Current LC Member

Hi Ohio,

Trust me. I have witnessed enough. And I don't doubt what you've experienced I never gave you my whole background. I came from the Great Lakes area, so I know what I saw. I even experienced it some of it first-hand.

My post above does not indicate that there are no abusive authorities at all in the LC. But that in situations where there is no storm, many Local Churches are not as described here. Of course there are many members that feel abused, but there are many more members who have not experienced what you described. Again going back to the thread: if you want more current members to participate in this forum, then you also have to consider those who have never seen this side. How can you convince them when they feel you are attacking them?

You don't need to convince me. But I'm speaking about the rest. The person who started this thread mentioned that they would like more current LC members to participate. But what's in it for them, those who have no idea and no experience of all that is posted on the forum? That's my question. Unless, the goal is to attract more current LC member who are already on the verge leaving organization.

One more reason why current members may be hesitant to participate (other than the negativity toward the LC organization) is that this site may be seen as not "kosher" by the leaders and many other. Maybe their conscience bothers them when they read this site. This site doesn't bother me, but I can see how it may bother many. Again, I'm looking at things from point of the view of current LC members.