tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846567313402731847.post454181165537867380..comments2024-01-08T12:37:24.482-08:00Comments on Living Armstrongism: Mark Mendiola's Articles for Living Church NewsRedfox712http://www.blogger.com/profile/17734930967002040931noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846567313402731847.post-28922524888994686832022-03-20T14:02:54.425-07:002022-03-20T14:02:54.425-07:00Reading this comment it seems to me that the perso...Reading this comment it seems to me that the person described in the second paragraph is another, unnamed person. I freely admit I do not know who this person would be.Redfox712https://www.blogger.com/profile/17734930967002040931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846567313402731847.post-83212190706373383992017-05-02T11:34:19.948-07:002017-05-02T11:34:19.948-07:00I heard a one liner on a TV show recently. If a h...I heard a one liner on a TV show recently. If a highway patrolman follows you for 500 miles, he's going to find something he can cite you for. That's just part of the human condition. <br /><br />And, it perfectly illustrates the problem with Armstrongist teaching on law and grace. If you emphasize either one of these two mutually complimentary components, you get a community that is seriously out of balance. We've seen how over-emphasis of the law breeds self-righteousness, and mean-spiritedness directed towards anyone who falls short and isn't part of the elite group. And overemphasizing grace to the point where we don't recognize that law exists produces anarchy. <br /><br />These people who harp on law would not appreciate it if the full weight of the law were applied to them, but they sure want to see full punishment on everyone else. It's why some preach meathooks on their neighbors and relatives who are not part of the group.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846567313402731847.post-81921179983663830472017-05-01T08:16:11.948-07:002017-05-01T08:16:11.948-07:00While I don't claim to know all the aforementi...While I don't claim to know all the aforementioned men, I do recognize some of them as total cuckoos, having had some limited (thankfully very limited) contact with them, which leads me to believe, based on the company that he kept that Mark Mendiol wasn't particularly of sound mind. Sorry, that's my opinion as I see it. Anyone who's seen some of the ads in The Journal should be able to grasp the perspective.<br /><br />One in particular stands out, since I attended his feast site in 2009. He was no longer associated with any of the others of this troupe of motely men and had his own abused cult of about 50, which was about enough for him to live comfortably and have a gaggle of guys to go hunting with. He has a nasty temper. He's angry all the time. In the congregations of other ACoGs, you can hear whispers about him. He produced one of the angriest tract booklets I've ever seen about "God's Law". Very oppressive and conceited. Not particularly honest.<br /><br />And all that left an impression on me.<br /><br />The cultmeister refugees from anything Roderick Meredith lorded over were very much oppressed and have become utter nut cases. The bottom line is that anyone involved with these people should quietly steal away and get on with their lives, since they will suck you dry in their ministration of mental disorders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com