Considering the simple fact that the Watchtower Society has declared the United Nations an organization lead by Satan, it certainly devote a lot of attention to what the UN do and say.
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The Watchtower definitively said: “The whole tendency of the League of Nations is to turn the people away from God and from Christ, and it is therefore a desolating thing, the product of Satan, and an abomination in the sight of God.” So in 1919 “the disgusting thing” appeared. In time, the League gave way to the United Nations. Jehovah’s Witnesses have long exposed these human peace organizations as disgusting in God’s sight.
The Awake! Magazine in particular is full of quotes from various UN reports and other UN material. The latest and most interesting development regarding this can be found in July 22. Issue of Awake which talk about the UN “International Year of Volunteers”. Apparently both Satan and the Watchtower Society think this is an excellent idea and the Awake report:
International Year of VolunteersOn November 20,1997, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed the year 2001 to be the "International Year of Volunteers," (IYV 2001). According to the UN, there are four objectives to be achieved during the year.
Increased recognition Governments are encouraged to recognize the importance of volunteers by studying and recording their achievements and bestowing awards on outstanding volunteer activities.
Increased facilitation Countries are urged to encourage volunteerism by, for example, accepting volunteer service as an alternative to military service or providing certain tax exemptions.
Networking The media are invited to assist more in publicizing success stories of volunteer work. As a result, such projects could be replicated, "avoiding the need for each local community to reinvent the wheel."
Promotion Volunteer organizations are encouraged to arrange exhibitions to inform the public about the benefits that society is reaping from volunteer work.
The UN hopes that IYV 2001 will result in more requests for the services of volunteers, in more offers from people to serve as volunteers, and in more funding and facilities for volunteer organizations to tackle society's growing needs. A total of 123 governments have joined in sponsoring the objectives of this UN resolution. Awake! July 22, 2001 Box page 5
Now let us see what Brooklyn consider would tackle “society’s growing needs”? What benefits do society reap from the work of the Watchtower Society and Jehovah's Witnesses?
The first example is from Brazil, (on page 6) where a Jehovah's Witness woman, Sirly is teaching 60 senior citizens to read and write. It is no doubt a very commendable and good thing, but is Sirly doing this to “tackle the needs” of the larger society? Or is she in fact conducting a “Bible study” with the aim of converting people to her religion? Of course we know the answer to that. Do the Awake! Article bother to mention this interesting detail? No, of course not. Then follows a litany of how the same thing is done in Africa and how impressed everybody is with the Witnesses, Awake! Reports that they even got an Award for this in Burundi.
On page 8, the Kobe earthquake disaster is mentioned. The Witness community in Japan was of course organizing help for the Jehovah's Witnesses in Kobe. It is really interesting to see how the writer strive to make it appear that the supplies contributed was for the general relief effort. Yet he didn’t want to lie so look at the wording of this sentence:
“One Christian elder involved In the relief work found that his Kingdom Hall was soon stocked with more supplies than could be used. What was to be done with it all?”
Awake! July 22, 2001, page 8.
Here Jehovah's Witnesses was in a disaster area with thousands of people needing the supplies they had stocked in the KH, and the Elder had a problem? Why was it more than he could use? Because the Jehovah's Witnesses in Kobe that was affected by the quake didn’t need more of it of course. Was Jehovah's Witnesses even considering giving any of these supplies to worldly citizens of Kobe? No way. They gave their surplus to a hospital, which “later became very cooperative with patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses” according to Awake!
Then on page 9 the magazine brags about an enormous relief aid program out of France for Congo. Of course the article surgically avoid telling that this was also for other Jehovah's Witnesses alone.
Of course as always the Awake! Can’t avoid pointing out that relief work and such is of secondary importance. The Watchtower Society and Jehovah's Witnesses greatest contribution for the benefit of society is the world wide “Bible Education program”. Yes, you heard (read) right.
The Awake say:
“education is imperative because it develops a person's ability to make decisions that will improve his life. That is why today over six million part time and full time volunteers are using their time, efforts, and resources to provide free Bible education to the public.” Awake! July 22, 2001, page 11.
According the Awake” their Bible education give people something they call “A purpose in life”. We know that this “education” program have had great “impact” on millions of people. It has caused millions to skip needed education and good jobs to “pioneer”. It has “educated” them about resisting blood transfusions and it has taught them all they know about shunning and such wonderful “knowledge”.
The Awake concludes the article like this:
“By providing Bible education, Jehovah's Witnesses perform a volunteer service with long lasting benefits. How long lasting? God's Word states: "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ." (John 17:3) Imagine participating in a program with everlasting benefits now that is a form of volunteer service that truly makes a difference! 1s that not the type of program you would like to learn more about? If so, contact Jehovah's Witnesses in your community. Acting on this invitation will be a step you will not regret.” Awake! July 22, 2001, page 12.
This sums up the Watchtower Society’s contribution to Satan’s proclaimed “Year of Volunteers”
Pretty pathetic but if you are an idiot you might be able to convince yourself that such far fetched nonsense actually contribute to anything. It is however interesting to see how Brooklyn apparently is trying to appear mainstream and kiss up to such UN sponsored ideas. Brooklyn quite clearly is a very ambivalent towards UN. Take a look at this quote from the Watchtower:
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For 50 years the United Nations organization has made notable efforts to bring about world peace and security. Arguably, it may have prevented a third world war, and the wholesale destruction of human life through the use of nuclear bombs has not been repeated. The United Nations has provided millions of children with food and medicine. It has contributed to improved health standards in many countries, providing, among other things, safer drinking water and immunization against dangerous diseases. Millions of refugees have received humanitarian assistance.
In recognition of its accomplishments, the United Nations organization has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize five times. Yet, the lamentable fact of life is that we still do not live in a world without war.
The Watchtower Society never tires of proclaiming what a despicable organization the UN is, how hopeless it is, how little it has accomplished, etc. The Watchtower Society, Jehovah's Witnesses have the ONLY solution. As we can see above, the Watchtower has to admit that UN has accomplished a whole lot in about 50 years. If we for a moment compare what the UN has achieved in those 50 years with what the Watchtower Society has achieved in 120 years?
Are there anyone here who are in doubt about who has benefited humankind the most?
Is it the UN or is it the Idiots that write drivel like this:
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11 During the past 74 years, loyal anointed Christians, together with increasing numbers of the great crowd, have continued to FEAR GOD AND GIVE HIM GLORY. We have steadfastly declined to worship any nationalistic segment of the wild beast. We have refused to glorify the beast’s image—the League of Nations and the UN—for we realize that “the kingdom of our Lord [Jehovah] and of his Christ” alone can bring in true peace and security.*** w88 12/15 22 "Fear God and Give Him Glory" ***
Most reprehensible has been her political philandering, even to the point of jockeying for prominence in riding the peace and security beast—the UN.*** w86 10/1 20 Peace From God-When? ***
She commits spiritual harlotry by getting involved in politics. Religion’s linking up with the UN in the world’s campaign for peace and security is an example of this. She would also like to have peace and security from God’s judgment message proclaimed by Jehovah’s Witnesses. To this end, she has influenced some governments to ban the Christian activity of the Witnesses.*** w84 9/15 15 "All Israel" Saved to Bless All Mankind ***
No, the UN is not a blessing, even though the religious clergy of Christendom and the rabbis of Jewry pray heaven’s blessing upon that organization. It is really “the image of the wild beast,” the visible political, commercial organization of “the god of this system of things,” Satan the Devil. So the UN will soon be destroyed along with that beastly organization.
Now, what good has distributing this complete nonsense which is part of this wonderful “Bible education” program, ever done? What possible benefit has it been to anybody?
Norm.