Raising the Ruins: The fight to revive the legacy of Herbert W. Armstrong
Stephen Flurry · Philadelphia Church of God
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Herbert W. Armstrong was the world's leading televangelist and one of the most prominent religious leaders of the 20th century, watched, read and followed by millions worldwide. But his legacy of Bible-based humanitarianism came under attack after he died. The cabal of leaders who took control of the church he founded, after pledging to "follow in his footsteps," methodically destroyed all he had built. Those who would stop them were silenced or excommunicated.
Had it happened in the corporate world, the CEOs and executives responsible for hijacking a corporation and robbing its investors would have been fired, if not prosecuted in a court of law.
Never before has this shocking story been told in such riveting detail. Drawing upon official reports, internal memos, court depositions and personal interviews, Stephen Flurry exposes the depth of corruption and deceit that was "Tkachism" - the administration of Joseph Tkach, who succeeded Mr. Armstrong as pastor general of the Worldwide Church of God.
In this book you will learn:
*How Tkach's men altered doctrines under Mr. Armstrong's nose even before he died.
*How the Tkach transformation was driven from the start by an agenda that even shocked most of the top ministers.
*How early on, Tkachism brazenly denied its radical changes before the church members.
*How Tkachism slashed media operations under the pretense of "wise stewardship"--while income soared at a record $1 billion in five years.
*How Tkachism shamefully forced out the very members whose contributions had built the multi-million dollar empire.
*How Tkach's men told church members the message of Mr. Armstrong's magnum opus, Mystery of the Ages, was still official, while they secretly trashed 120,000 copies of the book.
*How Tkach Jr. considered it his "Christian duty" to stamp out Mr. Armstrong's writings.
*How Tkach Jr. nearly achieved that goal in a six-year legal battle, but then, for fear of being exposed, surrendered.
*How the marvelous wonder of Mr. Armstrong's work is being raised from the ruins.
Worldwide Church of God leaders today present themselves to the mainstream evangelical world as a band of courageous truth-lovers who sacrificed everything to follow Jesus Christ. The stubborn facts of what they did, however, tell a far more sinister story - a story they have done their utmost to keep buried. This book exhumes those facts and exposes them to the furious light of day, as they should have been all along, for your scrutiny.
Had it happened in the corporate world, the CEOs and executives responsible for hijacking a corporation and robbing its investors would have been fired, if not prosecuted in a court of law.
Never before has this shocking story been told in such riveting detail. Drawing upon official reports, internal memos, court depositions and personal interviews, Stephen Flurry exposes the depth of corruption and deceit that was "Tkachism" - the administration of Joseph Tkach, who succeeded Mr. Armstrong as pastor general of the Worldwide Church of God.
In this book you will learn:
*How Tkach's men altered doctrines under Mr. Armstrong's nose even before he died.
*How the Tkach transformation was driven from the start by an agenda that even shocked most of the top ministers.
*How early on, Tkachism brazenly denied its radical changes before the church members.
*How Tkachism slashed media operations under the pretense of "wise stewardship"--while income soared at a record $1 billion in five years.
*How Tkachism shamefully forced out the very members whose contributions had built the multi-million dollar empire.
*How Tkach's men told church members the message of Mr. Armstrong's magnum opus, Mystery of the Ages, was still official, while they secretly trashed 120,000 copies of the book.
*How Tkach Jr. considered it his "Christian duty" to stamp out Mr. Armstrong's writings.
*How Tkach Jr. nearly achieved that goal in a six-year legal battle, but then, for fear of being exposed, surrendered.
*How the marvelous wonder of Mr. Armstrong's work is being raised from the ruins.
Worldwide Church of God leaders today present themselves to the mainstream evangelical world as a band of courageous truth-lovers who sacrificed everything to follow Jesus Christ. The stubborn facts of what they did, however, tell a far more sinister story - a story they have done their utmost to keep buried. This book exhumes those facts and exposes them to the furious light of day, as they should have been all along, for your scrutiny.
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Gabriel “Ben” Walton
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September 12, 2015
This is a book about a religious organization that Jesus Christ raised up through a man here at the close of the age. The founder died Jan. 16 1986 a lot of changes in the foundational doctrins that were set in stone practically and many did not believe in the changes. There was a schism, many held on to some of the changes. When one held on to the foundatiion, the core princibles layed down by Christ through Herbert W. Armstrong. Throughout all the court hearings, depositions, and appeals, the WorldWide Church of God through a grueling 6 year court battle gave up and sold to the Philadelphia Church of God (P.C.G.) (Proverbs 23:23) the rights to works which spiritually belonged to Christ's loyal followers the P.C.G. to begin with.
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A Google user
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January 10, 2015
it is absolutely amazing how a group of people could hate and strategically plot to try to topple and completely eradicate the truth by lying and lying and lying!!!. This book is the truth...an exposer of the evil that took over the church after Mr. Armstrong. It takes great courage to expose any evil, any corruption more so spiritual evil and corruption and Mr. Stephen Flurry has done just that! Completely exposed the evil that had gripped and deceived 95% of members. An absolutely brilliant read!
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Izaak Lorenz
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January 12, 2019
An inspiring book that details the fight for God's revealed truth against a Church that had turned inwards and was on a mission to suppress the truth. A must read for anyone wanting to know the truth about the WCG and PCG.
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About the author
Stephen Flurry is executive editor of the newsmagazine and president of Herbert W. Armstrong College in Edmond, Oklahoma. He served on the Philadelphia Church of God’s legal team in the battle against the Worldwide Church of God over the copyrights to Herbert W. Armstrong’s literature. He lives in Edmond with his wife and two children. Philadelphia Trumpet
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