NGO For The Advancement of The Truth In Certain Countries?

by Doubtfully Yours 16 Replies latest watchtower scandals

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  Nocturne

  They were embroiled in a number of legal battles in Europe and Africa that questioned the ethical and legal stand of the WT in issues of blood, family welfare and military. Having the recognition of the world's largest humantarian and human rights organization must have helped immensely.

  I'm wondering. I was reading on jw-media.org website about some of the legal battles the wtbts have in Russia, and in their rebuttal to the expert's conclusion that the Jehovah's Witnesses are a totalitarian sect, they state that the government cannot impose any restrictions on the beliefs of the Jehovah's Witnesses because they are recognized by the European Court of Human Rights as a known religion. They say that the Russian constitution ratified in 1993 which 'guarantees to all religious associations equal treatment before the law', and that ever since the constitution was ratified, Russia also reregistered the Jehovah's Witnesses as a religion.

  Now I'm wondering, would the wts being registered with DPI as an NGO have any influence on the European Court of Human Rights to declare them as a 'known religion'? I mean, wasn't the wtbts registered as an NGO with its focal point on Human Rights?

  Nocturne
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  sf

  wasn't the wtbts registered as an NGO with its focal point on Human Rights?

  Excuse me while I roar....

  LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!

  Watchtower and human rights should nevr be associated with each other. It is simply crap!

  The only human rights they concern themselves with are their own. Daily they preach that other humans will die at hand of jehovah. So tell me, how is that these two words can even go hand in hand...Watchtower and human rights...when daily the WTBTS compromises their flock consistently. Go ahead, tell me.

  sKally

  They can't.
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  imallgrowedup

  Nocturne -

  Now I'm wondering, would the wts being registered with DPI as an NGO have any influence on the European Court of Human Rights to declare them as a 'known religion'?

  Someone please correct me if I am wrong, however - I believe that the European Court of Human Rights is an arm of the UN itself.

  growedup
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  Sassy

  maybe if any JWs are questions about the YMCA, they can say they didn't join it, they are only 'affiliated' with it...

  just as the WTS was affiliated with the UN.
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  Nocturne

  Someone please correct me if I am wrong, however - I believe that the European Court of Human Rights is an arm of the UN itself.

  growedup

  I just checked it out. It's not part of the UN, on one of the websites, the link to the European Court of Human Rights is listed under 'Additional Resources' and there is a little disclamer stating that the webpages listed "do not necessarily represent an endorsement by the United Nations. " However, one would think that if they were affiliated with DPI of the UN, they could use that as an argument to get officially recognized by the European Court of Human Rights as a known religion.
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  imallgrowedup

  Nocturne -

  Thanks for checking that out. I'm with you - I'm sure they were glad to have the clout of being an NGO to expand their market base further their cause in other countries through entities such as the European Court of Human Rights. It's got to be bugging them to no longer be affiliated with the UN.

  growedup
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  keeshah

  Doubtfully Yours...

  you said, "I wonder if this is one of the reasons they joined the UN. You know, to negotiate their acceptance or perhaps to promote stopping persecution in certain countries."

  I had thought of this myself, but if that was the case, why didn't they say that to begin with? It would have been a much better excuse than, "We did it for the library card." Don't you think?