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Originally Posted by Terry
Wow! What a quote. Quite shameful actually. It is this type of concept that propels deputy authority doctrine to be abusive. For responsible brothers to conduct themselves irresponsibly.
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I'm inclined to think that this ideology was at least partly cultural for Lee. Nonetheless, he still knew what power this teaching gave him. It's bad enough that the deputy authority teaching gives leaders unquestioned authority. But to state that confession or repentance from a leader can ruin God's administration?!? How twisted is that? Lee encouraged himself and other leaders to not admit to mistakes.
What this basically means for LCers is that not only can their leaders not be questioned, but when their leaders do wrong, or know about wrongdoing, there will be no admittance of anything. And we can see this pattern. When outsiders call the LC a cult, they are quick to sue. When insiders and ex-members discuss concerns related to LC leaders, there is silence, a deafening silence. They will never put themselves in a position where they are forced to answer to their mistakes, they will only address matters when the discussion can take place on their own terms.