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Originally Posted by OBW

So be kind. Under no scenario was it Always "a special, elite movement apart from the rest of the Body." Just close to it when viewed from 2012.

I understand your perspective, but I stand on my remarks.

I'm proceeding from the attitude of Lee and other leaders, which may have not at every point in time yet trickled down to every new member. But in short time it did.

The very first time any new member heard "the Recovery" being contrasted with "Christianity" by someone in authority at that point the movement ceased to be to them a group simply gathering as the Body and became an elitist group. Sentimental idealism aside.

Every member of the Recovery at some point became an exclusivist elitist. And in most cases it was fairly quickly.