"The Multiple Invisibilities of Witness Lee"

[Freedom]

Originally Posted by Igzy

Right. And when it get right down to it most people probably instinctively get this. As much as the LCM wants to believe the FTT is about spreading "the truth," it's really about spreading Witness Lee's truth. It's really about get more people hooked on Witness Lee.

I have a number of LC friends on Facebook who attended the FTTA in recent years. I have noticed an interesting trend among these attendees. Right before starting the FTTA they will usually make an announcement to all their friends stating that they will be attending a "Bible truth school" and will also have limited access to Facebook. The similarity between these posts has led me to believe that it's probably something the FTTA trainers urge them to do so that people don't think they just disappeared off the face of the earth.

But what is particularly interesting is some of the reactions I've seen to these type of posts. Never anything negative, but a lot of comments like "Oh I didn't know you were a Christian" or "I didn't know you were interested in attending seminary." Judging by these types of responses, those who are the friends of some of these LC members never even got the slightest hint that their friend was a Christian or had any interest in attending some kind of formal Bible school. So the perception that those outside the LC are getting is not that it’s a place their friend is enthusiastic about going to, it’s a place that all the sudden their friend is 'disappearing' to. Obviously, it gives people an uneasy feeling about the FTTA.

So as far as I’m concerned, when LCers make all these claims about how great the FTTA is, their actions send the exact opposite message. If the FTTA were such a ‘phenomenal’ Bible school, you could expect future attendees to be planning ahead well in advance, to enthusiastically tell their friends about their plans, etc. That’s not what happens at all. It’s quite the opposite.