The Thread of Gold - Jane Carole Anderson

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

I think the biggest case of the error in the LRC is that Elders excommunicate saints, and then announce to the church that someone has been excommunicated without much if any explanation. Instead, if they had to "tell it to the church" as a kind of hearing and the person being excommunicated also got to share their side before the church decided I think that would have eliminated the abuses we saw by WL because he could never have made it fly.

What I've heard and seen from current and former elders is a need to be a buffer between saints and problems. That is a key error.
Concept I have problems are discussed and decided upon in elders meetings. Some cases there may not be any room for discussion, but a token approval.
The general brother and sister may not even know or have a say in resolving the problem.
Think of it like this the elders absorb all the turbulence and for the most part the saints are kept peaceful and positive.

[rayliotta]

Originally Posted by Terry

What I've heard and seen from current and former elders is a need to be a buffer between saints and problems. That is a key error.
Concept I have problems are discussed and decided upon in elders meetings. Some cases there may not be any room for discussion, but a token approval.
The general brother and sister may not even know or have a say in resolving the problem.
Think of it like this the elders absorb all the turbulence and for the most part the saints are kept peaceful and positive.

By which you mean, comfortably numb?

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by rayliotta

By which you mean, comfortably numb?

It's kind of like how the government continually lies to us so that we don't "panic."

[rayliotta]

Originally Posted by Ohio

It's kind of like how the government continually lies to us so that we don't "panic."

Well in that case they better hurry up and bail out the NFL...