my observation of your post is that you should of raised this question without trying to promote your business. also you are stretching the good things about the organization. the public speaking skills are nothing compared to toastmasters and although i wasted a lot of time out in service i am by no means a sales person...in fact i hate selling things. i didn't become a jw until i was 20 so must take responsiblity for what i got my self into. in retrospect i don't have any ill feelings towards jw's because it was where i needed to be at that time in my life. it did help me to quit smoking, drink in a more responsible way, give up an immoral lifestyle. my children were exposed to literacy and reading at an early age. i think i gave a little too much credit to jw's for everything because after i left the org and met my husband he accepted christ, quit drinking, quit smoking and also gave up an immoral lifestyle. my husband and i have both been through some rough times and neither of us regret what we've been through or done as it's made us the people we are.
as a child i lived in an orphanage (Mooseheart) and for many years couldn't see one good thing that came out of it at the expense of my lost childhood. my anger has passed and although i don't feel appreciative of the place or the the Moose Organization, I don't feel angry either. I try to look at the positive points and there is always something postive to focus on but i do believe one has to work through the anger first. it's interesting that they have a message board and when i showed up as the antagonist many weren't happy that i questioned their 'happy child city" memories. the board was quite interesting for a time with different viewpoints but now has settled down and has very few posts.
thanks to the folks who exposed the business as amway....been there, done that.