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Originally Posted by Covert
7. Brain Drain of Talented Teachers/Preachers- One thing I noticed throughout history of the Local Churches is that they tend drive off or cut off potential talented preachers and or teachers in the lords recovery.
Due to witness lee insecurity he really did drive off a lot of talented people. There are lots of names/figures that were mentioned on this forum (cant member a lot of them), that were kicked out or led out due to duress by witness lee megalomania. Bill Freeman for example is a man I heard was a relatively gifted person but left due to witness lee losing his marbles on him having publications and his own radio? A grown man in a free country cant have his own radio and publications?
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I know there's been a fair amount of discussion on here about the ones forced out of the LC. However, when reading your post it hit me how much that actually happened in the LC over the years! What does that say about a fellowship, who is supposed to be all about the oneness and unity of the saints, if it doesn't tolerate others with moderately differing views and/or practices? As I think about the outflow of love -
patience, kindness, gentleness, long-suffering, does not envy, does not dishonor, not boasting of or seeking itself - how much of this was in evidence with these ones forced out?
Rather it looks like it was all those things related to love in the inverse! It reminds me of presidential politics in this country over the last three decades - how many would be attracted to that kind of abuse, regardless how gifted they were!? And when the nastiness comes out, it's quite apparent it's not of the Spirit, so who (in their right mind) would want to stick around?!