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Originally Posted by aron
Ditto. It has taken me years as well. As they say, if you go 20 miles into the woods it's 20 miles to get back out again. I spent several years, effectively 24/7, immersed in the local church way. So exticating myself, spirit soul and body wasn't an overnight proposition.
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Good point. I did the 24/7 as well. It makes me reflect on the postives/negatives from being in the LC.
positives:
1. I left Bible College and started attending State Universities
2. A LC sister told me about a job that eventually led to a career
3. Met some interesting people who also eventually left and am in contact with them today
negatives (a few):
1. Burning pictures etc that later I regretted destroying
2. Distancing myself from some of my relatives (the rest of my relatives I brought into the LC)
3. Spending way too much time calling "Oh Lord Jesus", pray reading, listening to audio tapes of Lee or reading Life studies. I think just studying the Bible (not the Recovery Version) would have been way more interesting.
4. Too much angst during those years to include the exclusivity that I felt towards other Christians while I was in the LC.
5. Listening to appointed elders who really were clueless (e.g. R.Kangas is in a much better position now than trying to deal with people as an elder. His cohort he brought with him from the LC in Anaheim was worse.)