9/11 Bombings -- WTS reaction.

by robhic 4 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  robhic

  I was recently told how wonderfully the WTS reacted to the people working at the WTC site in New York after 9/11/01. Not just bringing food and water etc. to the firemen and other workers but actually "giving love" by hugging the workers, (I'm sure) giving out magazines and acting all superior because of the real love shown instead of the superficial kind shown by the churches of christnedom. I was told how well and warmly received the WTS response was from those working at the Trade Center site. (Yeah, who needed food and water when WT and Awake! magazines were available?)

  I tried a search to find information here but was unsuccessful. I seem to remember a few horror stories of WTS behavior on 9/11 such as locking their doors to prevent people running away from entering their building(s) and being generally apathetic to the situation -- unless a JW was involved. Can anyone point me to some information or provide it from first-hand experience? Am I mistaken?

  I am really curious at the spin that seems to be being put on their reprehensible actions now to make it seem like they were the only ones really doing anything at that tragic site.Thanks,

  Robert
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  outnfree

  Robert,

  You might want to do a search in the Member Directory and pull up posts made by Patriot. He is a NYC firefighter who worked at Ground Zero and had some interesting things to say post-9/11.

  outnfree
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  blondie

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/11615/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/11688/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/11966/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/18257/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/18958/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/19329/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/14103/168742/post.ashx#168742

  and so on
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  A Paduan

  Although these stories are apparently bullsh&t (suprise, suprise), I still shook my head at this:

  Such was the interest of one of these workers that he insisted on only working part time at the disaster site because he wanted more time to study the scriptures. He went from taking the studies once a week to 5 times in just two weeks. He progressed in knowledge to the point where he was teaching his wife and 2 sons what he was learning. He immediately began going to the meetings and answering at them. So much was his progress that he was allowed to get baptized last week at a circuit assembly!

  I took the moral of the story as being - "One more jw - one less good samaritan"

  I wonder - is a barge pole "forty" feet ? - paduan
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  robhic

  Thanks to all for the info, especially Blondie for those links. Either I did my searches in the wrong sections or my computer skills are really slipping! I checked all the links Blondie supplied and did find "Patriot's" posts informative.

  However, I do seem to remember something about WTS buildings having the doors locked so people couldn't get in to seek refuge from the calamity taking place and other such accounts. Am I mistaken? The false claims as to being actually in Ground Zero seemed like the same old SOP for WT propaganda. I think perimeter seems likely but as Patriot pointed out, being on the actual site is wishful thinking unless the JW involved was a worker with permission to be there.

  Thanks again to all who responded.

  Robert