[Emily]

There has been a lot of back and forth around the president's volunteer award.  Regardless of what we may believe about whether or not the wms received the award legitimately, it seems that the members think this makes their group different or special.  It turns out that Scientologists have received the same awards:

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/presidents-volunteer-lifetime-service-awardees-acknowledged-at-ebony-awakening-banquet-287728.php

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10247637.htm

The wms members are also always "sounding the trumpet" about cleaning parks and caring about the environment.  Scientolgy has also done the same thing:

http://www.scientologynews.org/quick-facts/community-outreach-actions.html

I've seen a lot of videos about the wms doing blood drives and showing the "love of mother".  Again, Scientology has held blood drives as well:

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/scientology-volunteers-give-gift-of-life-in-2010-florida-blood-services-drive-190020.php

And Mormons:

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-honored-spain-blood-drive-promotion

What about the wms's good works in the community after hurricane sandy?  The Unification Church or Moonies have also done the same thing:

http://unificationnews.org/article/generation_peace_academy_aids_victims_of_hurricane_in_new_jersey

So did Scientology:

http://tribute.lronhubbard.org/blog/cosentinos-volunteerministers.html

So did the Mormons:

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormon-helping-hands-hurricane-sandy-video

My point is that just because a controversial group does good work in the community and puts on a great PR face for the outsiders of the group, doesn't make the group less controversial or less destructive to people within the group.  So for the wms members reading this…what makes your group different?  Please don't answer with some doctrinal stuff because I'm talking about the group's behavior that makes them controversial in the first place.