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Originally Posted by Current LC Member
I'm a member of the LC; however, not very active currently due to personal responsibilities. I'm hoping to be more active in the future when time permits.
I have been reading this forum for a while. I find much of what is on here very informative. Regarding our past history, I had no idea what was happening behind the scenes until I stumbled on this site. I grew up the in LC and was fed all the "good" side of the LC. So I do appreciate seeing the other side of things. I am not stumbled by all this, but saddened.
Back to the question asked in this thread: "how to get more current LC members to post?" I think this forum *mostly* caters to non-members, ex-members, or members thinking about leaving. Of course members part of DCP will always look around here as well as part of their project.
Most current positive LC members will be reluctant to post because they feel this is a very negative site towards their own group that they dearly hold to. Regardless how *right* you may be about LC and Witness Lee's negative past, it does not necessarily mean all the local LCs are bad. The Roman Catholic Church as a whole has a very sad and negative history; however, that doesn't meant all Catholic Churches locally are bad have abusive authorities. There are many LC church members just minding their own business, enjoying their church life, and do not feel they are being controlled by LSM as some of you claim. I think many may be offended by the content on this site, regardless how truthful it may be. if you would like more current LC members to participate, my suggestion is for the discussion here to be more balanced. It needs to be more sympathetic towards current members. I understand that you are attacking the "LC system" and leaders and not the people; however people still may perceive that they are being attacked. Why would someone want to participate in a forum that is hostile towards them? Anyways, just my 2 cents.
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Current LC Member, what you say is true. From time to time, however, we have had current members post on the forum speaking of their positive experiences, and refuting those of us who speak "negatively."
I found these LC forums in 2005 as the split between the Great Lakes area and Anaheim became immanent. I stumbled across the old Bereans forum while researching Brethren history. The Lord gave me the desire to study their history because it so paralleled our own. I still believe that understanding John Darby and the 19th century Brethren is crucial to really knowing Witness Lee and the Recovery.
I left the LC due to the abuse of authority in the leadership of my LC where I had served for many years. Too many bad habits were learned from Titus Chu when it came to how full-timers treated the brothers. It was shortly after I stopped serving that I found on-line and read John Ingall's account of the so-called "rebellion" of the late 80's, and I finally learned what really happened. Eventually I discovered that ministry abuses were systemic to the Recovery.
Today I have many friends and family in the various factions which exist in the aftermath of the recent quarantines in the Great Lakes area. Columbus, where I once lived, now has 3 LC's. Most other cities in the region now have 2 LC's, one favorable to Anaheim and one to Cleveland. Some places, or perhaps individual brothers, have distanced themselves from both headquarters. I am not here to tell any brother where and how to pursue the Lord.
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Current LC Member, perhaps you have not witnessed the tragedy of current Recovery leaders using obscure Christian teachings and principles of now deceased ministers to steal and kill and destroy brothers and sisters in the various LC's around me. When all the infighting, backbiting, and hypocrisy was going on, I had no choice but to examine, perhaps for the first time, all the various teachings and practices unique to us. That is why I started posting here.