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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Why weren't you warned about being poisoned before coming here? You are telling me something based on second hand knowledge, something others have told you. You are not speaking from personal experience, and only relaying the experiences of others. You never experienced it yourself in the time you were in the LSM? You said it's deeply embedded in the culture, yet it never happened to you? You said "heard it from multiple people from different localities and different states". How many people? 2? 100? 1000?
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Actually warning "about being poisoned" is common. Usually in reference not contacting brothers who have been quarantined, disfellowshipped, etc. That is learning the other side of the story is likened to being poisoned. Believe or don't believe, but in the local churches elders and co-workers form public opinion. They don't need facts. Only need to make a statement not to contact this brother or that sister because they're deemed poisonous. These opinions are received as fact regardless.
Certain ones are deemed poisonous not because of anything they say, but because of knowledge they possess that can be quite damaging to the recovery movement.