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Originally Posted by Truth
If it weren't for the internet, many of us would never have known the truth. Perhaps, we still don't know the whole truth about what happened in the history of the LC. But we are much closer to it now than ever before. Thanks to the internet. Much of my confirmation of what has been written here in this forum is due to the fact that no one has come forward to refute the information. One the one hand it surprises me, on the other it just confirms that much of it is true.
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Good points. For me, searching for the truth of our history, the internet is like a courtroom with both sides stating their case. I am just one of the jurors, hashing it out with 11 others, trying to get to the bottom of things. According to the system of law, jurors should be "peers," and having been a member of the LC's for many years, I consider myself a qualified "peer." For years I heard only WL's side of events. I never got to hear the other side of the story. Real courts allow both sides to present their cases, with pointed cross-examinations.
Approximately 20 years ago the "prosecutors" at LSM presented their case. They had open meetings, brought forth numerous witnesses with the accused tried in absentia. Their public proceedings were recorded and distributed throughout the Recovery. Here in the Great Lakes area, we were informed that Titus Chu had "examined the evidence," and agreed with Witness Lee that all the accused (
especially John Ingalls, the apparent ringleader) were guilty of conspiracy and rebellion against God's deputy authority. The "Letter of Eight" signed by Titus Chu, which severely reprimanded John Ingalls, was also circulated to all the churches.
Then in late 2005 / early 2006 I finally came across various writings of some of the "accused," namely John Ingalls, Bill Mallon, Albert Zehr, John So, Godfred, Al Knoch, etc. The
defense of the accused was finally made known to this "juror." I had to weigh all the evidence based on my limited knowledge of each of the accused. I examined all the evidence I could find. I was also able to watch the "prosecutors" in action once again (except for WL) as they held their "kangaroo court" in Whistler, BC and prompted further lawsuits in Toronto, Mansfield, and Columbus.
Sorry to say, but I held John Ingalls and company in contempt for 15 years. I judged these brothers in my heart as "lepers" based solely on the reputations of Witness Lee and Titus Chu. Once I heard the whole story, my respect for these two ministers shrunk. It is just shameful what they did to John Ingalls and the other brothers.
If the Lord Jesus Himself exposed all the lies that were told to us 20 years ago, the Recovery would collapse like a house of cards, LSM would totally dissolve, and all those Blended brothers would hide their faces in shame.