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Originally Posted by Drake
I dont hear that at all zeek..... Sal said he was calling in an honest way, then he pulls an Omarosa... He goes off on a rant demanding to know about a loan Newton made, Brother Lee tells him and he still acts like he needs to know more.. it was a loan for crying out loud....., then he asks if Living Stream donated any money for the profit businesses and Brother Lee tells him that LSM gave money to the churches to pay off loans for the defunct Daystar..... so what is to complain about that?
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What's to complain about it is that LSM's stated purpose is to publish the works of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. It is reasonable therefore, that anyone funding, donating to, or purchasing the goods of this organization should understand that their money goes towards that stated purpose. This stated purpose is the reason that people feel comfortable contributing money, in any form, in the first place. If money is used in other ways, seemly or unseemly, then the donors and contributors have a right to know. Once money lands in LSM's coffers, that is still the money that individual people gave. There may legally not be "a right" to know, but as the brothers themselves have stated, in the Lord's recovery we are governed by a higher vision. For example, it is newsworthy when it is revealed that funds donated to the Red Cross are used in ways unrelated to their stated mission. LSM is not just an entity that people give to, it unfortunately is something tied into the very fabric of their lives and their Christian lives. Concern about how the funds are being used is proper and justified.
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Originally Posted by Drake
Zeek, Brother Lee was right that it was none of Sal's business but because Sal appealed to know as a responsible one in Newton and a brother then Brother Lee listened and answered, or tried to answer while Sal constantly talked over Brother Lee's answers and it was apparent that he had no interest in understanding Brother Lee's viewpoint, rather he wanted to make points for the recording and he would often say something that Brother Lee did not say...
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Even if a loan is paid back in full, the loaner has every right to know what his money was used for......it is not "too much." If you loaned someone money, and that money was used to purchase weapons and hit-men that carried out a calculated murder of another person, then the loaner is complicit in that, because the funds used were HIS, regardless of whether or not the loan was paid back at a later date. The loaner has every right to know in what way the funds are being used and the nature of what he has gotten involved with. That is obviously an extreme example, but I am using it to show why someone who loans that much money would be concerned to know how it was spent.
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Originally Posted by Drake
Sorry zeek, this was a dishonest call on Sal's part, he wanted to accues Brother Lee and took 26 minutes to work his way around it...
Drake
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I would say it took brother Lee 26 minutes to get anywhere near the truth....