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Originally Posted by Ohio
Elden1971, I guess I didn't explain my comparison between Kelley and Kangas adequately.
- Both Kelley and Kangas were gifted, prominent life-time supporters of their leader
- Both Kelley and Kangas possessed stellar reputations within their circle of fellowship, each being recognized as perhaps the most gifted of their leader's students
- Both Kelley and Kangas worked as their leader's chief editors, compiling their collected works for publishing, thus enjoying further access to their leader
- Both Kelley and Kangas would be naturally biased in their account of events, since neither Kelley nor Kangas were active participants in these actual events, and received their version of events mostly from their leader
And I agree, that every comparison is by nature flawed and imperfect.
"These events" for Kelley would be what happened in Plymouth during the excommunication of Newton during the late 1840's.
"These events" for Kangas would be the history of the church life at Elden Hall in Los Angeles during the 1960's to early 1970's.
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Sorry but I never knew that Ron Kangas. The Ron I knew had a troubled marriage , was not in the inner circle, and was seriously deceived but maybe all that changed after I left.