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Originally Posted by leastofthese
What a shame. Why would all of these elders sign off on that for a measly $34k?
Maybe Ohio knows too, what was the cash position like at that time? The whole thing seems odd.
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Here's the thing. Both in Mansfield and Columbus Titus Chu appointed elders who claimed for themselves " the authority" and all the saints had to obey them. Those who disagreed were told to meet somewhere else. Those who disagreed but refused to leave were excommunicated, locked out of the meeting hall, berated publicly in meetings, etc. Those that remained had to cough up some tithes, do what the elders tell them to do, and expect significant portion of their offering to go to Titus Chu’s work. Once the proxy elders controlled the finances there appeared to be no stopping them.
Some in this forum are fond of criticizing these believers for seeking help from the courts. They say "why not be wronged?" Or "its not christian! "... well, that is easy to say... as long as it is not YOUR house being taken away.Those obedience demanding elders should have been slapped down sooner. They hid their unscriptural heavy handedness behind erroneous teachings..". I'm the authority here now, you must do what I say, you must obey me".... well, apparently not.
Drake