legalistic "my way or the highway" approach. Love was always conditional, making other church members the substitute friends, and substitute family.

This is probably why we have witnessed the Balkanization of Armstrongism once the iron fisted one carked it.

BB

Perhaps it's just that everybody in the cult i...

2016-05-06T15:27:15.282+12:00

Perhaps it's just that everybody in the cult is worn out.

Wait awhile for people to get a second wind, then see if contention continues.

Or maybe the UCG has reached the entropy limit at which point no more splits are possible.

And Rex Sexton, B.S.? Well, let's just say you need to do extensive fact checking....

This is the first COG-MAG in your series that I ha...

2016-05-06T14:29:54.572+12:00

This is the first COG-MAG in your series that I have actually looked at. I immediately bumped into an article by Rex Sexton. I knew him a BS and have nothing but negative recollections of him. I quickly discontinued my look at the magazine.

It is an odd phenomenon but most of the people who read Armstrongite literature have no idea what personality is wielding the pen. Most people who were avid followers of HWA never met HWA. It is the nature of the kind of communications used by Armstrongites. Most people never get up close and personal with these leaders. The lay membership is a victim of distance learning and distance indoctrination. I think most lay members would have found HWA to be quit different than what they thought he was. He decidedly was not a kindly, gentle and wise old man.

And if you know some of these people, these cult leaders, it entirely changes your view on what they say and write.