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I am constantly concerned about how the world's people would and do view this site as I am concerned how they would view the Mission. The problem is not with the site nor with most of the people participating but with just a few who have shown a blatant disregard for the dignity of the Mission. The truth is this site reflects the Mission's people rather accurately and if that is a problem, talk to the few who see no problem with disregarding their solemn promise to God not to have any injurious word or thought towards another.
It is easy to point a finger towards this site and say there are problems and that it should be changed, but what should be recognized is this site is a rare privilege in this world full of religious preconceptions. I have visited other religious sites and the ones I have found which were open disscusion forums were censored to allow only the views that conformed to the thoughts and agendas of those who ran the sites. Any questions they were not comfortable with and you are banned for their cowardice. Here in this site, we can and must have enough sustenance to stand true towards the views and opinions of whoever joins just as we would need to if they walked in our Halls. Otherwise we should learn from their wisdom. If you believe the Mission is righteous then don't be afraid of truth or confrontation. Our problems are from within. The Master did say we are our own worst enemy.
When someone says something belligerent we are compelled to answer because if there is no reply, it is then construed as an accepted view. The same as if your child, brother, sister ,or brethren is banned from the Hall and you do not stick up for them, you just condoned it and are as guilty as he who banned them.
In this world, Humanity is a connected organism. Hurt one person and you hurt all people and in this Mission it is magnified by our knowledge, oath, spirit, our very beings that we have promised to the Lord when we were consecrated, or born as was Jesus with the same rights and duties as Jesus. So when one of our own comes on here and bashes a member of his/her own body we need to show the same compassion we would if our hand was cut and infected: we would try to help that it would heal without further damage to our body and we would not be too quick to cut it off either. Maybe this is why we try to show such patience with the belligerence on this site, for it comes from our single same body and we need all our members. Remember that even with a difference of opinion, in here as in the Mission, there is only one body and there is only one Mission. The only divisions are in the small minds of men and those who follow.
If we want to make the Mission appealing to our youth we should start being more accomodating to their friends who may wish to join and when they marry their extended families should be welcome to participate and when someone is consecrated we should invite everyone they know to come show their support for the admirable choice they made in joining this grand Mission, an opportunity to do something real for Humanity.
If someone wants to do something for the youths to be inspired towards the Mission they are already in or may be looking towards joining, they may be encouraged to participate in conversation about the Mission in here on this site where anyone and everyone is welcome to speak of the Lord including all the servants. Truth and logic will be spoken and heard by those able to see and discern, for those who cannot see and discern we will be patient and persistent.
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