From our Bureau of Sketchy Ventures with some assistance from our Bureau of Potential Opportunities for Brainwashing
This travel seminar sounds legitimately churchly rather than an obvious brainwashing venture sponsored by Castro, Inc. But this is Castrogonia we’re dealing with, where the military junta pokes its nose into everything, including church-run-“community empowerment advocacy” ventures, as this program bills itself. The last thing Castro, Inc. wants is for Cubans to be “empowered” in any way. So, the usual cloud of suspicion hangs over this seminar.
From Presbyterian Mission
Now’s your time to apply for a 2025 travel study seminar that will provide a unique opportunity to experience how partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are making a difference in the lives of the Cuban people.
“A Future with Hope: A Travel Study Seminar to the Republic of Cuba” will be Feb. 25 to March 5, 2025, and will be led by a faith-based community organization called Centro Memorial Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center) in cooperation with two ministries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and World Mission.
The center is “a grassroots organization that deals with community empowerment, advocacy; they receive groups throughout the year … and they’re gracious hosts,” said Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, who serves as one of World Mission’s regional liaisons for the Caribbean. This travel study seminar “is for people who would like to know more about the realities in Cuba — where there is hope, what the churches are doing and our historic partnership with IPRC (the Reformed Presbyterian Church) and other entities, including the seminary there in Matanzas as well.”
Participants will dive deep into the country’s rich history and culture and learn about the current political landscape and the relationship between church and society while also exploring the challenges and opportunities for continued partnership and advocacy, according to the seminar description. They’ll also visit historic sites and get to know organizations that engage with their communities in various ways, including social work, ecumenical dialogue and conflict resolution.
The seminar is a passion topic for Cintron-Olivieri and fellow regional liaison the Rev. José Manuel Capella-Pratts. They are encouraging Presbyterians, such as presbytery and synod leaders, and other justice-minded individuals to embark on this journey to get to know Cuba better.
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At best, these people have been taken in by the Castronoids, who can smell a sucker many miles away. But, unfortunately, it may be even worse, unless they think they can play around with the devil and win. No religious organization should give even the appearance of collaborating with a totalitarian tyranny which is the antithesis of Christianity. Always remember the ancient axiom about Caesar’s wife having to be above any suspicion of wrongdoing or impropriety–for the Church is the bride of Christ.
This is probably one of the surprisingly many churches that belong to the National Network for Cuba. This group includes the Venceremos Brigade and other useful idiots.