Glynn Washington Biography

Before rocking storytelling as the host of NPR’s hit show Snap Judgment Glynn Washington landed with his own story to tell.
A native of Detroit Glynn was moved to an all-white rural Michigan farm town by his parents at an early age. Washington and his family had fallen under the sway of a television evangelist Herbert W. Armstrong who preached that the “End of Days” was near. Thus they decided to await Jesus’ return while assuming the humble occupation of farming.
Farm life did not prove financially successful for the Washington family; while they provided food for others they sometimes did not even have food for themselves. In response to their hunger Washington quotes “Our cult leaders told us not to worry about any of that because Jesus was gonna return soon and all of our troubles would be over.”
Herbert Armstrong taught that the members of his church would leave their lives behind and flee to a “Place of Safety” in the caves of Petra Syria while all others would be destroyed by the flame. Washington credits his early religious training for helping develop his current sense of narrative. He explains that “if you tell everybody that Jesus is coming next week and Jesus doesn’t show up -- you’ve got some explaining to do. That they kept missing dates but still kept filling up the church every week is a testament to the power of storytelling.”

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