Some interesting things have developed on this thread but I want to address the idea that Hope wrote regarding the LCS elders shepherding in regards to marriage etc. To understand the LCS one needs to understand the protocols of the tiny closed system itself. For example:
1. You do not consider marriage or anything else (e.g. moving to another city) without "fellowshipping" with the elders i.e. getting their permission.
2. You do not consider getting married to anyone outside the LCS or on the fringes of it including other Christians.
3. Whether the elders are qualified to discuss marriage or not is moot in the LCS context. The fact of their eldership = they are "qualified" even if their own marriages and households are a mess.
4. Nee who had no children and Lee whose own family was a mess are who you are officially allowed to read. Try recommending a marriage or family book by a qualified author in an LCS meeting and see what happens.
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Last edited by djohnson(XLCmember); 08-19-2008 at 11:26 AM.
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