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.
New presidential directives aim to bring in tougher policies toward Cuba. What will the new directives mean?
President Trump unveiled the directives Friday at a speech in Miami. The Treasury and Commerce departments have 30 days to come up with a concrete plan.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/16/trumps-cuba-directive-explained/102930082/
i was wondering if you guys think if the general public cares about our stories or if they even care what the watchtower does to people??
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General public with no attachments: NO
tragic occurrence:.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/steve-scalise-shot-in-virginia-aide-also-hit/ar-bbcfakv?li=bbnb7kz.
i saw another report indicating that the gunman may have targetting gop members.
absolutely beautiful!.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vbmfx4isku.
I think that he was stopped not due to his material, maybe someone in the audience tip off the elders as to the fact that he was DF.
there was a letter read this week, followed by a talk about all the changes that are coming in the next couple of months regarding merging congregations in the area (va/md/dc) - the letter said that the kh's in the area are only being filled to 48% capacity.
this was music to my ears as i have noticed the decline in attendance in all the neighboring congregations.
they will sell some kingdom halls and merge some congregations.
This is why they stopped announcing and posting the attendance. They still have records for the CO, included in the attendance are the people listening at home; sometimes quite a few.
few things draw my interest as much as people on this board who talk about the elders, the insidious little toadies who lurk around kingdom halls, the proverbial big fish in little ponds.
it amazes me the terror and the veneration they inspire, as well as the occasional ridicule.
it makes me wonder how they're selected and whether most of them come into the position with a sense of power, entitlement, authority and control, or whether many of them are pretty nice people and that i'm just hearing about the bad apples?
few things draw my interest as much as people on this board who talk about the elders, the insidious little toadies who lurk around kingdom halls, the proverbial big fish in little ponds.
it amazes me the terror and the veneration they inspire, as well as the occasional ridicule.
it makes me wonder how they're selected and whether most of them come into the position with a sense of power, entitlement, authority and control, or whether many of them are pretty nice people and that i'm just hearing about the bad apples?
cofty3 hours ago3 hours ago4 hours agoAbusive and power hungry elders are not in the majority. Most are sincere believers who are put on to do far more than is reasonably possible.
A minority are guilty of abusing their power.
My opinion of them is exactly the opposite, only a very few of them know how to use wisely the power given to them.
this year’s “don’t give up” convention encourages theocratic welfare.
brother pioneer is doing a lot of carting and having trouble making ends meet.
his landlord doesn’t get it and decides to evict him and his wife.. .
The expectations about help are not realistic. Maybe is a way to encourage congregations to support the displaced Bethelites.
a female zookeeper died after being mauled by a tiger in a "freak accident" at a cambridgeshire zoo.. officers attended what was initially described as a "very serious incident" at hamerton zoo park, near huntingdon, at around 11.15am today (may 29).. a police spokeswoman confirmed this evening that the zookeeper died of her injuries at the scene.. she said: "a tiger entered an enclosure with a keeper.
sadly the female zookeeper died at the scene.. "at no time did the animal escape from the enclosure.".
the incident is not being treated as suspicious.. a statement from hamerton park zoo read: “this appears to have been a freak accident.. “a full investigation is under way and we hope that more details can be announced as soon as we are able.. “at no point during the incident did any animals escape their enclosures, and at no point was public safety affected in any way.. “all our thoughts and sympathies are with our colleagues, friends and families at this dreadful time.".
Up to this day my biggest fear are snakes.
I think that I know why.
and i feel sad.
everything happened so fast, 1999 back from patterson, 2000 inactive and no longer an elder, 2001 smoking everything that planet earth offers, and now in love with a girl for a couple of months.
i feel sad but liberated.
Thanks
