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Originally Posted by Terry
Those who consider themselves to be absolute with LSM, believe the blended co-workers are God's government on earth.
The problem is making the claim there's no politics in the church. (I've actually been told that by a regional responsible brother.)
Even then, the individual rights is neutered for the good of the LSM system.
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OK so the LSM is claiming to be a theocracy. As far as "politics", the question is what do they mean by that term. Apparently, politics is something other than government if they claim to be God's government. Perhaps by saying there are no politics in the church, they mean that there is no debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power there. Now when I was in the LCM, I saw evidence that there was a power going on there at times. But, it was denied by the leadership and the rank and file members were not allowed to speak of it. For example, there was a struggle for leadership in the Church in Fort Lauderdale following the "consolidation." When brothers failed to achieve power, they often left the church there and went to another locality.