While I could understand why a religious organization, especially one that proselytizes like JWs would want to attend such a conference. Working the political process makes sense but I thought we believed that God's Kingdom was going to solve mans problems. I could come up with a bunch of quotes on how the WTS has over the years discouraged and outright banned using the political process to effect change. I've heard WTS representative compare working the political process to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Historically, the WTS has always used the courts, but ever since they realized that it is much easier to get things done by engaging in the political process (1992-UN
Affiliation ) its like they can't miss an internation conference of this sort. Of course, there's nothing wrong with engaging in this sort of discussion, it is the hypocrisy of forbidding me to try to effect change on a local level through the political process (voting will still get you df'ed in the US) while they go around lobbying international organizations with this objective:
The objective of the member nations of the OSCE is to guarantee the security of Europe as well as to foster the implementation of human rights, disarmament, democratic freedoms and the management of regional conflict.
Association of Full Gospel Christian Churches
B'nai B'rith International
Campaign Against Homophobia
Church of Scientology; Human Rights Office
Foundation of Regional Initiatives
Republican Association of Churches of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Tajikistan
So, they can rub elbows with these folks (I had to put in the campaign against homophobia because they obviously haven't read any WTS literature) yet if I join the YMCA to use their workout facilities, I'm practicing interfaith??
Sorry about the red, not sure how to change it back. I know I shouldn't get annoyed but these guys are something else.