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Originally Posted by aron
And what is the motive to mention the glaring "bones and feathers" that emerge from the Lee-led church life and teachings? You can't hide them, so you have to explain them away. And the companion argument, if you can't explain them away, is "Just ignore them", followed by a verse or two which supposedly settles the matter.
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Lee was both defensive of the "bones and feathers" of his ministry, and he was quick to assume that others were purposely seeking to point them out. It seems that became a theme within the LC, that all the so-called "negative ones" had some vendetta against the LC.
What is striking is that there was no denial that the "bones and feathers" existed. Of course, it was made clear that members were to turn a blind eye to such things. It is rather obvious that this was a type of conditioned reaction rather than there being any real reason to ignore all the chaff, as Lee would have wanted everyone to believe.
Just as an analogy, when a president leaves office, he will not be remembered so much by his successes, but by the sum of all he has done in office, both the good and bad. To assume that the all the good done can justify all the bad is a bit of a stretch. Unfortunately, that is exactly what Lee tried claim.