[Note: the quotes below are to the best of my memory, but may contain minor errors]
A follow-up to the UN evidence I sent to my Mom (orignal thread here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/69232/1.ashx).
I phoned my Mum last night to enquire if my Missionary-elder youngest brother was OK in the floods/mudslides in Haiti/Dominican Republic; turns out he is OK -- but that is another story.
I wasn't sure if I was going to ask about the UN thing or not; fortunately she brought it up! She said that not only had she looked at the information I sent, but she had given it to my (gulp) FATHER to look at!
He left it on the desk in his study for several weeks, but finally got around to looking at it just this past week (don't read too much into his delay, he is always procrastinating the paperwork on his desk; and I inherited that gene).
Anyway, according to my Mum he emerged from his study and basically said that he accepted the proof as genuine and agreed that indeed, the Watchtower had truly been a fully Associated NGO.
So what was their response to this shocking revelation?
What did the wonderful people who taught me right-from-wrong, morals, honesty, and integrity do about it?
What did my (otherwise apolitical) father, who angrilly called for the impeachment of US Pres. Clinton "because he lied and he is a liar and he deserves all the punishment he brought upon himself" say when he learned of Watchtower duplicity?
Did my dad phone other elder's and attempt to start an Investigative Committee into this case of "wrongdoing"??? NO.
Did they phone Bethel and demand an explanation for this unprecedented "Wild-Beast-Humping-Harlotry"???? NO.
Did they realize that maybe, just maybe, this book publishing company is not a channel of communication linking them to God? NO.
So what was my dear Mum's response?
"Well, your father wants to wait and see what The 'Tower [I can't believe she called it that, she never used to; I think she drank the Kool-Aid recently] will print to explain this. I mean, there must have been a good reason. And now the facts are out, surely they will have to print something to explain it."
Attempting to stop my desire to reach through the phone lines and shake some sense into these otherwise good, intelligent people, I pointed out how this story broke October 2001, and they haven't printed anything in the past 2.5 years, they probably wouldn't, and that it wasn't really "out" since most Bros & Sis knew nothing about this, and advised Mum to tell Dad to "not hold his breath waiting".
Reminding Mum that WT called the Catholic Church a "Harlot" for riding the "Wild Beast" by having the exact same NGO Association (that was part of the package of proof I sent them), I even did a bad Edwin G. Robinson impression (from that Ten Commandments movie with Charlton Heston) and asked, "Who is the Harlot, NNNNOOOOOWWWWW!?!?!?!?!?" She managed to give a small chuckle, even though uncomfortable she saw the humour (my Mum has a great sense of humour, I also inherited that gene).
We briefly talked about how even the "library card" excuse, if that is their reason, was insufficient: JWs can't join the YMCA to use the gym, but Watchtower can join the UN to use the library? Double standard! Double Standard! She agreed.
And yet, None of this moved her or dad to action. The deceit and duplicity of Watchtower is staring them in the face, they recognize and accept these facts, and agree it is an important and significant issue. But she (and Dad) will simply wait to see the spin from The 'Tower.
Or put another way, it appears they simply don't care. They truly have "drunk the Kool-Aid", and will ignore and dismiss any and all errors, limitations, mistakes, deceptions, or frauds from their cult leader.
This diagnosis is much worse than I originally thought.
~Quotes, of the "I guess I was expecting too much" Class