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Originally Posted by Ohio
He said it because he believes it to be true. That's the definition of a "factoid" -- something repeated so often, it must be true, by definition. It helps to have no contact with the outside world, by which one may obtain information commonly called "facts," which are factoids worst enemy.
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That brother, is the truth. These folks just don't have the "current and up-to-date facts" about their Christian brothers and sisters at all. They walk around with myths and factoids.
I have testified that I first encountered the LSM Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. That particular locality, which totals perhaps 80 members, is predominantly (70%) made up of a single, large and branching family. That family comes from a Mennonite Colony (think Amish, but a little more modern) from Belize. Now how sectarian do you think that particular denomination would have been? This was a "colony" in Latin America - it was about as sectarian as you could get. That was their taste of Christianity outside of LSM. Now, saying that, I have had WONDERFUL fellowship with Mennonites over the years. Real brothers and sisters and Christ with whom I've shared my life and from whom I've gained so much - but my point is, what do these colonists know of Christianity as a whole? Only what Lee told them. And Lee didn't know or care to know more than they knew, really... because he was busy building a temple to God.
You know, there is a brother in Christ (Doug Perry) who posts on Youtube occasionally, who had a very small taste of an LSM church. He is
very careful in how he speaks of them, wishing only to speak for edification and
not condemnation, but in his video he shares his experience.
After a meeting in an LSM church, he invited the brothers and sisters to a city-wide prayer meeting being held inter-denominationally. The response he got was "Oh no, we're not going to pray with them; they have to come and pray with
us." Wow, how sectarian is that!
If you haven't heard this brothers testimony, I
strongly encourage you to listen....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od9SKmvfsoc
In Christ,
NeitherFirstnorLast