after much hard work a certain person has finally got the story published through a letter to the editor in the san bernardino sun.
you will find the article in the november 28, 2001 edition of the newspaper in the "opinion" section.
note the voice of the people section.
Wonderful!!
I can't begin to express my gratitude towards those who made it happen. This is much needed good news.
If there is a clickable link to the article that would be great. If not, I'd love to somehow get a copy if anyone knows how.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!
in our search to understand the true nature of the watchtower,.
it is likely that many of us consulted orwell's "1984".. in that book, one important component of big brother's rule is the.
use of "newspeak".
I'm re-reading 1984 right now. Interestingly, one of the characters is a high powered party member who gets "broken" and confesses to all sorts of crimes before being permanently erased. His name...Rutherford.
do you think the un would begin an investigation if enough of us wrote them to ask for it?
(letters would be better than email for this, i think.
) perhaps to the secretariat office or the ambassador from the country you reside in?
Whoa Nassau, that's pretty telling! The bottom line is that the UN has been embarassed by the scandal. In my opinion the only way to really inspire any action on their part is to go through the press. They don't want this to be known so they will do anything they can to squash it. They were made fools by the organization. The UN hasn't really felt the sting of it yet which is why I think we should try to Lone Wolf's idea of targeting a few editors and heavily emailing/writing/faxing them.
That said, I would still be willing to write to the UN to request an investigation. I don't consider it any greater waste of my time than sitting around doing nothing and saying "the Watchtower wins again".
Any word on any press interest from anybody? Apparently my efforts have come up empty. I'll re-post the email addresses for anyone interested in trying those resources again.
if that was already posted yesterday, i apologize.
i've been too busy to be here much.. i watched the tv show, third watch on monday night.
the paramedics went to an apartment of an elderly woman who was having heart failure.
Hmmm, now that's some serious product placement. The Watchtower must have outbid pepsi! Finally the tower is getting savvy and figured out how to really sell a product!
please provide feed-back on the following letter.
i will be sending it to various newspapers in my area on monday.
thanks.. letter to the editor of.
I love you, Blue and Hawk. You brought me hope today.
december 29, 1999. writing department.
25 columbia heights.
brooklyn, ny 11201-2483. .
Yadirf,
Fascinating Essay. Where do I find these insights in the bible? Please cite scriptural evidence to support the claims made in your essay.
"Satan knew the Magi’s trade. He was not ignorant of the fact that when the Magi would witness something really great..."
I'm glad somebody knows Satan's innermost thoughts. What book is this in? Song of Satan? Book of Lucifer?
december 29, 1999. writing department.
25 columbia heights.
brooklyn, ny 11201-2483. .
There is no suggestion in the bible whatsoever that the star was sent by satan. It's not in the bible. That is just witless doctrine and is completely unfounded. Watched the Leonid Shower last night, by the way. Just for the record, satan wasn't responsible for that light show either.
a reply i made on another thread prompted me to post this.
i was going to do so on the other thread but that was really not the topic and i didn't want to corrupt it by flying off on another tangent.. i have no problems with disfellowshipping from an organization such as jehovah's witnesses.
i don't think a person should be allowed to remain within an organization while practicing things that are condemned by that org., things which they, themselves profess not to believe in.. my objection is to the shunning.
I wonder how congregations would react if an announcement were made that shunning was no longer practiced. I'm sure some would feel a sense of relief but I wonder about the many others who would be mightily unhappy if that happened. I think some people really need the sense of power and moral security that comes from shunning in order to feel special. I wonder if you took away their license to feel superior and act cruelly, if there wouldn't be at least a handful of people who would be entirely disappointed. In general, I'm far more concerned for those who demonstrate good, gentle hearts than those who get off on the superiority complex but I think it's interesting that there are probably some who would be more than a little miffed at losing their psychologically abusive upper hand.
hi,.
i know several people had contacted the press about the united nations scandal.
i was wondering if any of you had heard back from any media types?
I guess I am pretty impatient, huh? Well, I'm really just looking for a ray of hope. You've given me that much so it'll tide me over for now. I'd just hate to see it fade away unnoticed. Thanks again for everything you've done!
how do you feel about travelling by air since the events of sept 11?.
have these occurences just made you uneasy, or were they enough to put a stop to flying altogether?.
i told some of my pub buddies that i would ask this question, the news media have indicated that most americans are refusing to travel anywhere by plane at present.. englishman.. nostalgia isn't what it used to be....
I'll be flying later this week. I'm antsy about it but I wouldn't say I'm afraid. Of course, ask me again after they close the doors and we're taxi-ing.
From RunningMan:
I'm actually from Canada, so I don't know if this helps - although
Canadians and Americans are pretty similar.
This reminds me of the Kids in the Hall episode where one of the characters said something to the effect of "I'm Canadian. That's like Americans except without the gun".
