SSPO- Yeah, that is about right . The witnesses will apply the information to everybody else, not themselves. 
WHYIZIT- I guess your dad and mom found out the hard way that there is always a catch, nothing is free. A good thing that your dad was a sharp cookie and found out before joining . You are right though, I have seen lots of marketing companies use similar mind control tecniques as the witnesses do. Pretty sick stuff. Peace out, Mr. Flipper