Prominent Local Church "Shouter" invades Harvard University

Originally Posted by rayliotta

One last question for you, Mr Eagan. Care to provide any more specifics re the meeting or meetings you're referring to here? I don't doubt what you're saying. But I'm aware that in the past, folks in the Recovery have felt stifled in recruitment efforts on private university campuses (Rice, for example).

If Harvard is proving to be a different experience for them thus far -- before or after a 1/3 billion US$ donation -- we would be interested to hear what you know. Thanks.

rayliotta

I went to only one meeting. They were talking about recruiting on the college campus. Here is what I saw:

.Don't let them know our group, at first. We are just Christians... Christians on campus.

.Make friends with them. Pay attention to them. Listen. Connect.

.Get them to come to our conferences and trainings. Isolate them in an intense setting where they are vulnerable and open.

.Get them to see that Shouters alone have the way and the teaching. Everything else is wrong. Family and friends are the worst! Distractions from hell!

.Get them to be recruiters right away. Use them to reach other recruits. That will solidify their position in the group.

.Always pressure them for more. More time, more commitment. Constant pressure.

All this stuff looked very similar to me, to the EL recruiting handbook that I saw. Except EL uses physical violence. Otherwise very similar. Same dots, different name.