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  Why Nazis Won't Save the Watchtower

  by metatron in

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  yep, here we go again --- yet another article about a .

  witness surviving nazi persecution (awake dec.22, 01).

  the society seems obsessed with nazis - i would think.

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  GermanXJW

  I have got in touch with several Stand Firm events in Germany. The interesting thing is that many of the Zeitzeugen were not active or at the border of the congregation until they were activated for Stand Firm.

  Now they are doing service by traveling through Europe and writing books and are in the focus of their brethren.

  In one case where a JW was raised by his mother, after the mother was imprisoned her two sons went to war. Both later became JW again, one committed suicide. The remaining one is used today as a zeitzeuge by the Society telling about his experience as a child. He tells - even to the Society - that his brother died in a traffic accident.
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  Why Nazis Won't Save the Watchtower

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yep, here we go again --- yet another article about a .

  witness surviving nazi persecution (awake dec.22, 01).

  the society seems obsessed with nazis - i would think.

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  GermanXJW

  Norm, could we please stop this unappropriate figure thing? Thankyou.
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  some 2001 year figures reported on wol

  by expatbrit in

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  not sure of the accuracy: http://www.witnessesonline.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/witnessesonline/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=000129

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  GermanXJW

  There is a typo. The figures in the brackets are all of the service year 2000 including the peak. I'm sorry.
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  some 2001 year figures reported on wol

  by expatbrit in

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  not sure of the accuracy: http://www.witnessesonline.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/witnessesonline/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=000129

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  GermanXJW

  Here are the figures from Germany (thanks to black-sheep of German forum http://www.infolink-net.de/forum.htm who summed up all the km-figures)

  peak 164.441 (2001:165.924) average 161.440 (2000: 162.932), decrease 0,92% (2000: -0,81), baptized 3.177 (2000: 3.497), pioneers 10.796 (2000: 11.285)
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  How to Get the US Press to Notice?

  by mikepence in

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  any thoughts on how to get the us press to cover the great un library card scandal?.

  does anyone have a very simple un fiasco for dummies site that we could refer press members to?.

  any thoughts on this?

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  GermanXJW

  The "Materialdienst" ("Provision of Materials", that is information about religion in Germany) of the Protestant Churches in Germany has published an article about the UN connection of the WTS.

  http://www.ekd.de/ezw/6595.html

  The withdrawal came after the article had been written. So it speaks of the connection of being still valid. The very last added sentence mentions that the WTS withdrew their UN partnership. Maybe they will take this issue up again.
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  Response from WT Dutch Branch Office

  by avengers in

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  below is the english translation of the answer the wt gave me.

  the original answer is in dutch.

  you can read it here.

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  GermanXJW

  I think the most interesting thing is that they seem to check everyone asking about NGO and inform the local elders.
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  Answer from WT Netherlands in dutch (original)

  by avengers in

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  this is the original letter i received from the wt branch office in the netherlands.

  it's in the dutch language.. i will also submit an english translation.. wachttoren postbank 183765. ing bank 66.43.24.533. bijbel- en traktaatgenootschap.

  noordbargerstraat 77 7812 aa emmen nederland .

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  GermanXJW

  If my Dutch is working, the letter says that the Society contacted the local congregation if they know the letter writer since it was not clear from the letter if he/she is a JW.

  The learnt that he/she is a baptized but inactive JW. So they sent a copy of their answer to the local elders.

  This is secret service, is it not?
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  MAJOR UN/WTS NEWS- UN LETTER & 1992 Press R...

  by hawkaw in

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  2. scandals

  as of 6:02 pm last night i received a facsimile from paul hoeffel at the un on the wts.. he gave me 3 of the 4 things i requested in two paragraphs.. i have sent a scanned version to steve bates and someone else.. i sent it to kent and randy.

  and kent and randy have posted the official united nations letter on their web sites.. here is the letter - put your cursor on the image and then right click on your mouse and hit "save image" to your computer.. .

  after you look at kent's web site and you people still think this it is a fake letter, phone paul hoeffel yourself at (212) 963-8070.. hawk

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  GermanXJW

  I don't know if that has already been mentioned here and who was first, but Irenaeus, a participant at German xjw-Forum http://www.infolink-forum.de mentioned that you don't have to be an associated NGO to use the UN library:

  http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/services.htm

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  The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is a special library whose mandated role is to serve the information needs of United Nations permanent Mission staff and Secretariat staff; however, permission to use the Library is also given for short periods of time to advanced-level researchers (PhD candidates, authors, etc.) who have found that materials required to complete their research are unavailable at depository libraries.
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  British JWs ignoring the GB.

  by dmouse in

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  when we have american jw relatives visit they are frequently shocked at the difference between how they live their lives and how jws over here live.

  its almost as if we are from two different religions.. that divide seems to be getting wider.

  i have noticed in the past two or three years a noticeable relaxation among british jws.

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  GermanXJW

  Germans are famous for their sticking to the letter of the law and I must admit it's true. Germans visiting the US always say that the US brothers are much more liberal. But we also have liberal examples in Europe: coming to a country as close as the Netherlands is always a shock to a German JW.
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  JW killed building a KH in Germany

  by GermanXJW in

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  yesterday, at a construction site where a new kh is to be built,a crane fell down, killed a sister and injured some others severly.

  local tv reported that now police has started investigations against the crane operator.

  building a kh in germany is done by voluntary workers that are not properly insured by the wts but are dependant on their own insurances.

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  GermanXJW

  I hope they are still valid. I don't know how to make them clickable, sorry.

  http://www.echo-online.de/suedhessen/detail.php3?id=116317

  http://www.main-rheiner.de/region/objekt.php3?artikel_id=555451

  http://www.rnz.de/15_regional/mannheim/05_mannheim.htm