tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846567313402731847.post4322076051419682175..comments2024-01-08T12:37:24.482-08:00Comments on Living Armstrongism: David Robinson's Book: A Denunciation of Rader's PowerRedfox712http://www.blogger.com/profile/17734930967002040931noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846567313402731847.post-30121962049943348702014-02-06T08:55:55.964-08:002014-02-06T08:55:55.964-08:00Several ideas come to mind. One is that I was qui...Several ideas come to mind. One is that I was quite shocked at the blatant antisemitism openly displayed several years ago in Al Portune's memoire. There is no doubt that antisemitism existed within classic WCG.<br /><br />Secondly, on the rare occasions that Stan Rader would address the Pasadena congregation, comments were made in the aftermath about effeminacy. He was not a powerful orator, so managed to embody two of the stereotypes (antisemitic and anti-GLBT) deeply programmed into church members.<br /><br />Finally, much is known today about how Armstrongites react as a group to power changes. Had Rader assumed power back in the 1970s or 1980s and attempted any doctrinal changes, there is no reason to believe the church would have reacted any differently than they did to Joe Tkach Sr in the 1990s. If nothing else, Stan Rader was highly intelligent and realized that the only way he could have power over the church would be as puppetmaster to HWA. This is the time-honored symbiotic relationship used by "handlers" to control prominent politicians and acclaimed entertainers.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.com