Double Standards

[Intothewind]

Originally Posted by Freedom

I've been in meetings where someone will introduce a newcomer as their "fruit", a bit odd thing to do IMO. If nothing else, did they ever think for a second that it would make the new person feel uncomfortable? Really the heart of the issue is that there is so much pressure for members to recruit new members, that whenever they actually bring someone to the LC (a somewhat rare occurrence), the goal becomes finding a way to get everyone to notice what they've done.

Bahaha the college students joked about this so for it to actually have happened is just all the more fascinating. I don't know if I have the heart to dig up all the delightful foot'in mouths old LC pastors of the young flock said to young people with no understanding of current cultural events.

Their is a general willingness to ignore things in newcomers that would not be tolerated among the young people. A guy joins the club, and he brings his girlfriend-great! Two young people are interested in each other-not at all ok to acknowledge. Oh yes, also young person dating someone outside the church life-not ok. Ok...maybe a bit of forgiveness if she ends up coming into the church life.

They also claim not to worship any person. But to an outsider I wonder what this would look like. How long on average do they talk before mentioning Lee or Nee? How long before they mention Jesus or anyone else? I hazard to say the ratio may be revealing.