Comments on Ambassador Watch: The Fasting Strategy

One question that somehow was never asked or answe...

2016-07-18T14:13:09.465+12:00

One question that somehow was never asked or answered in the Armstrong movement (seriously, no pun intended!) was whether it is OK to take an enema during a spiritual fast, such as on the Day of Atonement. Fasting can cause constipation, and one would think that removing the resulting toxins might help one to think more clearly.

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If Roderick Meredith were to die from fasting, at ...

2016-07-18T05:03:11.346+12:00

If Roderick Meredith were to die from fasting, at least one problem would be solved.

From John Tuit, The Truth Shall Set You Free, Chap...

2016-07-15T16:39:04.622+12:00

From John Tuit, The Truth Shall Set You Free, Chapter 7, discussing a letter by HWA around the time of Garner Ted Armstrong's expulsion from WCG.

"Then, further on in the letter, still claiming to be a special representative of Jesus Christ, Armstrong said, "Therefore in HIS NAME, as His apostle, I am calling for a day of FASTING AND PRAYER throughout the entire Worldwide Church of God on Sabbath, June 24th." The calling of a fast by Herbert Armstrong was always an effective way to cause the Church membership to feel as though they were responsible for the problems in the Church. Armstrong, of course, never did anything wrong. The reasons for the problems were always, according to him, a result of God withdrawing his blessings from the Church due to the spiritual laxity on the part of the Church membership. Translated, spiritual laxity means inadequate financial support. Actually this entire matter of a fast was part of a conditioning process to prepare the membership for the next event soon to take place; it was all to set the stage for an announcement that would be made to the membership the following Sabbath which would cover the events of the intervening week."

These days, he's probably feeling a bit like o...

2016-07-15T12:58:42.965+12:00

These days, he's probably feeling a bit like our American comedian, another Rod, Rodney Dangerfield! You know, "no respect!" And Rod probably blames the internet. But, back in the day, we used to mock him mercilessly in the AC dorms, creating little skits from all of his stupid, Tourette-like utterances in class that day. Well, at least our class got away with that. I feel sorry for the students that came along after the administration got paranoid and began "bugging" the dorms.

Really, the only way I can see LCG making it through the current lawsuit would be somebody we all know claiming non compos mentis.

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