afazio - Spiritual Authority

aron · 11-27-2018, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Drake

technically speaking the "we and "us" must refer to the co-workers who are carrying out the ministry and signed the document.

The royal "we"; everyone in LC-land knows what it means. In cultic fringe groups one eventually gets that there are two sets of meanings: one for the public 'face', and another for internal use. So Witness Lee could tell Judge Seyranian, "Here, we don't control anyone", while Ray Graver was busy telling Bill Mallon, "Here, we do what we are told".

When you see words like "restriction" used in the LC, please understand that there's an external "face" meaning and an internal "operational" meaning. The semantics of cult-speak, as it were.

leastofthese · 11-27-2018, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by aron

The royal "we"; everyone in LC-land knows what it means.

See and I thought it was “Countess”, which is also very confusing, and looking back - doesn’t make any sense.

Glad Drake cleared that one up for everyone.

awareness · 11-27-2018, 08:10 PM

Brother Drake, what happens if we don't adhere to the one publication?

11-27-2018, 08:10 PM	#3
awareness Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8,064	Re: afazio - Spiritual Authority Brother Drake, what happens if we don't adhere to the one publication? __________________ Cults: My brain will always be there for you. Thinking. So you don't have to. There's a serpent in every paradise.