Sugarrush

I think there are a lot of great rank and file people in TWI and even some good leadership. Let's be honest, we were all mislead. Looking back on my childhood, you can easily see why LCM was accused of running a cult. He was basically a dictator. I listened to a few of the sound clip archives this morning and it literally gave me chills, taking me back to my childhood. The sad part was, I remember revering him as a kid, much like you would the POTUS if in person. I can't speak for VPW as that was before my time. This is about people not wanting to let go of power. It is sad, because if things took a different turn, and young vibrant leaders were able to take the reign, things would have the strong possibility of a completely different ministry with a modern approach. You cannot move forward until the old tainted individuals are removed. This is the beginning of the end of TWI unless they change, but I know this has already been said a million times.

I cannot speak for the whole group, but I know at least one of the people in the panel, and I don't see greed/power or monetary gain being the motivation here. I think it is more of a mid-life crisis type of situation, knowing they have invested the better part of their lives towards an organization that has given them nothing back. Yes, they may have been previously aware of issues, but you don't question leadership in the Way (and you certainly don't discuss them) you just follow orders. I think we all can relate to knowing about sites like waydale in the 2000s when still with the Way, and and not wanting to know what was on there. It has always been an us vs. them mentality. I think they have just had enough of the BS. I agree they are holding their tongue on many things but it will be interesting to see how it plays out. If they had truly fresh thinking and research they would have a much higher chance of success than trying to go back to a baseline of VPW's plagerized material as their foundation. The rabbit hole just goes way too deep, and this is why I left years ago.