What a Lack of Increase Really Means for the LC

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Trapped

"friendships". Social interaction. Belonging. Food.

The pull is strong.

Originally Posted by aron

The most powerful force of the LC is it's mental conditioning of members against other believers. They really believe, "There is nowhere else to go."

aron is simply projecting his own mindset on the entire movement. I understand it, because I was also affected that way. Nothing, however, is quite that homogeneous.

I was in the LC's 30 years. I saw that diversity. I knew many members who never spoke in the meetings. They were there because of momentum, social or family relations. Many members paid no attention to endless doctrine in the meetings. Many never went to trainings. They loved the social outings and special events. The church-life to them was family and "friendships". Social interaction. Belonging. Food.

For them there was no mental conditioning.