Governing body members Nervous breakdown due to pressure from Rutherford/Knorr!!

by Witness 007 6 Replies latest watchtower scandals

  • Witness 007
    Witness 007

    Karl Klien Lifestory in The Watchtower.

    In 1934 Karl had a nervous breakdown at bethel. Why? Baptized at 12 he didn't go door to door till he was 18....while serving as a TEENAGE ELDER. Is bethel life hard? "Rutherford even though he REPEATEDLY had reason to reprove me for breaking some rule....I remember one time when he gave me a BLUNT REPROOF. The next time he saw me he said cheerily "Hello Karl." But because of still feeling hurt I just muttered a greeting. He said "KARL WATCH OUT, THE DEVIL IS AFTER YOU!" Embarrased I replied: "Oh there's nothing Brother Rutheford." But he new better and repeated the warning. "That's alright just watch out. The devil is after you!"

    President Knorr invited me to join the Writting department...when I told him it didn't matter where I served HE REPROVED ME saying when an added privlege of service is extended we SHOULD be eager to except it...my attitude was due to my prcarious health {breakdown} ...which had always been a problem.....we were like Brothers with the older one {knorr} being PRONE to express impatients to the younger ones {Karl's}shortcomings. In 1974 I was invited to join the Governing body...I NEEDED ENCOURAGEMENT to except it...he goes on to say how Fred Franz "encouraged" him to accept it. LOTS OF PRESSURE AT BETHEL TO DO MORE....even for a very sick old man like Karl.

  • Aussie Oz
    Aussie Oz

    the man was practicaly raised by tyrants forcing him to things he didn't want to do...

    no wonder.

    Oz

  • designs
    designs

    Would Karl have been the type to have stood up in protest against the other GB members.

  • jookbeard
    jookbeard

    doesn't make Klein any less of a paedophile enabling, blood guilty piece of shite who kept quiet when thousands worldwide suffered unspeakable suffering.

  • moshe
    moshe

    Looks like they wanted someone in the GB club who could be controlled by others.

  • Sapphy
    Sapphy

    I wish you'd be more direct jookbeard.

  • Witness 007
    Witness 007

    I agree Moshe they want a push-over.....but I'm suprised how much pressure was put on a man who was clearly emotionally fragile, by all THREE, Rutherford, Franz and Knorr......where is the love.

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