I stumbled upon this on a Hungarian ex-JW blog.
Does anyone in the UK know anything about this?
Of course JWs will just see this at "proof" that "The is near!"
Petition in England: "Ban Jehovah's Witnesses!" - (HM Government)
by Oubliette 21 Replies latest jw friends
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cedars
100,000 signatures is a hard enough goal to hit without using words like "ban," "cult" and "brainwashing."
It's a shame a bit more thought couldn't have gone into the wording.
Cedars
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Gayle
In most countries, the government won't ban a religion. However, if there's a way to ban a "behavior," like U.S. banned plural marriages on the LDS/Mormons. Exposures of the handful of negative practices of the WTS is needed the most.
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Truth seeker 674
A ban will never happen in England or the US or Western Europe. Might have a chance in China or Russia or Cuba. Shunning for example is a form of descrimination based on religion and if it impacts you financially you may have a basis for litigation.
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snare&racket
We need a petition them, asking them to reconsider their status as a charity
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Londo111
I believe any sort of ban would be counterproductive. It would feed the persecution complex, especially worldwide. I’m all in favor of revoking the tax exempt status of the Watchtower however.
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distantsun
dont believe a ban would work in the uk jw s are generally well thought of in general and people would be suspicous of those seeking one
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Phizzy
The idea of a petiton to examine their claim to be a Charity is an excellent one, 100,000 signatures and something would have to be done.
Hit 'em where it hurts, their bottom line.
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cedars
snare&racket
We need a petition them, asking them to reconsider their status as a charity
We tried that last year but couldn't get enough signatures.
That said, anyone would be welcome to try again!
Cedars
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distantsun
interesting phizzy , bring the books out and show the figures then we would all know ,but that idea could backfire