I talked to a local sister about it, and this was a summary of our conversation. In the end she chose to close her eyes to it.
Answer I got to the UN association.
by Inisc 41 Replies latest jw friends
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00DAD
This is excerpted from a letter dated March 4, 2004 from Paul Hoeffel, the then Chief of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Section of the U.N. Department of Public Information. It was written in response to "numerous inquiries regarding the association of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York with the Department of Public Information (DPI)."
The letter states:
"This organization [the WTBTS] applied for association with DPI in 1991 and was granted association in 1992. By accepting association with DPI, the organization agreed to meet criteria for association, including 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."
In addition, the criteria for NGOs to become associated with DPI include the following:
- that the NGO share the principles of the UN Charter;
- operate solely on a not-for-profit basis;
- have a demonstrated interest in United Nations issues and a proven ability to reach large or specialized audiences, such as educators, media representatives, policy makers and the business community;
- have the commitment and means to conduct effective information programmes about UN activities by publishing newsletters, bulletins and pamphlets, organizing conferences, seminars and round tables; and enlisting the cooperation of the media.
[End excerpt]
A pdf of the actual letter is available on the JWFacts Website
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blond-moment
I particularly like the letter from the WT that states "This circular letter replaces any replies we have given earlier"
The lies they gave earlier all backfired when the UN declaired them flat...out...lies.
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Nobleheart
My experience with my family is quite similar. In the beginning they refused to listen to anything against the Society, flat out refusing to believe any such 'alliance' with the UN ever took place.
I then also challenged them to ask an elder (who'd know) saying my study had asked about that. Guess what, the first reply my family got from this elder was that it was a lie and a hoax :) sounds the same as your elder.
I then got his email and presented him with the link (supposedly provided by my study)...he emailed back days later writing "I'm sorry your study has been exposed to apostate propaganda" with 2 attachments - one being a letter to the elders admitting the Society's registering as a NGO at the DPI to gain access to the library, the other attachment being a rather long document by some JW apologist trying to justify matters, explaining that the WT had broken no laws, wasn't lying, etc..
You can imagine how happy I felt considering that this elder had just confirmed my side of the story, and imagined my family would wake up...Unfortunately as in your case, my family believed the 'apologist' version and that was the end of that!
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Inisc
It's amazing,
When I first heard about it I was still in physically, and it shocked me.
I guess that's the crux of it, I was mentally out of it so my eyes were open.
They are all blind and the org is there guide dog.
I just found it quite disappointing that the didn't appear to even investigate it, he just assumed it had to be a hoax.
But even if everyone knew I guess it seems they wouldn't care!
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thetrueone
A ironic twist of ideology when you think about it, mixed with a infusion of hypocrisy.
Now the WTS. is sitting on top the the great wild beast (Harlot) using its world wide influence to help
this religious organization pursue its expansion to countries where religious freedoms are restrained and curtailed.
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mind blown
the very reason for my name.....mind blown.....and the U.N.
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00DAD
This was the proverbial final straw for me thinking the WT/JW was God's Organization. Still, it took me a few years to find a way out. It was a messy exit even then.
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cofty
If its a hoax why is the story still on the website of the British newspaper that originally broke it in 2001?
The Guardian is a highly respected paper and doesn't do hoaxes.
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thetrueone
The Watchtower Publishing Corporation is the real hoax, structurally devised to be as such.
Crafty, cunning and absolutely corrupt.