At the risk of snarky comments and ridicule, this is a serious post and I hope there is someone who has experienced the same thing or something quite similar. Back in the 1980's and 1990's I was a member of the Worldwide Church of God when Herbert W. Armstrong was the head and supreme authority. He passed away in 1986 and there was a change in leadership but that is another discussion. Anyway, I have not been a part of that for almost 20 years and yet at times it comes back to haunt me as it has in the past few days. I can recognize now that it was, if not a full blown cult, then at least had many cult markers or tendencies. And yet there are still some teachings that I can't shake and still can mess with me in ways that are hard to explain. My purpose of this thread:
1. Just someone to talk to about this
2. And curious to know if there might be an ex-member here or someone with other ties.
The church was headquartered in Pasadena California at that time and was home of the Ambassador Auditorium and Ambassador College. All this has since been liquidated is my understanding.
If you have any connection or had similar experiences in other cult-like organizations I would like to hear how you deal with it and if even after years some of it comes back to haunt you.