by Joseph Tkach
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 An easy read, but more of a PR piece than a factual account., 2007-08-29
"Transformed by Truth", written by current WCG pastor general Joseph Tkach (Junior), claims on its cover to be "the inside story" regarding the WCG's transformation from "heresy" to "orthodox". And to some degree, it is - the author was present or privy to many of the key events he describes. However, the book is somewhat convoluted from the get-go - in attempting to describe the "transformation" in a manner that makes sense to both former and current WCG members, plus outside readers, Tkach's explanations and rationales presented through the book tend to be shallow and somewhat flimsy from time to time. Since a large part of the book deals with the actions of his own father, the work does tend to read like a simplistic hagiography at points instead of an "inside story". Becuase of these factors, it is not a heavily-researched work and its usefulness is diminished as a result - those looking for objective information on the WCG may be disappointed with its "touchy-feely", emotional style. On the other hand, it does bring out some good information on its topic from time to time and does do a fairly good job providing an introspective viewpoint of that period in the Worldwide Church of God's leadership. It is most useful when read in comparison to another work on the topic instead of alone, as its author's apparent wish to smooth-over some of the less positive events in question tend towards misleading at times.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
 Another Cult Bites the Dust!!! Couldn't Happen to a "nicer" one, 2007-07-14
On Angels Wings: A Spiritual Journey
I had the MISFORTUNE to deal with Joe Tkach Jr. personally, while still a member of Herbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God. I found him to be a cunning, nasty man, full of himself with an agenda to "take over the world" as in "Pinky & the Brain" cartoons. Nothing would stop the level this man would stoop to. He and his cronies (field ministers) were brutal to those unfortunate "true believers," such as myself, driving them from the "flock" and labeling them "dissenters" then disfellowhipping, "Marking" and slandering them across the globe, using them as examples to create terrorism within the "church"... demanding total submission "Sheparding" of those who might dare to question why their fellow members were being so brutally thrown out of the group.
Read in "On Angels Wings: A Spritual Journey (Link above) what truly happened to members who were true believers of Armstrong's theology during the take over of the Tkach's. There was no mercy.
To have one's entire belief system ripped out, spiritual RAPE, was nothing to Tkach and his henchmen. I myself experienced several of their harrangues meant to destroy one's mind while being driven out. Make no mistake that this organization NOW and THEN is nothing more than a henious CULT. There is no true Christianity to be found "before or after"... this organization is a mind-control and dangerous cult as much today as ever.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
I'd laugh if it weren't so pathetic, 2007-03-13
Book starts of with "Is this a Con?" like it's a hint of what's to come. Childish stories about how the doctrines of the Worldwide Church were all
wrong and suddenly needed to be changed. Maybe the recruitment tactics were not working anymore; or the false prophecies, scandals and financial ruin of its members had taken their toll on the organization. It was time to turn this thing 180' around, but what they did sunk the ship, and maybe that was their intent! Sure sounds like a conspiracy theory, and sure enough it seemed that way as the news of coming changes leaked out, only to confuse the once faithful. Why would ministers preach what they didn't believe? Well the money and benefits were pretty good. Strange how the sabbath changed along with unclean meats, holydays, tithing, healing, etc. Looks like Tkatch found the stairway to heaven, and Armstrong was no longer the infallible pope. Even the holy spirit changed into a person. And what the pagan trinity and the symbol of the cross became Kosher?
The book mentions Herbert W Armstrong being the master salesman, and like
a bar a soap he had to make his church unique so his followers would use no other. He started positioning his product by identifying all others as inferior or even worthless, as misleading, as spurious and even hurtful. Of course, he will have to use basically the same ingredients for his soap that they do in theirs, but will change the name of those ingredients. We were told that we were the "only true" soap. So when Tkatch and Co. began admitting we weren't the only real soap out there, it all started to look so bogus. In their disillusionment many members started spinning off to splinter groups. Quite a few abandoned religion altogether and tried to live a normal life again. That was the real transformation as nauseating and heart breaking as you would ever experience. How could we have believed such things? By the means of Fear Induction Psychology and Mind Control by its leaders, this cult and its many divisions have manipulated the lives of its members and destroyed their lives. The book ends up bashing old Armstrong pretty well, but contradictorily says they are not judging him. Makes it worth the $1.09 the printed version is going for, but do a search and save the postage, unless you need the kindling.
For the survivors: "Does anyone remember laughter?"
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Thanks for publishing your true intensions!!!, 2006-11-20
A big thanks to Joe Tkach for publishing his true intensions so openly which led to him and his men getting tripped up in court and having to forfeit everything. Yes, they were able to get away with the money but they lost what truely matters.
If it wasn't for this book in which Joe Tkach makes his classic statement about what is his "Christian Duty", he could not have been so thoroughly exposed.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
NO TRUTH FOUND, 2006-11-10
I got this book when it first came out. Read it cover to cover and didn't find any biblical truth in it. I dusted it off recently and reread it. Still no truth found. Only half truths and omitted scriptures. One thing that I do agree with the author about is that there was less emphisis on Jesus in the WCG than there should have been. This they should have done and not left the other undone.
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