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Another striking feature is that the personal bona fides are promoted by RK as evidence of primacy: no Chistian since Paul the apostle has had such sagacity and impeccable character.

Then, when bits of the truth dribble out, of the confession to producing porn, or of pressuring the flock for funds for businesses run by family, the narrative will shift, to the importance of covering drunken Noah, and respect for God's ordination, for order in the church.

So the logic reverses, and even becomes self-negating, yet everyone is supposed to disregard that. It's especially tough for those born into this cult, who are fed all this from the cradle. They must try to reconcile this dissonance, but at great psychological and emotional cost.

The narrative thrust goes from the impeccable wisdom and unparalleled character of WL, to "Hey, nobody's perfect- who are you to judge God's anointing?" This happens repeatedly, as I've tried to show elsewhere. You can probably take 5 random messages in this collection, and will find similar self-contradiction.

So the controlling vision inevitably becomes, "Do whatever you are told. Whatever Big Boss wants today is our present reality." It's a personality cult with a thin veneer of Christianity on top. The veneer is essential for recruiting purposes, but once inside, you realize that's all it was. But by then, for many, it's too late.