I am sorry, I don't understand the point you are making in the middle section of your post ...
it's simple, they hoped Gulzar would be better and did not want to lose money because no one came (think about it, they had probably ordered all the food and vegetables etc in advance) ... but I will answer the rest.
clearernow wrote:The entire BK World operates on the versions from Murlis and they are now putting it wide open to public to reveal Bap Dada as instructed in the Murlis.
Which version of the Murlis? The original ones, or the slimmed down, re-written and whitewashed ones?
Where is there one place on the internet to go and read all of the original Sakar Murlis as I can the Bible or Koran?
Let us be honest, *if* the BKs are changing, a large part of it is because of the influence of this website pushing them to do so. Have they publish a genuine history of the movement yet, or are they still selling the book Adi Dev and so on?
This goes against the general theme of this web-site against lack of transparency from them.
Have they published their global or Indian accounts yet? When they do, I'll start to believe they are being "transparent".
I don't expect them ever to be because we know they don't account for all the cash they get.
And let's wait until the next high profile rape or suicide case within the BKWSU and see how they respond to it.
Despite all these, they seem to only grow and grow- because in my view "core is pure"
I don't know what the overall figures are. In some countries they have lost high profile BKs and have been shutting down centres. I guess the numbers in India are still quite stable but the reason for this is that most people are programmed and happy to be followers and the BKs offer a modern-ish, lightweight version of Hinduism for them, and an escape from marriage for young women.
With the increase in income, the BKs can spend more on marketing and advertising, and accommodate more people, hence more followers ... but still not that many. I think there is a more rational reason for the increase in numbers and much of is financial and material; e.g. all the big buildings, paid for TV shows, etc.