Comments | deviantsaint: I grew up an Armstrongite.

deviantsaint

I grew up an Armstrongite.

Apr 10, 2009 23:06

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 ( Read more... )

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bythebootstraps April 10 2009, 15:29:29 UTC

Is this what the ministry in Carnevale was based on?

deviantsaint April 10 2009, 18:52:04 UTC

dunno, but alot of the ideas that are contained in WWCOG teachings are seen in other places as well. it was rather complex.

Armstrongite... cocodelovely April 10 2009, 18:04:09 UTC

There are other children of the church wandering aroundSadly I am not one of these,but my kids best friend is and they do not at all seem as harsh or cultic as wikipedia has described.
I am sorry though that just like my childhood religon we are both kinda fcked and have very warped, deep sense of this hell we call life earth.

Re: Armstrongite... deviantsaint April 10 2009, 18:54:10 UTC

No I don't think it's nearly as ominous as wikipedia mades is sound. Infact as far as churches go it's not nearly as bad as being a southern baptist. there's actually quite a lot less of the whole "you're going to hell" than alot of churches and way way way less evangelical stuff. Infact we were barred from alot of proselytizing.

cocodelovely April 11 2009, 00:40:09 UTC

I READ YOUR COMMENT YOU LEFT ME. I RESEMBLE THAT SOUTHERN BAPTIST REMARK. DO NOT HOLD BACK DEVIANT,PLEASE TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL (LOL)

deviantsaint April 14 2009, 05:52:55 UTC

ummmmm.... what?