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Originally Posted by leastofthese
I don't personally know anyone impacted by Daystar, but this conversation doesn't sound like a leader, never mind a Christian leader, or MOTA! Huge red flag.
As the leader of an organization and its finances, I would never speak as Lee did in this clip. If I did, I would hope that I would be held to the highest scrutiny and asked to step down from my position.
Lee - "None of your business"
Lee - "No responsibility to answer anyone about this"
Lee - "I must say a word to you, this is too much, too much"
Lee - "The Ministry is my personal ministry" (NOT how ministry works, NOT how non-profits work!)
Sal - "Brother Lee it's not that simple, I just can't see why you evading, because it gives me the sense of something being dark."
Lee - "You have overstepping, you have overstepped your limit, you see? You have no right to ask me about the Living Stream Account. No that is not your (uh) standing."
This is unreal, must listen to entire clip.
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Looking back, one of the most striking features of the Nee/Lee programme is the discrepancy between what is assiduously taught, and what is actually practiced by leadership and underlings.
I read a book "Elder's Training" by Witness Lee and he kept going over and over how everything was "for the body" and every decision had to be made with the good of the body in view.
But if anyone tried to point out to Lee (or his underlings) what damage was being done to others by his decisions, they'd would clamp down: "None of your business" or "my personal affairs".
Both Daystar and the installation of Philip Lee as LSM office manager come to mind. In each case, what was taught was blatantly disregarded in personal practice. There are apparently clearly delineated Local Church expectations for everyone, and then there's the Untouchable at the top, who can ignore everything that he's "training" his disciples to live like.
It's hard to imagine how the discrepancy could be any more glaring. And there's probably a cultural element here as well, as the Dong family did the same thing in Brasil. When family or personal activities were raised, which stumbled the rank-and-file, the answer was, "I have no heart to discuss this", and any further questioning was treated as attack or rebellion.
How is this not noticeable by the rank-and-file members? It is so obvious to those outside the system.