Re: Early Lee - Later Lee
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Originally Posted by aron
It helps to remember that in the 60s other things were afoot. Up the road in Costa Mesa, the similarly-demographed Calvary Chapel underwent explosive growth and re-seeding across other cities. Witness Lee didn't have to do much except show up and look spiritual. Plus, his position wasn't strong enough. But by the 70s he had enough capital to make his move, and he did. When you see his background it looks inevitable.
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Yeah, it's interesting to consider that if WL was removed from the equation entirely if the early success of the LC would have been any different. Probably not. I suppose it's only a given that after fleeing Taiwan, WL had no choice but to get his act together when starting here. What happened later on comes as no surprise knowing his previous history. So I guess it remains questionable as to how much, if any, of the early success of the LC could be attributed to WL himself.
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