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Originally Posted by Truth
I have always been curious. Just imagine this. I know it probably will never happen. But just imagine for fun:
What if Brother Lee/Blend Brothers confessed to our past history publicly and apologized? I'm not talking about teaching here. I know there are many teachings in the LC that main-stream christianity disagree with. I'm talking just about history. What do you think will happen to the Recovery?
Short term cause & effect: Chaos? Some will leave the LC? Many will question its teachings?
Long term cause & effect: Will the LC actually gain more members. Will they be more accepted by other christians?
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I would liken in to the steroid scandal in baseball. Players who came clean about using steroids were embraced and able to continue their careers (Jason Giambi, Andy Pettite). While others who continued to deny any involvment with steroids where viewed with suspicion, mistrust, and found it difficult to continue their baseball careers (Barry Bonds).
The same applies to the recovery. The blended brothers had an excellent opportunity to come clean in 1997 over the Phillip Lee era, but as Chris Wilde indicated in a ten year old email, it would just open up too many wounds.
As you indicated in your post, what if?
I think many saints who had left the recovery are waiting for such a confession. There would be a short term increase in numbers among the local churches for those who had left.
As for the long term effect, it would be difficult to maintain based on the current format. Many who had left are accustomed to prophesying based upon their daily walk with Christ throughout the week. The Holy Word for Morning Revival would be too restricting to sustain returning former members of the local churches.
While some former members just want an assurance of being able to visit without any contempt towards them and their spouses.