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Originally Posted by djohnson
My guess is that once the hypocrisy of the leaders became well known something "snapped" in a lot of the youth. A subculture that was restricting them thus became a culprit in their lustful pursuits. This dynamic coupled with the mainstream media bombardment gave license for their behavior.
My question is: what role, if any, do you think the LCS played in the development of these behaviors?
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djohnson, you can't hold the hypocrisy of the leaders responsible for the actions of others. We all have free will. To set our mind on the spirit or on the flesh.
How would you know of the restrictions? How I view the past in retrospection is as this: you can't paint everything with a broad brush.
Some parents had the liberty to raise their children in a normal Christian home.
Some parents were more concerned what other brothers and sisters thought in how they raised their children.
Some children had a heart for the Lord at a young age.
Some children never seemed to.
Some brothers and sisters who minister to the young people did so with compassion while others might have ministered with the law.
As to the behaviors that you allude to djohnson, each person is different in personality, character, etc.
As for the leaders, I believe most young people and their parents were unaware of the hypocrisy among some leaders.
Do you think the local church system was such a reigning influence that it caused young people to snap? I disagree. I'd say it's a combination of whom young people kept as friends, not having supportive adults to go to with their troubles, unable to cope with peer pressure, etc.
Conversely take the opposite of each example and you'll have reasons why young people didn't snap and were kept preserved.
Terry