"In 1951, advocates of true worship learned something significant about the term ‘religion.’ Some of them could well recall 1938 when, at times, they carried the thought-provoking sign ‘Religion Is a Snare and a Racket.’ From their standpoint then, all ‘religion’ was unchristian, from the Devil. But The Watchtower of March 15, 1951, approved of using the adjectives ‘true’ and ‘false’ respecting religion. Furthermore, the absorbing book What Has Religion Done for Mankind? (published in 1951 and released during the ‘Clean Worship’ Assembly at Wembley Stadium, London, England) had this to say: ‘Taken according to the way it is used, "religion" in its simplest definition means a system of worship, a form of worship, without regard to whether it is true or false worship. This agrees with the meaning of the Hebrew word for it, ’a·boh·dáh, which literally means "service", regardless of to whom it is rendered.’ Thereafter, the expressions ‘false religion’ and ‘true religion’ became common among Jehovah’s witnesses."—Page 225.
In answer to a reader’s question, the August 15, 1951, issue of The Watchtower stated: "None should feel upset by the use of the term ‘religion’. Because we use it does not put us in the class of the tradition-bound false religions, no more than does the calling of ourselves Christians put us in with the false Christians of Christendom." Far from being a compromise, this new understanding of the word "religion" enabled Jehovah’s people to widen the gulf between true and false worship."
From that "bReaking free from False religion" article.
Significance? None whatsoever, it just gave me a really good laugh and thought I'd share. Hmmm, maybe in a few years they will start using the expression "true" NGO, and "false" NGO, to distinguish themselves from the other harlots. hehe.
Odrade (easily amused)