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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Witness Lee condemned religion as “degraded”.
Judaism is Satanic (Rev. 2:9-10. )
Catholicism is demonic (Rev. 2:24-28)
Protestantism is dead and Christless (Rev. 3:1-5, 20-21).
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What I posted yesterday on the other thread about WL's use of blanket statements might have been better for this thread. When I really think about it, there are certainly cases where such statements could be valid. For example, the Catholic Church sex abuse cases certainly could be called 'demonic' and that would be a fair assessment. But on the other hand, it must be acknowledged that such statements can also serve a dual purpose. If a certain group likes to promote an anti-Catholic narrative, then any wrongdoing on the part of the Catholic church serves to fit that narrative. In other words, when people of such groups react to things like sex abuses, is it really the people who were harmed that they are concerned for, or is it a sort of "mock outrage" because it fits the narrative?
With that in mind, I do not see blanket statements like the ones Lee made as being acceptable when there is no intention or purpose but to criticize. And I don't see many cases (if at all) where such statements would serve any real purpose. What I mentioned yesterday is the seven churches in Revelation all had differing states from one another. The call was for those in each church to overcome that particular state. Even in Philadelphia, there was the need to "hold fast" in order to overcome. So Christians or different groups all have their own obstacles to overcome. If those in the LC are obsessed with other Christians are doing (or failing to do), then it is likely they will miss out on an assessment of their own state.