[UntoHim]

Thank you Boxjobox for your kind, reasonable and thoughtful post. This forum could sure use a lot more of this - on the homepage as well as over here in the dongeon

Maybe I should give a short post with a short explanation of why I don't allow discussions of non orthodox (aka traditional, historical) theology over on the homepage of LCD. It is actually not for purely theological reasons, but also for some very practical reasons. One major reason would be the practical limitations of time and space on a forum with the limited scope of LCD. I have observed over the years that if an open Internet forum does not limit the scope of the discussions it soon becomes too large and unwieldy, and eventually loses the focus of it's mission. Off-topic, off-the-wall and totally irrelevant postings become the rule instead of the exception.

And speaking of the mission...one of the main parts of the mission of LCD is to become a "safe and sane" place for current and former LC members to have open dialog regarding the teachings, practices and history of the Local Church of Witness Lee movement. Many out there would question how much we have fulfilled this mission....especially our friends over at the LC/LSM headquarters over there on La Palma in Anaheim. In any event, my personal belief is that the real help and healing for all current and former LC members is to hear, fellowship and imbibe the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, and to enter into the real teaching and fellowship of the apostles, both of which have been preserved for us down through the ages to this present day.

Anything that detours LCD from this core mission can quickly become a major problem as far as I'm concerned, and as the sole admin/moderator I feel obligated to protect the forum from such distractions.
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