Flashbacks to Disruption at The Way International
March 4, 2025 As I write this, the United States and many other countries are in disarray to one degree or another due to Elon Musk's and Donald Trump's cavalier dismanteling of agencies in the Federal Government of the U.S., and due to other actions they've taken. The confusion, uncertainty, and outright fear that has been unleashed across the world is monumental and affects all of us. How do I feel? Upset...that's an understatement. I'm having flashbacks to a time of upheaval during 1984 - 1987 that I experienced at The Way International headquarters in New Knoxville, Ohio, where I was working as a biblical researcher. Victor Paul Wierwille (1916-1985), founding president of The Way, died in May, 1985, during my time at headquarters. His death ended his authoritarian power. Sort of. Before he died he passed along that power to a second president, a leader he'd trained to be loyal: L. Craig Martindale. Martindale's power was challenged the following year, ...