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Originally Posted by OBW
While I fully agree with you, the first problem is that they don't even have a correct view of the condition of their own spirituality, and of the needs immediately around them.
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I have found that the whole LC system is full of double standards and hypocrisy when it comes to the matter of worldliness. In my mind, a lot of the problem with the LC is that they have taken "Do not love the world" very literally, and try to assign a particular meaning to it. What I mean by that is Lee associated things like going to the movie theater as worldliness. When I was at a semi-annual training, one of BB's (probably Ron) compared people who look back at their cars when locking it with a remote to Lot's wife who looked back at Sodom. The problem then becomes that arbitrary things such as going to the movies or having a nice car are defined as worldly, and someone might get the impression that if they avoid these things, then they aren't "worldly" like everyone else.
When I was growing up, I was always overly concerned about if something I liked was "worldly" or not. It really drove me crazy sometimes. To top it off, I would turn around and my LC peers would be breaking all the rules that I tried so hard to follow. Back in the day, it seems the rules were stricter. Now, they are a bit more relaxed. I think this has to do with trying to improve on retention rates of their recruits. There are still things that are looked down upon, such as going to the movies. I think this is because they have to remain true to what Lee taught. If the LC isn't "unique" enough, what will stop members from going elsewhere?