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I think people have suffieciently covered this but I don't want it to be said that I ignored your question SO... I think it is very foolish to join anything that you are not knowlegeable about. I understand that outsiders do not know EVERYTHING, but who is saying they should? I agree with the comment about if an org is based on Christian principles, why is it necessary to be a member to know what those principles are? That is not necessarily secret, the member said the org was based on Christian principles.
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If a member says an organization is based on Christian principles, I feel that that is enough information for you to decide whether or not you would consider joining. (Assuming all else is equal) If a member cannot confirm or deny Christian principles then, if you feel uncomfortable with this, this should also be enough for you to decide.
Many groups will not confirm or deny but will say "Hey, it's ok to be Christian and ZYX, I am and I don't have any issues" or even " We have women/men of all faiths and our ritual does not interfere with it" etc. If you can't trust someone that you could be calling brother or sister, you shouldn't call them brother or sister.
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So if someone observes the org doing things that are not Christ like (as stated in the Bible) then are they judging or are the correcting
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There's a difference between correcting a specific issue and making broad statements about the Christianity of GLOs in general and some in particular.
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As far as asking questions... okay, umm, you can ask, but that doesn't mean you will get an answer (or an acceptable one anyway). If some asks a question and you say the answer is for members only, then you have not answered the question. Now that may or may not be the appropriate answer but the person who asked the question has no greater knowledge than they had before the question was asked.
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Yes, but that lack of an answer should allow you to make a decision. Same with an unsatisfactory answer (Uh no, actually our GLO requires a long oath to Satan and a vow to commit ritual suicide on 6/6/06) If you can't trust someone when they say "I'm Christian and a member and I find no conflict between the two" then you shouldn't want to call them a brother or sister.
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ow I pose a question to you... how would you respond to an interestee who did not know the values, goals, principles of your org but was adamant about joining?
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<-NPC member here... it works a bit differently
Most of our members join without having complete knowledge of our values and goals but learn them as they go. They certainly don't know our ritual.
Even if my ritual was practically a church service, my GLOs mission statement may only say "Turning yesterdays girls, into todays women so they can be leaders for tomorrow" or something as generic as that. You would have no idea, and I couldn't tell you anything different.
/that's such a cheesy mission statement.