Im having a discussion w.a fader.He is parroting the 10k killed.Wasnt it actually 2k imprisoned,and less than 200 killed?How can I get these facts?
How many JWs actually died and were imprisoned in Hitlers rein?
by aquagirl 29 Replies latest watchtower scandals
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OUTLAW
I think it was about 600..Freeminds would probably have the Info..
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james_woods
But those 600 were far more IMPORTANT than all those Jews.
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OUTLAW
Wikipeadia
In concentration camps, Jehovah's Witnesses, wore purple triangle badges that identified them as Bibelforscher (Bible Students). [24] The Watchtower has claimed that during the Nazi era Jehovah’s Witnesses "underwent persecution equal to that heaped upon the Jews." [25] 11,300 Jehovah's Witnesses were placed in camps, and about 1,490 died, of whom 270 were executed as conscientious objectors. [26]
Of the 25,000 to 30,000 Germans who in 1933 were Jehovah's Witnesses, an estimated 20,000 remained active through the Nazi period. The remainder fled Germany, renounced their faith, or confined their worship to the family. Of those remaining active, about half were convicted and sentenced at one time or another during the Nazi era for anywhere from one month to four years, with the average being about 18 months. Of those convicted or sentenced, between 2,000 to 2,500 were sent to concentration camps, as were a total of about 700 to 800 non-German Witnesses (this figure includes about 200-250 Dutch, 200 Austrians, 100 Poles, and between 10 and 50 Belgians, French, Czechs, and Hungarians).
The number of Jehovah's Witnesses who died in concentration camps and prisons during the Nazi era is estimated at 1,000 Germans and 400 from other countries, including about 90 Austrians and 120 Dutch. (The non-German Jehovah's Witnesses suffered a considerably higher percentage of deaths than their German co-religionists.) In addition, about 250 German Jehovah's Witnesses were executed -- mostly after being tried and convicted by military tribunals -- for refusing to serve in the German military.
The WBT$ exaggerated the Numbers..Kinda like Field Service hours..
Toss in a few more Dead JW`s to make the numbers look good
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thetrueone
Why do the numbers have any relevance ?
If it was one or a thousand.
There were other religious non-conformist of the Nazi regime as well.
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Giordano
Aquagirl good opportunity to point out the role that Rutherford played when he wrote to Hitler and threw the Jews under the Bus..... then when Hitler rejected the offer from Rutherford to spare WT property etc. (the same deal the Catolics got. Rutherford ramped up his 'persecution mantra' and pissed everyone off including the people in the USA.
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Aussie Oz
The Watchtower has claimed that during the Nazi era Jehovah’s Witnesses "underwent persecution equal to that heaped upon the Jews."
certainly NOT ''equal to that heaped upon the Jews''.
self important number fiddlin' arrogant .....
Oz
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stapler99
Some information here: http://corior.blogspot.com/2006/02/ghost-witnesses-in-nazi-concentration.html
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aquagirl
Its funny,whjen I presented him with these facts,on a public forum{Facebook}he sad"Oh well,10 k or 2 k,its just a sad thing,we should talk about happier times!" But HE was the one who brought the '10k JW's killed' thing...Id forgottrn how squirrely these people are.Even the ones who are df'd but wanna get back in 'someday"...Its like trying to get some logic out of a conversation with a brick.Logic and reason STILL has no place with them.