[aron]

Originally Posted by aron

The LC of Lee, which actually fosters and facilitates divorce if the couple can't agree on ministry orientation, would be seen as an evil abomination.

If you don't believe me, there are dozens of testimonies out there. I have seen them. Here is one from the comments section of a blog post. Please note the 2nd sentence. Life in the LC is a pressure-cooker of appeasement and manipulation.

Originally Posted by Survivor

I was born in to the Local Church cult and spent my entire childhood under the insane teachings of Witness Lee. That cult destroyed my life and the lives of so many, including sanctioned divorces and pre-arranged marriages.

I grew up in a bubble, in a world painted by Lee. I only knew what lies he spread and that is was us against the world. The God he showed us was a condemning scary God, not at all like the One I have come to know in my later years. We had to be constantly baptized to erase our sins – not sure what sins we could possibly commit in a bubble. We had to shout and scream the Lord’s name in meetings and then were accused of not being in our spirit. We were publicly shamed and humiliated. I was even put before thousands of people in Irving, Texas while Witness Lee told everyone that I had refused to sign the “new way” promise of going to Taiwan and said he would make an example of me.

I am so grateful that for all the turmoil of the late 80s that allowed so many of us to see the lies and brainwashing that had taken over our lives. Leaving the cult was like stepping out into the unknown sinful world, no place to plant your feet, no understanding at all of the people in the world or even how it worked. I had to learn to function all over, to think differently, to act differently, and most importantly to read a real Bible, not the Living Stream recovery version, but a real one that introduced me to an amazing God.

I can never get back my childhood and still find myself at times reverted to my childhood scripting but thankfully I love a God who is bigger and mightier than Witness Lee, the Living Stream Ministry, and any of the LC cult teachings. I have experienced great healing.

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