Comments on Ambassador Watch: Quit pickin' on Joe

I'm looking at Tkach's present HQ building...

2016-08-31T23:19:22.578+12:00

I'm looking at Tkach's present HQ building: Can't find its address on gci.org but it's easy enough to locate. It's on Financial Way, Glendora. Looking from the air, the building is massive!. Being in La-La Land, the value/rental cost must be horrendous - especially considering his income consists of silly old ladies sending donations.

With falling income he looks depressed! Wants to f...

2016-08-31T17:49:42.720+12:00

With falling income he looks depressed!
Wants to flee crowded L.A. - 20 million population megacity.
Ten percent of its population undocumented illegal residents.

I once heard HWA say "I'm like the Pope&q...

2016-08-31T11:28:35.054+12:00

I once heard HWA say "I'm like the Pope". HWA was right about that - just as the Pope has absolute authority in the Catholic Church, so HWA (and now Joe Jr.) had/has absolute authority in WCG/GCI. There is one difference, though. The outgoing Pope doesn't get to appoint his successor. The college of Cardinals VOTES for the new Pope.

WCG/GCI, like so many American churches, is run like a family business. Or like a monarchy. Rulership/Ownership passes from father to son where possible. Else, the owner names the next ruler/owner. This is clear evidence that God is NOT in charge.

This question can be unpacked into a a couple of i...

2016-08-31T10:41:50.492+12:00

This question can be unpacked into a a couple of issues. Issue 1, what is a church denomination legally required to do? Does GCI do what it is legally required to do? This is of interest to the state.

Issue 2, what is a church ethically required to do? Whose ethics are used as the standard? The ethics of critics or the ethics of members or the ethics of someone else. This is of interest to the membership of the denomination.

Without answers to these question the most I can derive from the opening statement by the moderator is that if he and Joe Tkach, Jr. were discussing this topic, they would disagree.

This is curious: Within the past year, the Tacoma ...

2016-08-31T05:54:33.597+12:00

This is curious: Within the past year, the Tacoma Worldwide Church of God seems to have disappeared. When looking for Tacoma in the search for congregations on the GCI.org website, what comes up is:

http://nh-cf.org/, New Hope Christian Fellowship website for a church associated with GCI in Federal Way, Washington.

This is truly weird. It looks as if the Tacoma WCG was attempting to continue its existence with Saturday Sabbath Services with the New Covenant teachings. I can't be sure, but it looks like CGI cut them loose and they tried to continue their local identity. It's not clear to me if they still exist as a congregation, and the CGI does not seem to have a congregation in Tacoma.

This is ironic, since Tacoma was the first Radio Church of God congregation in the Pacific Northwest Puget Sound area.

And now (I think) it is gone.

The relevance to this ties to #5 of your list of points.

Excellent observations on spot.