I was at Bethel for 7 years. I recently left.
Here are my observations about a few of the G.B.
I'll start with Loesch(spelling is incorrect, sorry)
It was his way or the highway. He heard my friend playing the guitar and basically made him perform on "family night" (the bethel talent show). He felt American football was too violent and had scathing denunciations to those who watched it, he voiced this opinion during his chairmanship of morning worship. He also liked to expound on the females response to sex, this was very weird and awkward, he actually got chewed out for this one. finally, one day on the way to my meeting I saw him almost run over his wife who was waiting behind the car, he didn't see her, and almost flattened her. He got out of the car and yelled at her. Sorry if I sound negative but there really wasn't much good that I observed about him, he was cold and arrogant.
David Splane, a recent inductee to the body pioneered in canada for a while and worked in the service dept. for many years before being called to the G.B. He spoke French and was some what of a Renaissance man. His speaking was prosaic but his person kind and humble. He was a little strange at times though. I called him to ask for advice on giving a Memorial talk and he was irratated that I called but begrudingly gave me a few terse words of advice. But on the whole he was good person.
I ate breakfast with Barber for about 6 months. He was a crack up. He always cut me down but it was great. It was like if he made jokes about you, you knew he liked you. His wife was great, always giving motherly advice about clothing, hairstlye, etc. it was actually sort of cool.
These were the ones I saw the most, for what its worth.
"Once divided, nothing left to subtract, some words when spoken, can't be taken back"
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