by Lady Liberty 30 Replies latest watchtower scandals
Good Evening all,
Just thought I would post the scan of the Watchtowers NGO membership straight from the UNs website. So for anyone that has someone saying that is just "apostate" talk like my grandmother said to me..it will be harder to deny it seeing it straight from their site! Here it is for your files: http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/pdfs/watchtower.pdf
Sincerely,
Lady Liberty
Another great site:http://www.globalpolicy.org/ngos/ngo-un/rest-un/2001/1030j.htm
L.L.
Jehovah's Witnesses Quit UN Affiliation
after 10 year Relationship with UN Made Public
October 30, 2001Responding to criticism from current and former members the Watch Tower Society (parent organization for Jehovah's Witnesses) this month withdrew its formal association with the United Nations as a NGO (non-government affiliate organization). The Watch Tower Society had quietly affiliated with the UN in 1991 in an agreement to "support the Charter" of the United Nations--also agreeing to promote the UN among its members.
Watch Tower publications have long labeled the UN as one of the "beasts" of the biblical book of Revelation--the archenemy of the kingdom of God. Some critics of the 6 million member denomination, well known for its aggressive door to door missionary work, believe this is the greatest scandal to hit Watch Tower leadership. "It's comparable to a Catholic finding out that the Vatican had privately agreed to support Planned Parenthood and abortion rights, "stated ex-member David Brown of Central Point, Oregon.
The refusal of Witnesses to salute a flag, perform military service, vote or hold public office has often brought them official persecution. Apparently, the Watch Tower Society's affiliation with the United Nations was to get help in their religious freedom struggles. "Their affiliation with the UN as a NGO was much more than just registering with the UN to get help for their members," says Brown.
In a letter explaining the sect's withdrawal as a UN affiliate, UN official Paul Hoeffel states that NGO membership involves "support and respect of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and commitment and means to conduct effective information programmes with its constituents and to a broader audience about UN activities." The Watch Tower Society's affiliation with the UN gave them political clout, status and connections they could not have had otherwise. The connection was not announced in Witness publications and was only recently discovered when it was noticed that the Watch Tower Society was listed on a UN webpage as a NGO member.
The public criticism of this connection led to the Watch Tower's disassociation as a UN affiliate. "In October 2001, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York requested termination of its association with DPI[Department of Public Information of the UN]. Following this request, the DPI has made decisions to disassociate the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York as of 9 October 2001," explains UN official Hoeffel.
Membership as a NGO of the UN required annual re-certification. "There have been several seemingly positive articles in the Witnesses' news magazine Awake! discussing the UN in the past few years. It seemed out of character to read such things in Watch Tower publications but it didn't make sense why they were there until now," says Brown. "The Society's Writing Department evidently used UN press releases for Awake! articles and then they could submit these to show they were informing their members of UN activities and keep their NGO membership."
Ex-members and many current members feel this was hypocrisy of the highest caliber. Witness theology has understood the United Nations as "the disgusting thing that causes desolation" (from Matthew's gospel) and as "the image of the wild beast" from Revelation chapter 13. Witnesses believe that all other religions have prostituted themselves to the UN (their interpretation of "Babylon the Great" riding the "scarlet colored wild beast" in Revelation chapter 17) and that soon the UN will turn on "false religion" (all other religions) and destroy them. Improbable as that scenario is the Witnesses believe that because of their "strict neutrality in political affairs" they will not be affected when the UN acts to destroy "false religion" (this being the immediate predecessor of Armageddon).
"Most Witnesses have no idea that for the past 10 years the Watch Tower Society was certified as an affiliate organization of the UN along with Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants and other religious bodies promoting its agenda just as the other religions promote theirs," says Brown. "Actually, I think this was a positive development in the history of Jehovah's Witnesses. Unfortunately, it was hypocritical to do so while demonizing the UN in their doctrinal publications. Sadder still, the Watch Tower organization continues to maintain a policy that effectively excommunicates members who get involved in any political activity."
The first official reply from a Watch Tower official was made by Paul Gillies of the Witnesses' branch office in Britian on October 22nd: membership as a NGO was simply a result of "getting a library card" at the UN facilities in New York. Gillies did not explain the annual re-certification process for NGO members which the Watch Tower Society participated in. Nor did he comment on the numerous articles in Awake! which promoted the UN.
"This was not a one-time application the Watch Tower Society made where they didn't realize what they were doing," says Brown. "This was a relationship renewed yearly resulting in their news magazine doing PR for the UN. This relationship resulted in favorable UN support for the Witnesses' human rights struggles."
More Information on NGOs and the UN
More Information on Problematic NGOs at the UN
Hi Lady Liberty, I think this might come in very useful since it's not from an 'apostate site'. I'm trying to help my sister understand just how hypocritical the JWs really are. She's in full denial mode and is very defensive so I'll have to be careful and wait for the right moment. It might just help to open her eyes a bit wider. It gives me some extra ammunition anyway. Thanks for posting it. Alpha
What would be nice is a scan of the NGO application and who signed for the WTS for ten years?
Does anyone a URL for any of the postive UN articles that were mentioned?
This is awesome!
Thanks Lady Liberty.
I think what is even more damning are the human rights reports from the various countries where the Jehovah's Witnesses also had a member on the committee.
This goes a tad further than just 'using the U.N. library'.
I did a bit of googling a while ago, and found a few of these... don't have them anymore, but they made interesting reading.
Regards,
Jim TX
Ms Liberty
thanks for posting
purps
Awesome!!!
I just emailed these sites to my brothers and the only "friend" I have that is still in the borg. I hope at least one of them opens their eyes!!! I also emailed them the recent settlement regarding the child abuse cases. I only got one response back from that and it said, "Don't believe everything you hear in the news", How could you not believe that this is the "truth"?
Can we say denial???? I didn't even bother to respond, the new reports said all I need to know and if that person want's to keep his head firmly planted in the sand, oh well!! Maybe the lack of response from the other two means they are thinking about it? I can only hope so.
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