during our wt life we met a good number of friends involved in the circuit and district work.
i am sure that we share the same experience and that we remember fondly some that we caring, loving and generally interested in the brothers.
at the same time we might remember others that were arrogant, selfish, abusive and oppressive.
One brief comment regarding the transition from the historical Overseers to the new breed. I have met some of the new ones, and they are very well prepared and have some very impressive tools at their disposal.
One negative item is that there is very little that they can do on their own, everything is prepared ahead of time and for every single decsion to be made they have to call in mother.
Still they are good very good training.
http://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/28736-that-most-beautiful-of-2015-videos-is-now-live/.
above is a link (if you can stomach it) from jwtalk.
have a look at the comments.
I believe that the WT knows that they are in trouble and the their old business model is no longer working. Numbers were at the core of their operation, they instilled an spirit of goals and even competition in the congregation.
Now the numbers have been dwindling and they are no longer used as a measure of spiritual health or growth, one of the most relevant ones that was discontinued was meeting attendance; this was as a result of a decrease in numbers.
http://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/28736-that-most-beautiful-of-2015-videos-is-now-live/.
above is a link (if you can stomach it) from jwtalk.
have a look at the comments.
Sadly, the way that I see it; the WT can get away with any changes that they want to make; the rank and file are the most gullible people in earth. They are almost at the "jonestown" level.
i am going to engage on a trip to the past and share with you some of the matters that marked the beginning of the jws persecution in cuba.
you will be surprised that the pattern that was followed is very similar to what happened in other dictatorial countries.. in the cuban case, i am going to surprise you and tell you that like what happened with hitler; the wt was partially responsible for their clash and confrontation with the cuban government.
during the early 60s the revolution was fighting for survival and they were willing and ready to demolish any perceived enemy to their cause.. a prime example was their war against the catholic church that was the most influential religious entity in the country; it took the supreme leader only a few public discourses to send the vast majority of clergy packing and back to their country, in this case spain.. the jehovah’s witnesses were an insignificant minority but they over estimated their importance and displayed a belligerent attitude, it was known that this was a us based religion and an easy target to connect them with the cia.
Current report: a lot of expectation after the death of Castro, the brothers are ready for an opening and a complete relaxation of their situation. Maybe they are too optimistic, I doubt that a Government that is basically communist is going to allow the WT free reign.
this notice is not official yet and it should be confidential until released thru the proper channels.
a friend of mine told me about a huge elders meeting in southern california.
the subject was the relocation and dissolution of some congregations; it seems that this is the result of some project that has been going on for some time and is going to be implemented right now.. please let me know if this is happening all over the country?.
Refreshing with some current information, the project is now in effect; some congregations have been dissolved and the publishers gone to another KH. Very significant the COs are mentioning in their Tuesday talk the need of obedience even when you are faced with a relocation change. It is obvious that this is total control.
source: http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sociedad/los-testigos-jehova-dieron-ordenes-para-ocultar-los-casos-abusos-menores-5660189#.
tuesday, november 29, 2016.
google translation:.
Good
More Kudos
source: http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2016/11/25/actualidad/1480078910_010669.html?prod=reg&o=cabep&event_log=fa.
(video included, with witnessing of israel flórez lopez, abused as a child).
google translation:.
The just departed Comandante en Jefe used to say:
"Hasta la Victoria Siempre"
Congrats
press release, colectivo #abusostj.
barcelona, nov. 24, 2016 .
jehovah witnesses and abuse.
No problema
What you guys have done is without precedent, is like publishing a similar report here in USA in the New York Times.
Ole, Ole, Ole
press release, colectivo #abusostj.
barcelona, nov. 24, 2016 .
jehovah witnesses and abuse.
El País (
listen (help·info); literally The Country) is the highest-circulation daily newspaper in Spain and one of three Madrid dailies considered to be national newspapers of record for Spain (along with El Mundoand ABC).[2] El País, based in Madrid, is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Pa%C3%ADs
The latest info at the Spanish forum is that the elders are receiving electronically instructions from the COs to go out and buy from the stands all the copies of this newspaper edition. One of the friends commented that this might result in the publishing of a second edition.
press release, colectivo #abusostj.
barcelona, nov. 24, 2016 .
jehovah witnesses and abuse.
They even published this full letter:
