I grew up an Armstrongite.

[deviantsaint]

A few of my friends have heard me struggling with trying to explain the religion I grew up in. I've used the term "cult" before, I've said "seventh day adventist offshoot". None of them really fit, but thanks to wikipedia I can say that this:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Church_of_God Is how I was raised, and very strictly too I might

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[cieldumort]

How fun.

[mrvetinari]

I like how the metaphors for your time in the faith are "A War" and "A Shipwreck"

[saltdawg]

Damn. I knew about the group's existance, but never read anything about it front-to-back. The thing to remember is that all these fucked up things are what make us who we are. But you already knew that.

If you haven't already; read "survivor" by Chuck Palahunik (or however you spell it). I imagine you'd at least identify, if not enjoy it.

[deviantsaint]

I'll have to look into it.

[deviantsaint]

I was in San Antonio. I met Mr Armstrong and later Mr Tkach when I was a little kid.

[deviantsaint]

yeah that sounds about right, that would have been right before I left the church. Weird. Who did you used to know back then?

[daleth93]

Oh man. My mother used to listen to the radio show. I never paid much attention, I just remember hearing 'The World Tomorrow with Garner Ted Armstrong,' and then this very dour-sounding man droning on, and leaving the room to watch TV or something. I'm kind of squicked out thinking she was listening to this dogma.

[deviantsaint]

It's not quite as bad as it sounds, there actually was quite a bit of room for debate. It has a sort of intellectual rigor to it in the old days that I've not seen in other denominations. Granted, It's that very same rigor that I learned from the church that has made me an agnostic now.