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Originally Posted by Nigel Tomes
We reject LSM’s claims of impotence. The ‘cult’ stigma remains, not because LSM is unable to do anything, but because they are unwilling to make the necessary adjustments in teachings and practices. LSM’s local churches exhibit traits commonly associated with cults, hence they are often taken to be such. The cult stigma has seriously compromised the Local Church ‘brand’ in both the East and the West, and it is not going away anytime soon.
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This is a very good point. It is something all LC leaders need to read. Virtually all LCers are aware of the cult label, so it never ceases to amaze me that they wouldn't be concerned about various teachings and practices that would lead people to believe that the LC is a cult.
There are so many things that leaders could change in the LC help people view it as an average Christian group rather than a cultic one. Do they make these changes? Nope. Instead, they choose to sue for their reputation (which hasn't worked out too well for them). Consider this: while they were suing Harvest House to supposedly improve their reputation, they introduced their latest cultic practice, the
One Publication. It seems pretty clear that they have no interest in making any changes . Everything has to be on their own terms.