The One show - JW clip (UK) (page 3)

That One Show video.

I've just been reading about Hugo Montgomery Swan too and think I may have met him.

That was a most unusual broadcast from The One Show. It's quite old. Christine Bleakley is looking a fair bit younger than she does now and her co-presenter there, Adrian Chiles, finished in 2010. It came across to me as something like a WT indoctrination DVD, but it wasn't.

Now, that, to me, is very interesting.

I have been told, at least, I was told two years ago which is when that clip was broadcast, (Edit: correction, must have been in 2009 or earlier) that somewhere high in the programme planning section of the BBC, is a JW in a very senior planning role.

I wonder if there's any connection?

It wasn't like a normal One Show presentation, was it? There was no criticism. It was a complete whitewash.

http://www.drummerszone.com/news/newsItem.php?n01ID=10343&type=3

Links giving a glimpse of an insight into Hugo Montgomery Swan produce mentions like this apparently going back to 2000. If you dig you will find...

http://www.rib.net/forum/f8/hugo-montgomery-swan-and-his-solicitors-8968.html

Just in case it's of any interest...

I’ve been reading more into this guy Hugo Montgomery-Swan and Jehovah Witness’s...

Anybody who has read about the invention of Jehovah Witness and Charles Taze Russell must question how a new "religion" can be created a few thousand years after any bible had been written? Surely that raises dubious questions about the integrity of the given faith and a person who could actually believe the tripe that is Jehovah Witness?

What I have also been looking into is the matter of such organisations and how they become eligible for charity status, and thus tax exempt. This guy Hugo Montgomery-Swan who seems to be quite pushy and have some dubious history on the web is actually promoting Jehovah and is part of a registered open charity;

http://opencharities.org/charities/1067008

Looking into HMS’s history, he appeared to employ quite a lot of Jehovah Witness's. His son is also not shy of coming across like, well a bit of a git really; "I'm gonna take a couple of girls out..." What ever happened to the alleged Jehovah "...Jehovah's Witnesses consider secular society to be morally corrupt and under the influence of Satan, and limit their social interaction with non-Witnesses."? (This is taken from the Wikipedia page on Jehovah Witness.) But if they are girls and they sell boats, it’s OK to use them! They MUST be Jehovah’s girls! ;-)

This poses the questions of the integrity of people like Hugo Montgomery-Swan, and his son Tom Montgomery-Swan who are clearly happy to be promoted exploiting what appears to be anything for personal gain;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwCKy_tQEMc&feature=relmfu

I have real concerns; how do we know what the tax except income and expenditure is spent on? Or, where the money comes from? From what I can interpret, the Jehovah Witness "charities" expenditure is spent largely on promoting global/local Jehovah Witness, related events, resources and largely on Jehovah publications. We are talking millions here!

Should this be tax exempt?

If so, I might try starting a new "faith" and apply for tax exemption, just like the Pastafarianism faith;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster

Yes, it’s true; they became a charity and became tax exempt! The link here is worth reading and as I’m sure most tax-paying individuals would be horrified to think that the UK Government is supporting Jehovah Witness.

http://www.ukdebate.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=23660.0

It’s madness!

The One show - JW clip (UK)

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