Armstrongism Still Going Strong

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Here's an interesting website called BatteredSheep.com that talks about Armstrongism. Here's a portion of what is talked about on the site:


It is astonishing that many still bow at the feet of the deceased Herbert W. Armstrong as if he were God himself. There are websites by ex-members of the Worldwide Church of God, that have a great deal to say about their experiences within this modern day church organization. Some such websites are: The Painful Truth, Exit & Support Network, and there are many websites about the Worldwide Church of God on the Internet. There are innumerable personal stories by ex-members of this authoritarian hierarchy and tragically some ex-members are now "atheists", while some over the years have committed suicide. Others have fanned out into many different church organizations, while others no longer attend church, and others are members of various splinter groups.
Herbert W. Armstrong still has many followers, including splinter or offshoot groups who believe they are the "true church of God" on earth. From what I have read there are literally hundreds of splinter groups of the Worldwide Church of God, and since it was a church organization that spread out over the world into many countries, there have been many splinter groups formed. Some of the splinter groups have the following names:
  • Philadelphia Church of God
  • Living Church of God
  • Restored Church of God
  • Intercontinental Church of God
  • United Church of God
  • Church of God's Faithful
  • Independent Church of God
  • Church of God, An International Community
  • Christian Biblical Church of God
  • Many other groups
How many of these church organizations still exist, I have no idea, nor do I know what they teach aside from glancing at a few websites to learn that at least some of these groups are still Saturday Sabbath keepers, Old Testament "Holyday" keepers, and keepers of such doctrines as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd tithes. Some still have an authoritarian format they adhere to, and all in the name of Jesus Christ as the "true church". 

Click here to read the entire article. It's a sad, true and unfortunate fact.

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