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I agree with you Cal. If an organisation is fundamentally honest and able to be responsible, and take the rap itself for its own past mistakes and problems, then everyone is safe.

No-one is safe in an organisation where those in charge are fundamentally blame-shifters and liars, regardless of their potential doctrinal improvements. The habit of lying is problematic enough on its own and reveal where their hearts are at. Protecting, defending and justifying themselves and their pride while caring not who they turf under the bus to do so, reveals much about their heart and motives. Lies hurt people, there’s good reason why one of the 10 commandments instructs us not to do it. Its as plain and simple as that.

To lay themselves out honestly would be for them to trust God for the outcome, an act of actual faith on their part. To lie and cover up reveals no faith on God, nor fear of Him, nor love for Him (as to love him is to love His ways). That equation adds up to....no real belief in Him!

They do not demonstrate integrity, and in refusing to be vulnerable or duly responsible, they therefore remain immature, both personally and corporately. What a dangerous thing for anybody to offer trust into such a system. Anyone who does so puts themselves at great risk of harm, needlessly.

But we can all learn important lessons from exposure to this organisation, lessons that can be a great protection going forwards. That's the positive aspect which is ultimately the most important thing. May we all be transparent, honest, responsible for our own actions, and have the courage to be vulnerable, and never underestimate the value of integrity.

Lastly, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to realise that in order to survive they do have to alter things that WL taught. Sites like this forum help them to identify what those things are, as they will be hard to see from within their closed system. They want to survive, but God doesn't endorse lying, to serve Him you have to play by His rules.