Never let it
be said that the Church of God International is not doing its part to support
Trump’s brand of Nationalism and the conspiracy theories about a malevolent
Jewish influence on world events (especially relative to the United States). In
light of the recent spree of pipe bomb mailings and the attack on a Jewish
synagogue in Pennsylvania, I think it would be instructive to look at the role
that some of the Armstrong Churches of God have played in promoting the
divisive and racist rhetoric that has fueled the crazy individuals who have
perpetrated these horrendous acts of violence.
In the
Winter 2017 (Vol. 38, No.4) edition of The International News (The Official
Newspaper of the Church of God International), Pastor Bill Watson lamented the
indifference of the “mainstream media” to pursuing the truth. Sound familiar?
He went on to say: “Over and over we see hypersensitive expressions wrapped in
hyperbole’s passion all designed to aggravate and exacerbate the protesting
Antifa crowds for effect. This is the goal of anarchists who have become the
‘village idiots’ of elitists like George Soros and others, who support his Open
Society Foundations, which is nothing more than supporting the globalist agenda
so prominent among the progressive rich.”
In the
Summer 2018 (Vol. 39, No. 2) edition of The International News, Pastor Bill
Watson wrote: “The United States is relearning to express assertive leadership
after decades of appeasement, apologies, and accommodation at the expense of
its own national well being and security. The question is, Will the world’s
community of nations, having been working an agenda of globalism, accept and
adjust to this revived nationalistic approach the United States, United
Kingdom, and a handful of others within the European Union are now adopting?
That remains to be seen as to how it will all play out.”
On October
14, 2018, as a presentation of CGI’s Armor of God broadcast, Pastor
Adrian Davis spoke about “Marriage Under Assault” (https://www.cgi). The good pastor sought to give his
audience a history lesson regarding the current “war on marriage.” He began
with a discussion of Karl Marx and The
Communist Manifesto and proceeded to talk about his loyal disciples in
Frankfurt, Germany. According to Davis, these Jewish intellectuals and Marxists
decided that family loyalty was the reason workers around the world had failed
to unite against their capitalist oppressors.
Pastor Davis
recounted the story of how many of these folks fled to the United States (he
singled out Columbia University for special mention here) when Adolf Hitler
came to power in Germany. According to him, these Jewish Marxists decided to
shift from a focus on economics to cultural issues. Davis tells us that these
nasty folks concentrated their efforts on stirring up the oppressed and
victimized groups within American society (how AWFUL). He then proceeded to
single out another prominent Jewish intellectual in the promotion of this
cultural Marxism, Herbert Marcuse (ACOG’s seem to like the name Herbert).
Finally,
Davis summarized his little history lesson by talking about how Marxists had
infiltrated American universities and had attacked the building blocks of
Western civilization. Moreover, he simply could not resist a parting shot about
the “migrant crisis,” and how this was contributing to the demoralization of
Western nations.
Unfortunately,
if I hadn’t identified the sources of these statements, many of us would have
assumed that they had been lifted directly from a Trump campaign rally! Make no
mistake, the men who perpetrated these evil acts are responsible for the hurt
and carnage which they have inflicted. Nevertheless, it is hard to deny that CGI
and other Armstrong Churches of God have supported the narrative which inspired
them. What do you think?
