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Originally Posted by Freedom
Fear goes hand-in-hand with control. It's interesting to note that when the LC makes reference to groups, individuals, or material that is not pro-LC, they will use generic terminology such as negative ones, negative speaking, etc. They won’t qualify what is ‘negative’ about it. Even in the instances where they do get more specific (such as literature produced by the DCP), the defense of LC positions or teachings always comes from an ‘official’ source, rather than it being represented as something that any member could defend.
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So true, I never thought about it like that. I wonder if even HALF the people in the locality I grew up in even know about the DCP- seriously!!!
The afaithfulword page isn't linked to the local church or LSM page- is it?
I may be wrong- but it seems like their "defense" of their practices is purposefully "NOT LINKED" to anything regarding "the local church," unless you painstakingly search for it.
I'm sure the more members know, the more questions there would be and more likely the facade would come crashing down.
You're right, I've only been told about the "negative ones" and "lies."
After I made some statements about my concerns to an elder, it was "believe what you want to believe. Obviously you've been reading some lies on the internet."
I wish I was kidding. He did attempt to give an explanation to my concerns but not in a way that answered my questions or really addressed them. It was almost too hard to read bc it was dismissing as a whole and this was someone who was/is close to my family.
I'm not blaming him- I fully believe he believes he's doing the right thing. It's just easier to dismiss and see someone as a "lost sheep."
I guess that's me! To them, at least! I'm still in the accepting phase of this, obviously...I'm getting better but I'd be lying if I said it didn't still make me really sad. Less tears now at least!