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Originally Posted by Freedom
Why do they purposely misrepresent such things?
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Because they have to. The "Christians on Campus" websites I've seen are extremely misleading, in what they say, and what they (quite deliberately) don't say. If you push them in a corner they'll admit that they're actually only "affiliated" with one ministry, a ministry which allows no affiliation with any other ministry, and unquestioned obedience to it alone (i.e. "oneness").
But if you push the LC Campus Worker in the corner to get at the true truth (vs LC truth), chances are you weren't "good building material" anyway. The misleading websites thus can be used to peel away the gullible and unquestioning ones out of the larger flock. Get them to a meeting where with 10 True Believers and one or two newbies, coerce a charismatic/emotional "Christ in the local church" moment and they're on the way. Next, make them a recruiter, which will further cement their status.
Back to my initial point, the LC response would be that
testallthings' inability to take WL's teaching on face value indicates some unresolved darkness or intransigence. The LC always reflects attention away from critical examination, which they call being negative, accusatory, dark, divisive, etc. Any problem always lies with the recipient, not the message.