Oh brother, what a read! I just have to comment on this stuff:
First of all, his quotes from Professor Bryan Wilson saying that apostates from any religion can't be trusted, should be taken with a grain of salt. Dr. Wilson had never belonged to a cult or a sect---he merely studied them. As we know all too well, you could study a religious cult for 20 years, walk away with a PhD in it, and still not have 1/10th the knowledge of a former member of the religion. I think it's worth noting that Dr. Wilson openly supported the Church of Scientology as a "bona fide religion" and that "...As a sociologist, I see Scientology as a genuine system of religious belief and practice which evokes from its votaries deep and earnest commitment." Wilson was also "impressed by the quality of ministry that the Scientology religion, by its very nature, affords those who practice it." In my opinion, anyone who can "study" an extremely dangerous, destructive cult like Scientology and then come to the bizarre conclusion that Dr. Wilson did, is far more concerned with being "politically correct" than anything else. Especially since one of the best criteria for research when you are getting a university education is first hand accounts and experiences. Dr. Wilson apparently just decided to lump every single person who has left a destructive cult, into one corner with the label "Liars" written above them.
Anyway, back to what the duffus who set up that website said:
UN sources have also stated that the Criteria for Association of NGOs has not changed since 1991, when the Watch Tower Society was accepted as an NGO. However, that does not necessarily mean that the Society's representatives knowingly committed the Society to promoting the UN.
Riiiight........I guess whoever signed on the dotted line must have done so without reading the document first eh?
Even if the Criteria for Association in 1991 did require a commitment to actively promote the UN, apparently this was not made clear to the Watch Tower representative who handled the matter.
Ya, I guess it's important to slip that word "apparently" in there, as the GB has no other way of explaining their actions.
it can be explained quite adequately as a misunderstanding.
Wow! Good come back! It was all just a "misunderstanding".
It is quite possible, then, that the Governing Body were unaware that the Watch Tower Society had been registered as an NGO, and even if some of them did know, it is highly probable that they were not aware of all the terms and implications of such a membership.
Ya right, sure. Is this asshole really trying to say that the men who run this Organization and concern themselves with whether or not someone grows a beard, were not aware that they had a membership with the "scarlet coloured wild beast"?!! Gimme a frigging break......
Many employers have had the unpleasant experience of being embarrassed, compromised or even exposed to legal action because of an employee 'messed up' and mishandled an important matter
Can you say "Enron" or "WorldCom"? The heads of these organizations also tried to plead ignorance and that they didn't really know what was going on in their own companies and blaming the underlings.....apparently, Satan the Devil's legal system is smarter than the lawyers for God's True Channel here on earth, because the courts convicted these arrogant assholes who tried to plead ignorance. That brings up another question: in the 10 years that the Watchtower Society "unknowingly" were supporting the UN, why didn't Jehovah reveal it to them that He didn't approve of this? Didn't Jehovah strike Pharaoh with some real bad luck when he unknowingly was about to take Sarah as one of his wives? This guy truly didn't know she was already married to Abraham until it was revealed by God. So why didn't He reveal it to the GB?
And one thing I don't understand is why the WTS needed a "library card" in the first place. The Governing Body to the Organization's Branch Offices explanation that:
"....Our purpose for registering..........was to have access to research material available on health, ecological, and social problems at the United Nations library facilities..."
doesn't wash......you can get all of this research material at any university library or any public library. They most certainly did not need to join the NGO to obtain any information on any of these subjects. They're full of shit and are trying to cover their sorry butts.
All in all, the troll who created that website has got all the required inplants in his brain with no hope of removal. His arguments are weak and his use of the words I highlighted above in red, is the only defence he can come up with.
