So after the letters to Bethel and the elders.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/120079/1.ashx
And after putting the UN letters on the cars at the hall.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/121644/1.ashx
After two JC committees (we appealed because they did not specify a reason)
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/122061/1.ashx
Then we sent out this e-mail to just under 200 witless’.
To all of our friends:
I have debated over the past few weeks whether or not to send this email to all of you. As the opportunity has presented itself, I have decided to clear the reputation of both my wife and I. We asked our local body of Elders the following question, “Why was the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society associated with the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Association for ten-years.”
In response to our question, we were ‘encouraged’ to ‘forget about it’, in the context of these ‘encouragements’ we were asked to cover over these facts and not to repeat them to anyone. Additionally, when we presented documentation to the body, as well as Bethel, we were given explanations that conflicted with all of the public information available regarding this association (the Service desk at Paterson confirmed their ten-year association as well). The elder body in Endicott refused to tell us that the documentation we provided them with was wrong, inaccurate or apostate (we asked them specifically on each point) nor did they take a position and say the Society was correct in their actions. In an effort to silence and cover over these facts we will be disfellowshipped this Thursday.
Roger Zevotek stated in one of our judicial meetings that; ‘the validity of the information is not the issue.’ Our telling others, after nearly two years of research, was deemed apostate in nature, even though the information about the association is factual. What we did was ask questions that were apparently to ‘shocking’ for some to hear, questions regarding the conduct of the Society. We strongly feel that what we have been taught over the last 30+ years as Witnesses remains true. The conduct of each Witness is under examination by Jehovah himself, and he will judge accordingly. So it is up to each individual to not let the transgressions of any one of Jehovah’s representatives be covered over.
The reason for our removal from the congregation was stated, our actions (by telling others who did not ask, of their confirmed association) is apostate in nature, creating a sect and causing divisions, see Titus 3:10&11.
See the last link in the center of the page “Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York”:
http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/ngo-docs.html
Respectfully,
Jim Wood
Jim Wood
Electrical Designer
O'Brien & Gere
441 Commerce Road
Vestal, New York 13850
WPhone: (607) 770-0908, Ext.42
HPhone: (607) 757-0308
Fax: (607) 729-1967
www.obg.com
Our announcement was to be last night, it was the only way to get out of dinner with my parents. We told them we celeabrated B-days, that their full of crap, the borg is not gods channel and a lot of other stuff too.
The only thing I can come up with is too many people know the facts. We heard that a publisher handed the UN letter to the DO, while out in service, and asked if it was true. He said that it was all true.
WTF all we want is out.
I need to call the PO and do a little inquisition of my own.
Has anyone else ever had such a hard time getting kicked out, OMG.
This is starting to tick us off.
Jim