[net.religion] The World Tomorrow

cng@burdvax.UUCP (06/29/83)

Does anyone have any information on Herbert W. Armstrong and the Worldwide
Church of God?  Way back when, I would listen to his son, Garner Ted, but I
never really understood their "theology".  Recently, I started picking up
HWA late night on an AM radio station.  Some of the stuff he peddles sounds
really off base, like his notion of the United States and England being the
10 tribes of Israel (sounds remotely like Mormonism).

I'm not interested in joining, just curious.  I've come in contact with
some people that have mentioned HWA and his beliefs.  Some questions I have
include:

		Is it a real denomination with local congregations?

		Does he have "ministers/priests"?

		Where does he get some of his more "exotic" ideas?
		From the Bible?  Other sources of revelation?

		What kind of people are involved in/contribute to
		his church?

Specific responses can be sent to me.  Information of a general nature may
be posted to the net.

				Thanks,
				Tom Albrecht
				...!{presby|psuvax}!burdvax!cng

thor@ihuxw.UUCP (07/01/83)

The notion that the British and the Americans are heirs of
the 10 tribes of Israel comes from a popular (19th century?)
belief in England. It is called British-Israelism. It has
shown up recently in the teachings of the Posse Comitatus,
the ultra-right wing political organization as well as the
HW Armstrong church.

			Mark Kohls