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Ronald Weinland: Armstrongist Prophet of Doom

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

I’d like to put an invitation out to interested readers of this blog to journey over to my personal blog, where I have recently called out a number of modern false prophets. One in particular, Ronald Weinland, has made near-term predictions for cataclysmic events of Revelation starting in April of this year. He’s attracted a […]

Cherie Marquez

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Now: North Carolina, Then: Miami
cherie.marquez@afterdisaster.com
Hi all!
I too, was born into and grew up in the WCG. My father got involved because his mother listened on the radio while he was growing up. As many of the families in the WCG, it seemed many of our relatives also came to church. I […]

“Steve”

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Hi there, I really like your site and find it very comforting to know there are others out there that have payed a price for being involved in this cult. I have been reading all the posts non-stop and find them all very sad. I can’t say I have suffered as much as some of […]

God Hates Blogs

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

If you read any of the other blogs that track the WCG and its offshoots, you’ve probably already seen this jaw-dropper. But in case you haven’t…
He started it!
• The Restored Church of God: Blogs – and God’s Youth
They (and many others) finished it!
• XCG: Shutting Up the Sheep
• Ambassador Watch: Blather from Pack
• The Zero Boss: […]

Ex-WCG Non-Believer Hosts Popular Humanist Podcast

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

DJ Grothe is an Ambassador College graduate and former member. But these day’s he’s a tireless advocate of science and skepticism, and the host of the leading humanist and skeptical podcast Point of Inquiry. Each week, DJ interviews thought leaders such as Michael Shermer, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, Eugenie Scott, Bill Nye, and Sam Harris […]

Recent Blog Posts On Religion

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

Over at my personal blog, I have a number of articles on Christianity and religion in general that readers of this blog may find interesting.
Most recent first.

A House Divided
God and Delusion
Atheist (video)
Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason
The God FAQ
The Brick Testament
A Sacred Cow to the Slaughter
Join! (cartoon)
Ten Christian Lunacies
Touched by an Atheist (video)
What Would Jesus […]

Ten Christian Lunacies

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

I have just posted an article I wrote, Ten Christian Lunacies, over at my personal blog. It was inspired by a WCG-related discussion I engaged in on a separate blog.

My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken… The Rose Parade?

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Growing up in the Worldwide Church of God, we always took pride in the fact that our opulent headquarters campus was in Pasadena, California— right next to the route of the Tournament of Roses Parade. And most years on January 1st I would be out there with my fellow church volunteers either helping sell Kodak […]