[Freedom]

I have always felt that the LC lingo is one of the most noticeable oddities within the LC. I was always embarrassed by it, because frankly, I had no idea how to explain or rationalize it to anyone outside the LC. Despite my gut feelings about it, I did take it as some sort of 'evidence' that we were special. To that extent, I agree that WL did want to impress people with the terminology. After all, he eventually went so far as to say that his so-called high peak truths needed a "new language".

Despite the existence of a 'wow' factor, I think that really only goes so far. I never felt that as time passed that I gained any better grasp on the terminology/lingo. What I found is that I eventually became indifferent towards the more bizarre aspects of the LC and tried to focus on the things that seemed positive. I think that many members tend to do the same thing.

If members aren't necessarily being continually 'wowed' by the lingo, it makes sense then to ask the question as to just why members tolerate the gibberish. I heard members complain a few times about not understanding things being spoken. Leaders didn't really seem to take this offensively, they just would use it as an opportunity to tell the person that they should attend a PSRP meeting if they wanted to fully understand it. In other words, it seemed that the underlying implication was that Lee's words needed more than just reading. They also needed memorizing, pray-reading, and reciting. I actually attended meetings where we pray-read an outline or even a ministry excerpt. In retrospect, it was nauseating.

In essence, it's all a trap. Members are held with a bone in front of them that always remains just out of reach. They think that if they just attend the FTTA for 2 years then all the pieces will come into place. If they just wait a few years, they will be able to understand what Lee was speaking about. Furthermore, I think that like I have mentioned before, the disconnect from what is being taught, is something that helps reinforce the LC hierarchy. It keeps members in their place and the blendeds in their place. Unless someone can't recite or decipher Lee's lingo, there technically is really no place for that person in the LC. But that's okay to leaders, because as long as such members believe that the bone is just within reach, they will likely stick around for awhile and fill the otherwise empty seats.