Law Suits and the Local Churches

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by afazio

Actually, I was in the LC in the days of "The Mindbenders." I heard Lee's repeated "justification" for the lawsuits. Lee alluded to Paul appealing to Caesar for redress from the Jews who were after him. That was Lee's stated "justification" of filing those law suits.

Also, in those days (the early 80's), I also read the entire deposition which was taken of Lee in the Mindbenders lawsuit. Even though I was a "committed" member of the LC at that time (and had been for well over a decade), I couldn't believe what I was reading! Lee perjured himself repeatedly in that lawsuit. He also repeatedly pled that he was an old man who couldn't remember much (when he didn't want to answer some pointed questions. However, those of us who knew Lee knew how much he prided himself of his keen memory and mind for details. The whole deposition portrayed a man completely antithetical to the one all of us in the LC knew. In fact, I could have pointed the lawyers to taped ministry messages (by Lee) that completely contridicted what Lee was telling those guys under oath!

Oh my! I was around back then too, but was too young/immature to see through it. Now days, I think I would be more prone to do the due diligence to read such things. But being young & immature lends itself to being happily duped, doesn't it!?

When elders and others were standing up shouting at full force, "I'm following a man, and I'll follow this man (Lee) right into the kingdom!" I must admit there was some trepidation occurring in me (even being young & immature) . . .

But the bottom-line is the Lord had me where I was supposed to be, and He Himself arranged things to move me out when He saw fit. Praise and glory to Him!!!