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Originally Posted by UntoHim
The title of this thread is "The Ministry Becomes the Lampstand". This is coming from Steve Isitt, one of Witness Lee's biggest supporters on the Internet. In this case he chose to bring out something negative. That is his prerogative.
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Just to give you an example of how extreme your views appear to others ... you just said, "
Steve Isitt is one of Witness Lee's biggest supporters on the Internet."
Yet those within the Recovery, both in Anaheim and in his home area, have publicly quarantined him, isolating him and shunning him from any potential contact with their members. They have placed him in the same category as Ingalls, So, Mallon, and so many other "leprous rebels," whose written accounts have assisted us all in understanding Recovery history and the inner workings of the system. LS's chief theologian and editor, Ron Kangas, even went on record to publicly condemn Steve Isitt as a "man of sin."
Yet there are those on this forum, cloaked in anonymity, who can criticize ones like Steve for not going far enough, and somehow conclude, from his numerous articles such as "
The Ministry Becomes the Lampstand," that he is
one of Witness Lee's biggest supporters on the Internet. Please do reconsider how absurd this statement must sound to the readers.
And as for Steve Isitt not wanting "
true two-way dialog - he just wants to use the forum as a free venue to post his writings." It was me who urged Steve long ago to do what he does best, and not get bogged down in the daily banter of the forum. I encouraged him to continue to network with former members and write his articles. He probably didn't need me to inform him of that, since that was on his heart anyways.
Steve also maintains his own websites
http://twoturmoils.com/ and
http://www.hidinghistoryinthelordsrecovery.us/ . Your comment about Steve taking advantage of a "free venue" here is totally uncalled for. I suppose then you hold the same ill will towards writers like Nigel Tomes and John Myer, since they are, in effect, doing the same thing. I should think that you would be indebted to the three of them for all they have contributed to the forum. I know I am.