Although Armstrong considered himself God's emissary on Earth, and preached a fundamentalist system of moral values, there are persistent allegations that his own behavior did not live up to those values. Most notably, he has been accused of incest with his underage daughter, as well as many other lesser sins. Some followers believe he repented of this, in much the same way as David did, of equal gross sins, and that the fruits of his subsequent life show that.
Under Armstrong, the Worldwide Church of God operated a highly successful PR campaign. Amongst other activities, the church published a magazine, The Plain Truth, produced a radio and tv program called The World Tomorrow.
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The gospel that Herbert W. Armstrong preached, sometimes described as "Armstrongism", was very different than mainstream Christianity stating that the gospel was that the Kingdom of God was coming to the Earth, and that Jesus Christ was to be coming back as King of kings and Lord of lords.
Armstrong's beliefs were a prominent example of British Israelism. He believed that the United States, British Commonwealth and much of the Northwestern European Nations were descended from the Lost Ten Tribes (see Israelites, or the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel).
As well as British Israelism, his doctrines included:
Most notably, Armstrong has been accused of the child sex abuse of his daughter.
He has also been accused of many other lesser sins.
He has been accused of plagiarism in his book The United States and British Commonwealth in Prophecy, by drawing on J. H. Allen's book Judas' Scepter and Joseph's Birthright. Beliefs
Allegations of wrongdoing