by sf 7 Replies latest jw friends
I have searched and cannot find it. I would like the link to the Guardian's article itself. I need it straight from them in order to paste it up in yahoo. People are requesting to see it. I assume it has WTBTS london letterhead. I need an original document and article from Steve.
Thank you, sKally
Hellooooooooo...i need this asap! Where is it?
I didn't know that there was a letter from the London bethel. Is there one?
Englishman
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be....
Do any of theses help? Not quite sure what letter your looking for.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,574175,00.html
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=13537&site=3
C
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I am referring to this:
Re: MAJOR UN/WTS NEWS - WE HAVE A UN LETTER Oct 22, 2001 10:37:47 AM
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MAJOR NEWS - Jehavah Witnesses in London espond to Steve Bates.
I have sent the orginal letter to Kent and Randy to post at their web sites.
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
October 22, 2001
Letters Editor
The Guardian
e-mail: [email protected]
Dear Sir,
Stephen Bates' articles in The Guardian of October 8 and 15 substantially misrepresents the background to Jehovah’s Witnesses registration with the United Nations and contains a number of factual errors.
In 1991 one of our legal corporations registered with the United Nations as a NGO (non-governmental organization) for the sole purpose of getting access to the extensive library of the United Nations. This enabled a writer who received an identification card, to enter their library for research purposes and to obtain information that has been used in writing articles in our journals about the United Nations. There was nothing secret about it.
At the time of the initial application no signature was required on the form. Years later, unbe-known to the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the United Nations published “Criteria for As-sociation”, stipulating that affiliated NGO’s are required to support the goals of the United Nations.
After learning of the situation, our membership as NGO was withdrawn and the ID card of the writer was returned.
Sincerely,
Paul Gillies
Press Officer for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Britain
P.S. Please do not publish my e-mail address.
Watch Tower Society, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1RN
Contact: Paul Gillies, telephone 020 8906 2211;
Fax: 020 8371 0051
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I need a letter with letterhead from WTBTS in order to paste this. I also need the url to this 10/22/01 article.
Thanks again, sKally
it is not posted. the guardian received this correspondance and steven bates passed it along.
mox
I'm sure I read where hawkaw says it IS on Randy's and Kent's site, yet it is not. I need the actual letter and url to the article Steve wrote OCTOBER 22, 2001.
It's got to be scanned and posted so I can paste it.
I hope that I am not being Naive here but what if what he says is true? How do we know that he is telling the truth? Has anyone got the letter of application that the WTS used to apply for NGO status?
UO
