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Originally Posted by Roger
It can't be overstated just how much peer pressure plays in the control of the Local Church. ... Peer pressure worked its magic in the Local Church and still does in the Living Stream Church.
If you say there is control in the Local Church, again you will be eagerly pointed to where Lee said he does not exercise such control. But control was indeed exercised, and is exercised more today than ever.
When we were young, my wife and I missed a meeting one night to go grocery shopping. ...we ended up having to go on a Tuesday night when we were expected to be in the prayer meeting.
The next time one of the leading brothers saw me, he said, "I missed you in the meeting, brother." I told him we went grocery shopping, and he said, "Oh."
Well, during the very next meeting, I was sitting on the front row, when this brother brought up the possibility of "someone" going grocery shopping on a meeting night. I wanted to get under my chair. ...But I've discovered that the peer pressure only works if you let it. In one of my recent encounters with a LC brother, he tried to use some of that stuff on me. I just ignored him, and he had to change his tune.
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Wow Roger ...ok..First things first.
That peer pressure 'magic' the LC uses is called WITCHCRAFT !! Many in the Christian community..(not all) KNOW about Witchcraft in the church.
Read the account of Jezebel & Ahab..she had a controlling personality/spirit. She used witchcraft too. The spirit of Jezebel is very prevalant in the Christian church today and we saw it first hand in action in the LC. We didn't know it though.
Do a Google search on the Jezebel spirit..if you haven't already.
2ndly. You were CONDEMNED
for telling the TRUTH ??? 
The TRUTH sets us free but that spirit of Jezebel did not set YOU Free back then ..because the Jezebel spirit is NOT the Spirit of TRUTH from Christ Jesus.
It manipulates people and disguises itself in religiousity. And the LC is one of the MOST Religious institutions out there! Just think about how everyone prays the same way in the LC...how they TALK the same way..how they have their OWN Terminology.
Anyway, back to topic... That controlling spirit intimidated you...made you feel 'guilty'. You did NOT SIN! The Spirit convicts us. God condemns SIN. To those who are IN Christ Jesus, there is NO CONDEMNATION! By telling the TRUTH of where you were, you did not sin. You did not lie! You were IN Christ Jesus, telling the TRUTH!
The ACCUSER entered in and tried to condemn you from the PITS of Hell itself
for telling the TRUTH! 
I PRAY that person..'brother' who used you to make you feel guilty has REPENTED!!!! May the LORD shine His Light on his Sin!
Thankfully, you ARE set FREE.
For where the Spirit of the LORD is, there
is Liberty! And the Spirit of the LORD
is surely with you Roger!..
for YOU are BLESSED and HIGHLY FAVORED by the Most HIGH GOD!!!