My first reaction to this little tract is that it is the same thing we left at the doors in the 1970s during blitz campaigns just before Armageddon in 1975. Yes, we were told that the end of False Religion was extremely close, and that we were stepping up our preaching activity which we expected to bring on a major round of persecution. We were engaged in the final notification work of condemning False Religion so that the few remaining sheep might get out of Babylon the Great just before the Great Tribulation was to start.
Fast forward over 30 years: The JWs are still blitzing the neighborhood with Kingdom News tracts saying that the end of False Religion is near. What a sad and CRUEL JOKE! Besides the unnamed sources used, quoting God-knows-what out of whatever unverified context ... the tract gets disgusting when it talks of child abuse with this comment:
"Even churches that condemn immorality have tolerated religious leaders who have sexually abused children." - Kingdom News No. 37, Page 2, (c) 2006 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
Just who does the Watch Tower Society leaders think that they are kidding with this line? By their own published claims, therefore, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society and their Jehovah's Witness followers are likewise due to come to an end. The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society has shielded its own set of child molesters, including some among their own religious leadership. The harm that resulted to the children of Jehovah's Witnesses by continuing to harbor child molesters condemns the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society and Jehovah's Witnesses as a False Religion. Worse than that, as a lying and disgusting religion. At least the Catholic Church work up, and its members would not tolerate the same ... which eventually resulted in the Church taking very public steps to address the problem. And Catholics do not then go around with little nonsense tracts condemning other churches.
Almost every week it seems we see new headlines across the world about a JW man, be it an Elder, Ministerial Servant, Regular Publisher, and even a Bethelite who is charged with child molestation. We have already seen that there are many numerous lawsuits which have been filed against the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, and other corporations used by Jehovah's Witnesses, because of their harboring and shielding child molesters.
What absolutly disgusting hypocrisy! What nerve these Watchtower/Jehovah's Witness writers have in using a line like that above, all the while their own religion is in the courts because this crime is woven throughout their organization like a never ending thread! The Jehovah's Witness writers and those Jehovah's Witnesses who print, publish, ship and then distribute this tract from door do door are disgusting, and clearly dishonor the name Jehovah.* By their own and any other standard, they do not deserve to be called Christian. Any turning on religion just may have to start with groups like Jehovah's Witnesses who play such dishonest games with the general public and innocent children.
Jim Whitney
*My comments about JWs who distribute this tract at the doors are directed to the adults among them. Audlt JWs have a responsibility to be sure that they are not guilty before they start sharing in the condemnation of others. Many JWs have clear knowledge of the hypocrisy, the lawsuits, and the molestations. Others can and do read the news papers which report JW child molesters. There needs to be some level of responsibility among JW adults to protect their own children. We need not always be giving them a pass.