I was talking to one of my brother-in-laws about his time in bethel. He put in about 5 years.
Anyway, I mentioned the post about Lyman calling the new black brother "nigger", and He also said that it did not surprise him.
But what I found even funnier was the experience he had with Dan. Dan Sydlik had been staying at the Bossert hotel while his apartment was getting renovated. He was on his way to morning worship and got in the elevator where my bro-in-law was already.
My bro. asked Sydlik how he was doing that morning and he replied "I'm Grand!, how about you? My bro. said "well, ok but I'm kind of tired". Sydlik said: "Your tired? ...really..well I got something that will fix you right up" My bro responded by asking:" Really..what?"
To that Dan Sydlik turned to him and punched him right in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him and leaving him in the elevator cacthing his breath while Dan just walked out on his way to morning worship.
This is a true and accurate account of what happened on that day. Why he acted that way or if Dan was always like that, we don't know. But it still sickening to know that he has (or had) that kind of unchallenged power.
Maverick