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Originally Posted by Freedom
In the back of my mind, I could always tell that there was something not quite right about how LCers interacted with each other with respect to conflicts and conflict resolution. In fact, most of the conflicts that I observed were manifested as angry outbursts instead of being just a simple disagreement. Such outbursts occur because the LCM does not feel that the 'lesser' party should stand their ground, and "agreeing to disagree" is not viewed as an appropriate resolution. One side must "take the cross" which always ends up being the person who is not in an authority role.
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The constant abuse and lack of civility all comes from the top. Supposedly this aspect of TLR came from a sister M. Barber, who "perfected" Nee by rebuking him. Remember the old saying, that "it" of the "sh" kind always rolls down hill. By the time I left, there was a line ringing in my head, "
this program turns beloved brothers into bullies." It was all too evident on every level. Bullies just reproduce themselves. It also partly explains so many family breakups.
Can someone please show me just one scripture for this "recovered" method of perfecting brothers?
I talked to my son about his time in the LC. He relayed a story about going on an overnight church camp. While they were playing basketball, one of the kids was moody and went to his dad complaining. Dad came back, never asked a single question of any of the other boys, and went to my son and grabbed him around the neck. But Dad was a "burning" brother who went door-knocking with the elder, so he was never held accountable. How can a chaperone behave like this?