The rules and points that you have listed are pretty much explained in the "God's Love" book. It is a complete rule book that covers almost each and every aspect of a JW life.
Never saw that book wonder if the Society sent a copy to Portugal? Do you think anyone investigated the JW's on that level before allowing religious status? Do you think that they understood that the two witness rule applied to child sexual abuse?
All the Society has to do is respect the rules and laws of any country they are active in. Eliminate shunning if someone DA's. I think that would preserve family contact....... It's really simple. Instead the WT tells us that they can't stone people who reject their rules any more. So shunning is the only option left. Boo Hoo.
When my wife and I left decades ago my family was able to maintain contact with us. My son got to know his grandmother, my sister, etc. We had a different opinion about their so called 'Truth' and learned very clearly that they had their opinion. So we engaged in neutral conversations.
Obviously many of our still in friends no longer had association with us. That was fine as we didn't want to sit around with them guarding our every word.The believers among them were uncomfortable about my statements, others because a lot of the social life revolved around meetings and service, Assemblies etc. I got it .....expected no less, it's always easier to be around people who agree with you then people who oppose your viewpoint or beliefs.
Decades later when I found this site I learned how corrupt and how corrupting the Society was. That there was a highly secret binder 'Shepherd the Flock' of all of the things you could be marked or DFed over. Minor things that you were coerced to shun. Evan shunning close family members.
I learned how screwed up the body of Elders could be. Some became petty with their power and called for a JC over a slight.
The many flip flops of their core beliefs.
I would be very contented if Portugal disassociated the Jehovah's Witless-es from their tax status. And I would hope every other country who believed that freedom of religion was dependent on freedom from religion............. would do the same.
The WTBTS has drifted to the evil side. They can't go back on any number of their foul teachings so followers are subjected to their reckless rules. With the WTBTS it's Jonestown each and every year.
