I wish I could say I'm suprised but I'm not. I noticed that not only are they going to their conferences (with folks that want to work through the politicial process even though the big A is "very, very close") but did you notice that Mr. Gillet is the CHAIRMAN of the Religious Freedom Subcommittee?? And Mr. Toffoli is also a member of that Subcommittee.
I can tell you that if a r&f were that involved with a political action group or lobbying group, they would be forced to resign or be df'ed.
Wow, what a hypocritical organization. I know their excuse would be that they are just working to "legally defend & establish the good news". But, I don't seem to recall the scripture where Paul or the other apostles joined lobbying groups to try to convince the Roman Emperor to chill out with the persecution or to give Christians the right to legally worship. They use the scripture about legally defending the truth yet Paul was referring to being hauled in front of various governmental bodies, not working through them to affect change. At least, that's what the WTS teaches. I guess its the case of do as I say, not as I do.
Did they not think they would get caught? Or has the fact that they've been able to surpress the UN NGO thing so well (I'll bet 95% of JWs have no idea), that they've become brazen? It's probably because they simply don't care. They'll df anyone who says anything about it just like the NGO deal.
On the plus side, it sure makes it easier for me to push myself away from this mess!