Where Has All the Orthopraxy Gone?

[aron]

Re: females in the LSM Local Churches. I remember from the FTTA where we were told specifically to go after white males. This was in a "college training" there. We were being "trained" in the "gospel"; i.e. to go get more members. The trainer (Chinese) got some Caucasian males to stand up and said, "This is what we want. This is what we are after." I don't remember the trainer's name.

Originally Posted by rayliotta

Another phrase I remember hearing a lot was that "marriages/relationships happen very quickly in the church life" (I'm paraphrasing). This was said as if it is a good thing, or somehow a normal thing for folks in their group to develop a romantic relationship and then tie the knot quickly. Not sure if there's anything "Biblical" about that?

When I was there I was approached several times by elders and "workers" about getting connected to some faithful sister who was pining away as the years rolled past. It didn't sound too romantic to me. So I managed to evade them.

I am so glad I left that group. They used a "faithful sister" to pin a male member. Once they had a female that they could manipulate, then they could control the male. They would give directives from Anaheim, and if the male started to question, then the "faithful sister" would get all hysterical that they have to be one, and love the Lord Jesus and the Church Life, and what can you do?

One day I just walked out. I had no job, no money, no nothing. I was completely dependent upon them for housing, food, direction, etc. My family was gone and the "I'll never go back any more. No, no, no..." song had been sung so many times... but I just walked out. I got into a homeless shelter, got a menial job through a temp agency, and kept going. I was tired of seeing the same people every day, all of them afraid to do anything without "fellowship". I wanted to follow the Spirit.

I bet today the trainers and workers are more sophisticated and don't say, "Go get us some more White males". Now they say, "The spread of the gospel" and so forth, but it is the same controlling, manipulating spirit. And if I don't sound sexist (forgive me) but it seems females are more susceptible to this kind of manipulation and control.