[djohnson(XLCmember)]

Ohio I do not believe the teachings of WN/WL are being manipulated per se. I think his writings are the leader of the LCS. He is the one minister of the age.

Further I am not debating Hope's position on the issue. I am questioning those that told him about Rapoport's desire to take over the movement e.g. Dan Towle, Lee etc. And here's why: I think Lee suffered from paranoia. This is evident in his The Fermentation of the Present Rebellion book. So in his head and those around him Rapoport could have been a perceived threat in the terms Hope describes just like those in the book were later. But was he an actual threat and did he really want to realistically take over the movement? I'm not saying he didn't I'm just saying it sounds far fetched considering the circumstances and make up of the movement itself.

BTW I have read the above mentioned book by Lee and his lieutenents then I read Mallon's letters that were posted on the internet, then I read somewhere that Mauro from the bereans site was a coworker and quoted in the book and was set up to say what he said and repented for misrepresenting the truth, then I read Ingall's book and some other material. Quite a difference between all this and Lee's book I would say.

So again I am not debating whether some thought and esp Lee that Rapoport was a perceived threat but so were a lot of other people in the paranoia-filled world of the LCS! And that's why I have asked Hope if he heard this directly from Rapoport.