Double Standards

[Intothewind]

I remember one of the BB's (he's very tall, thin, glasses, stern) who was so inspired by some point(I remember not) during a YP meeting during a conference in San Jose that he help all of us squirmy HS students for another 30mins-1 hr after we were supposed to be dismissed. Most of us were disappointed we didn't get to use the pool or whatever. That is an excellent double standard you just brought to light.

[Freedom]

Originally Posted by Intothewind

I remember one of the BB's (he's very tall, thin, glasses, stern) who was so inspired by some point(I remember not) during a YP meeting during a conference in San Jose that he help all of us squirmy HS students for another 30mins-1 hr after we were supposed to be dismissed. Most of us were disappointed we didn't get to use the pool or whatever. That is an excellent double standard you just brought to light.

For some of these BB's, sermonizing is what they thrive by doing. If that opportunity was taken away from them, who knows if they would even stay in the LC. I think RK has been quoted as saying that he "won't step aside for anyone", in reference to his place at the podium.

What I always found a bit humorous was that in meetings where everyone was allocated a certain amount of time to speak, everyone would start moaning and groaning as soon as someone went over time. When a BB or elder goes 30 minutes too long, no one would give it a second thought. It just goes to show the kind of regard the BB's get as opposed to the average Joe.

[aron]

Originally Posted by Freedom

For some of these BB's, sermonizing is what they thrive by doing. If that opportunity was taken away from them, who knows if they would even stay in the LC. I think RK has been quoted as saying that he "won't step aside for anyone", in reference to his place at the podium.

What I always found a bit humorous was that in meetings where everyone was allocated a certain amount of time to speak, everyone would start moaning and groaning as soon as someone went over time. When a BB or elder goes 30 minutes too long, no one would give it a second thought. It just goes to show the kind of regard the BB's get as opposed to the average Joe.

In Christianity, you have pastors, reverends and preachers who give sermons at church service. In the LC, you have blendeds, serving ones, and co-workers who give messages at meetings. Now, which one is so superior, and normal, and which one is defective, distorted, and nullifying the function of the body members? Terminology aside, what's the difference?

I think one example of hypocrisy is, to say "If you do it, it's bad; but when I do it, it's okay." That is arguably textbook double standard, and subjectivism run amok. Welcome to the LC fantasy factory.

[Freedom]

Originally Posted by aron

In Christianity, you have pastors, reverends and preachers who give sermons at church service. In the LC, you have blendeds, serving ones, and co-workers who give messages at meetings. Now, which one is so superior, and normal, and which one is defective, distorted, and nullifying the function of the body members? Terminology aside, what's the difference?

I think one example of hypocrisy is, to say "If you do it, it's bad; but when I do it, it's okay." That is arguably textbook double standard, and subjectivism run amok. Welcome to the LC fantasy factory.

As one of the FTTT trainers put it: If the local brothers would practice in this way to carry out their burden, it would be a hierarchy and control. But if this is practiced to carry out the ministry’s burden, it is not hierarchy or control.

The underlying message of that statement is that locally, brothers must adhere to what WL taught. For those involved with LSM, anything goes. Imagine if any local church dropped the practice of prophesying and went back to having a single speaker in meetings. The BB's would be up in arms about that. But for many of the meetings BB's go to, it's meetings where they are the speaker. Sorry to say, they are a bunch of hypocrites.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Freedom

As one of the FTTT trainers put it: If the local brothers would practice in this way to carry out their burden, it would be a hierarchy and control. But if this is practiced to carry out the ministry’s burden, it is not hierarchy or control.

The underlying message of that statement is that locally, brothers must adhere to what WL taught. For those involved with LSM, anything goes. Imagine if any local church dropped the practice of prophesying and went back to having a single speaker in meetings. The BB's would be up in arms about that. But for many of the meetings BB's go to, it's meetings where they are the speaker. Sorry to say, they are a bunch of hypocrites.

I don't thonk anyone really knows how much these blendeads are todays Pharisees.

[Freedom]

Originally Posted by Ohio

I don't think anyone really knows how much these blendeds are todays Pharisees.

The parallels are stunning. The seven woes in Matthew 23 could be applied to the blendeds. In particular, I think verse 13 represents the tragedy of the blendeds: “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.

Think about how many LC members have been stumbled by the actions of the blendeds (their promoting WL, one publication, etc). So many members are as devout as can be, only to find that the blendeds are leading them to a dead end. It's all very sad. The blended should be ashamed of themselves.