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Originally Posted by Guest 1
I think my recent posts are proof that "I have thought about it".
I see many parallels in the way the LRC treats people with the way other dictators treat people. Perhaps the death of "the dear leader" in North Korea is a good example. In no other case could you tie their behavior to a doctrine about the trinity. Being litigious is common, committing acts of immorality is common, fraudulent business practices is common, etc.
Second, in any Christian group or Christian teacher they will overemphasize some teachings, it is impossible not to. Using the over emphasis of a doctrine as some kind of measuring stick would condemn all Christians and all Christian groups.
The real question is why are people abusive of others and also why do people tolerate being abused? Yes, I have thought quite a bit about these two questions and no, I don't think it has anything to do with the overemphasis of doctrinal teachings about the trinity. At most, you could say that some of the teachings evolved as the "dear leader" tried to cover up his misdeeds with bogus scriptural justification. But in that case the action preceded the teaching.
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I don't think the teachings are the initial cause of the problems. But they certainly don't help. They feed right into a system which de-emphasizes relationships and emphasizes correct processes.