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Originally Posted by Freedom
When I began to have more serious concerns, I thought about talking to the brothers, and even a few times I just wanted to tell them off. I could have easily done that, but I realized that instead of addressing my concerns with the brothers and risk having them marginalize what I had to say, why not post publicly on the internet where those who truly had interest in what I had to say could engage in discussion. Looking back, I realize it was the only viable route to take.
If LC leaders don't like what is said on the internet, why haven't they taken the opportunity to address those concerns? What I think is that they have done a risk assessment and decided that the defectors that will go to the internet are few and far between, therefore it is not a problem worthy of devoting too much time to. If they throw out labels like "lawless users of the internet" it scares enough LCers to keep in line.
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Realistically, the best case scenario from elders (short of repentance for misrepresentation) is conceding your concerns have merit, but adhere to the blended brothers "feeling of the Body".