[Freedom]

Let's break down just what you are saying. You state "it is possible to call on the Lord without using our spirit..." In other words, you admit that there both a sincere and insincere way to do it. So it appears we agree that it's possible that the practice could be saying "just a name." No one ever said that you yourself don't practice it sincerely, but the concern has been raised (which you dismissed) that it could be practiced insincerely in the LC.

Earlier in the thread I described a situation of being in the car and the LC elder I was with wanted to call on the Lord the whole time. That whole experience was the repeating of a name ad nauseam. So without any doubt, it could be a practice of "merely saying a name." And please note that in situations like the one I noted, refusal would not have been a viable option. I had no intention of engaging in a practice of vain repetition, yet somehow I got pressured into doing so. Do you see the problem here?

So who gets to be the one to qualify whether or not the practice is done "using the spirit"??? You can say that the LC practice is genuine as much as you want, but I've experienced otherwise. There really aren't any checks in place to ensure that it isn't just a practice of mindless repetition.