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Originally Posted by NewManLiving
Of course they would need some type of vetting process to weed out anything but good material. But cynicism aside, this does not fit their recruitment paradigm, at least not from a USA perspective. They do not waste their time on the needy, they prefer those with big brains leading to above average financial success. This type of person is very useful and can keep the cash flow coming into the business without bringing along any baggage. How I hope they can prove me wrong! But I would have to see it to believe it. So far their "gospel" has nothing to do with God's desire that all men be saved. How unlike our Savior who loves unconditionally, especially those that are not "good material"
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I think there is a fairly straightforward answer to this. The LC does want the "good material", but this is a concern is mainly limited to the U.S. or possibly other countries where people are well off. In other countries where there is no such 'potential', LC leaders are concerned primarily with imperialism. Yes, the LC has their own form of imperialism. The view is that the more 'territory' they gain, the better. This was seen when there was the Titus quarantine. I remember hearing some fuss from the blendeds about who some of the churches in Africa 'belonged' to. The same thing was true with South America and DYL, again the concern was territory or what churches belonged to whom. How would the people in these countries feel if they were aware that the western LCers viewed them as churches under their jurisdiction?
In many of these countries where poverty abounds, not even LSM would expect to find donations or collect training fees there. I know that LSM tries to distribute free ministry material in some of these places. So the goal is obviously not financial or even to get people into a FTT environment. I think it simply amounts to LSM being able to mark a territory on a map. It allows them to claim that they recovery is "spreading". And if they are lucky, they can usually find a few wealthy donors in the U.S. to support such endeavors.