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Can anyone tell me about the UN
by PoppyR 14 Replies latest watchtower scandals
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PoppyR
THANK YOU! Thanks everyone for your fantastic posts, I did look in the 'Best of' section, and that is what sparked my interest, but I didn't find it really answered my questions as to what had happened. Thanks to Jeff, that one very simple piece of advice did have my jaw dropping. And it's irrefutable. And to legolas,I have yet to read through ALL of the articles, but intend to do so. I am surviving on about 5 or 6 hours sleep a night because I keep getting enthralled in yet another article! And to all of you for your replies, which as usual were FACTUAL. I think it's so true that if the WTS had nothing to hide they would not have dropped it like a hot potato! And come on.. they are not stupid, they aren't just going to register with any old organisation.. this is big.
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Cordelia
when i heard about it i wanted to actually see it on the un site and someone told me to do this:
go on the un site
click on welcome
click on about the united nations
click on NGO section
click on NGO related documents
click on other documents
and there they are!
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Forscher
I first came across that one not long after the @^&$ hit the fan. With all due respect to the apostates out there, I decided that the best thing to do was to research it myself. Boy was I ever floored. To understand my reaction you have to know that when I first started studing with the JWs the congregations were going through the "Ezekiel" book. That book was very blunt about spiritual adultery and its consequences. So it was with the WTBTS's own teachings that I judged their actions. It was just another nail in the coffin!
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twinkletoes
Welcome to the board Poppy
We (husband and I) resigned from the JWs after being in for over 30 yrs, because of the UN scandal and the hypocrisy that went along with it. We found it almost impossible to believe and at first thought it must have been those "evil apostates" who were spreading rumours. It took us months to verify all of the information, and we now have a large lever-arch full of information. We telephoned the UN in New York, wrote a letter to the UN, and even emailled them. Each time they confirmed that the WT had indeed been an NGO for almost 10 years and would have had to comply with the criteria as laid out for any NGO.
We asked for two of the elders from the Hereford congregation to call to see us, which they did. We let them see all of the original information received from the UN including even the envelope with the UN postmark. We gave them copies to take away and they said that they would check it out and get back to us - they never did get back to us.
We also wrote to the London Bethell, asking them to reply to our concerns re: above points and more. They didn't even acknowledge our letter.
We have the UN letter and env. with postmark and lots of other info. which you are welcome to view if you want to call in to see us here in Hereford. We can send copies if you wish but sometimes its better to actually see the orginal documents.
Look forward to hearing more from you