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Originally Posted by stillseekingtruth
In the LC, I know they deny this, it's who you are. If your the son or daughter of an elder you're golden, untouchable. If your a single sister, you're nothing. .
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This is perceptive and well put. People get treated differently in the LC based on who they 'are'. You're valued based on your relations with the center, and this center is not Jesus Christ.
I recommend the testimony of Don Rutledge from Arkansas. He was there at the very beginning in the early 1960s. Years later, when he was an insider, he noticed how differently other LC leaders treated him if they found out he was "tight" with Lee. Suddenly indifference turned to respect. And 40 years later, it really hasn't changed. New players, same game.
Witness Lee built a 'guanxi network' with his ministry as its base or platform. He's gone but others have taken it over, as it is seen by many as a valuable asset.