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Originally Posted by Ohio
Curious you have explained in much more detail a similar observation I made after I left. I had stepped away from the Recovery, and reading many others' accounts online, coupled with numerous of my own personal memories, I arrived one day at this stark realization: this program transforms beloved brothers into bullies..
I saw it on every level. National. Regional. Local. Homes. I saw it everywhere. I even saw it in myself. It was a ministry of condemnation. We talked life, but ministered law instead of love, often losing the basics of respect in all these relationships. We thought that being tough on others was serving God.
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Yes, it was justified as "tough love." Problem is, there was little love being experienced (so it was just tough)! In the absence of love, Christianity - and especially the LC - just becomes a minister of law.
It's simply a natural gravitation of the flesh. Genuine love, God's love, really is the one thing that can't be faked, and will be present if Christ is.