“Can the Local Church Leadership Say, ‘We Were Wrong’?” (An Open Letter)

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by John

Jane’s status was on a need-to-know basis, and you, as a new one, well …. By the time you “walked in,” the campus ministry was controlled by the campus leaders, who were tied in to the elders, who went along with Benson, who didn’t do much of anything important without getting direction from Witness Lee.

John, first what a pleasure it is to read your post. I will say my first reaction when I read your post was, WHAT! A need to know basis? Why?
If there was a definitive reason Jane needed discipline, that should have been told to the church.
When it's a need to know basis, one week a sister or couple could be very warm and receptive to Jane. The next week these ones become as a certain Levite or a certain priest crossing the road to avoid Jane. I want to know while Jane was being disciplined, WHO in the Church in Houston leadership ministered Christ to Jane with oil and wine [see Luke 10]?
As this is now 33 years later, some may say this is old news. This happened a long time ago. Local church elders may diminish the events as ancient history. On the contrary, this was an offense. An offense that does not have time constraints. As long as the parties are still alive, there are opportunities to repent. If not, leave it to the Judgment Seat. God will be the Judge. One way or another, there is resolution.