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Originally Posted by kumbaya
And yes, all these events being hidden are so wrong. Whatever reasoning they have for "carrying the burden" is flawed. I agree this is a more extreme case but what if the Catholics who covered up molestation from priests said that they were just "carrying the burden." It wouldn't have gone over well.
We all have a right to know accurate facts and history about the group of believers you meet with.
I wonder if the decisions to cover it up would have been different with the knowledge that the internet era was ahead? hmmmm......
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Excellent points. Biblical and just common sense. For example, I don't look at any Catholics differently based on what has happened with the priests. Think about it, forbidding to marry is a doctrine of demons. (I Tim 4.3) This kind of stuff probably happened for thousands of years. What amazes me is that the RCC never reads their Bible. Today God is shining His spotlight on all segments of society. What was once kept secret, not is shouted from the internet "housetops."
WL and LSM never did come clean. I lived thru the turmoil/storms of the 70's and 80's. The published reports NEVER matched the actual facts. The pulpit and the press were used to smear those men of God who sought to protect the children of God. That was their only "crime." None of them desired to stage some coup d'etat to overthrow W. Lee. But that is exactly what we were all told. Those who knew better kept silent for personal gain. Those who would not keep silent were slandered and their reputations destroyed.
The Blendeds in Anaheim really shot themselves in the foot when they quarantined (
what a joke that word is!) the Great Lakes Area and Brazil. The lies and hidden corruption of the past awoke from their graves and came back to life on the internet. This forum enabled ex-members from all over the world to connect. We all had a few pieces of the puzzle to put together and then we saw what WL and the LSM really was like. How stupid they were to excommunicate whole regions. Back in the 80's, Lee lost dozens of thriving LC's in Europe and Africa in order to protect his son Philip. Who knows what arm or leg they will cut off next time!