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Originally Posted by Ohio
While at the time, things were not so clearly known, looking back from our present vantage, we can readily discern that WL's many "flows" and "new ways" subtly were designed to bring the entire recovery under subjection.
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Absolutely but maybe not so subtly! IMHO Witness Lee controlled the LC system using 4 main methods:
1. Appointing the elders i.e. local leaders who will be loyal to him.
2. Selecting and rejecting coworkers based on their loyalty to him.
3. Providing the mandatory curriculum i.e. conferences, trainings, books, etc.
4. Using wide-sweeping "flows" and "new ways" as acid tests of being "one with the Body"/him and his plans.
While doing the above he would insist: "I am not controlling. What local church do I have in my hand?"
