[OBW]

Everything that is being said about the LRC's group-think, group-speak, doctrine control, etc., is true.

But the event that sparked this thread is as it should have been — even for a fellowship that we all like and respect.

I'm not saying that there is not a problem with everything that has gone on. I'm saying that the bare fact of being ousted is not the problem. It should have been expected of any group.

If you start causing factions, then you are to be marked out. You are not to be allowed to teach. If you start to cause factions, then you have no business being among the group. You are openly standing against them. Why should it be permitted to be from within their midst?

Their doctrines and practices are worthy of serious scrutiny. Too bad you got called-out for doing just that. But unless we want to declare that their lampstand has been removed, what they did about it was not actually an error. The underlying things that caused J73 to speak out about it are the errors.

Sort of a technical whipsaw. They have serious errors. You can't speak to them about them because they won't listen. You can't talk to anyone else because they won't tolerate it. So the only real choice is what they claim to hate — division. In this case a form of separation from some of the worst division in the past 100 years.

Be thankful. Be very thankful.

Having said that, surrounding that is a lot of problem for the LRC. They hold their nonessentials so strongly that even admitting to thinking differently is a problem for them. If they kick you out for that, it is not supportable. It is not supportable to kick people out for asking questions.

But if you go outside and speak against the group, they have identified that you are not truly part of the group and to allow you to come among them as if you are a part is a farce. So the reason given is sufficient.

And, while you can argue that there was not a trial, technically, that is laying a requirement of American jurisprudence onto the process.

Argue that they didn't first come and tell you your fault and allow you to repent. Was there ever any thought that it was not a fault in their eyes? Yet the actions persisted. We are grasping at straws on that one.

And posting the contents of the letter solidified that you are the one they intended. They clearly got the message to the right person because that person had their message to make public on the forum.

Rejoice.

And return to the discussion of what is behind their errors. The things they do right are not what we should gripe about.