Movie Recommendation - Glengarry Glen Ross

In my previous post I alluded to the hellishly abusive experience of being a fellowship leader under Samuel Lee. The experience is really hard to describe in a way that people can understand. It was like being in a job from hell with a boss from hell, only worse because the boss from hell claimed to be a "great servant of God." The Calabreses and the Duggals talk about it some in what they've written. For those who have a hard time understanding, I will always recommend that they watch the movie, "Glengarry Glen Ross". Here are a couple of messages I've posted about it at RsqUBF:

Author: Me
Subject: Glengarry Glen Ross
In reply to: Chris 's message, "Similarities Between UBF and the Animal Farm" on 10:26:04 01/05/02 Sat

If you really want to get to know the pressure and psychological torture that fellowship leaders have to endure at the hands of Sam Lee in Chicago UBF, watch the movie "Glengarry Glen Ross." The movie depicts almost perfectly the totally unchristian environment that Chicago fellowship leaders have to live in on a weekly basis, and especially during MSU/ISU preparation.


Author: Me
Subject: Re: Glengarry Glen Ross
In reply to: Joe 's message, "Re: Beat-up Men Beat up Women" on 20:52:45 11/01/03 Sat

>The pressure to produce numbers
>that was put on these men was so great (beyond the
>comprehension of most UBF members)...
If you want to get a good idea of the pressure that I speak of, try watching at least the beginning of the excellent movie, Glengarry Glen Ross. The movie is rated "R" for language, but then so was Samuel Lee's language many times in his meetings with fellowship leaders.

That second message of 11/01/03 was part of a discussion thread called "Passive Men / Wild Women" that was started by Donna Adams, formerly of the Cincinnati UBF, whom Samuel Lee referred to as a "brainwashed vegetable woman" in one of his Sunday "messages."