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Cal · 06-01-2015, 09:19 PM

Hi seeking1,

There was once a mission statement on the board. I helped write it. But I'm not sure where it went. fEven so, it did not go into detail about defining what is wrong with the LCM. There are various opinions about this, and hardly anyone agrees completely.

The LCM's problems all stem from violating the liberty of Christians to follow their own consciences. The LCM's severe view of spiritual authority is the root of their problems. Once unquestioned following is expected in any social situation, problems can arise from everywhere. The natural checks and balances of humbly being open to the wisdom of others are lost, and from that springs errors, heresies, abuses, isolation, etc with no natural correcting agent at play.

So the LCM has a lot of errors, but most of these would have been nipped in the bud if (1) people had been respected to believe as they see fit and (2) to come and go as they see fit.

06-01-2015, 09:19 PM	#134
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,330	Re: How Can This Forum Improve? Hi seeking1, There was once a mission statement on the board. I helped write it. But I'm not sure where it went. fEven so, it did not go into detail about defining what is wrong with the LCM. There are various opinions about this, and hardly anyone agrees completely. The LCM's problems all stem from violating the liberty of Christians to follow their own consciences. The LCM's severe view of spiritual authority is the root of their problems. Once unquestioned following is expected in any social situation, problems can arise from everywhere. The natural checks and balances of humbly being open to the wisdom of others are lost, and from that springs errors, heresies, abuses, isolation, etc with no natural correcting agent at play. So the LCM has a lot of errors, but most of these would have been nipped in the bud if (1) people had been respected to believe as they see fit and (2) to come and go as they see fit.