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Originally Posted by Freedom
It has since become clear to me that the scorched earth type approach that the LC takes to Christmas (and other issues) generally causes more destruction than accomplishing anything meaningful.
If someone really feels to eradicate anything 'pagan' from their lives, then they might as well stop calling days of the week or calendar months by name, and also refuse to associate with anyone who does. And while they are at it, they should refuse to work at a job where people make appointments using day/month names. Maybe it sounds like I’m being ridiculous, but isn't it reasonable to expect someone who claims to hate ‘pagan’ things to take the same stance on non-Christmas related ‘pagan’ things?
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It was John Darby who sounded the alarm that Christmas and Easter were "pagan." The Exclusives were all forced to "take a stand" on these holidays. Nee and Lee later followed probably because they were hated "western" holidays. Somewhere I have an old Brethren tract titled, "The Unpopular Truth about Christmas and Easter."
Hating Christmas, like the LC teaching about man becoming god, places the LCM in line, not with the Evangelical community of genuine believers, but with cults like the Jehovah Witnesses. So why do you think some Christians think Lee was cultic? They are also lawsuit happy like some other cults. Only Scientology has filed more lawsuits than LSM.