Is it true that Jehovah's Witnesses were involves with the UN?

Question

Some are saying there are documented proof the JW'S were associated with the UN until 2001? What is this and what is its significance?

Answer 1

No,

Jehovah's Witneses are not involved in any politics at all, for they are no part of this world as it states in John 15:19

John 15:19 "If YOU were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because YOU are no part of the world, but I have chosen YOU out of the world, on this account the world hates YOU."

Quite evident that many do not like witnesess, as you may see by the actions of others.

Answer 2

It is not surprising how quickly opposers of Jehovah's Witnesses will jump to conclusions over misinformation. And even when the facts come out later that they were not in the wrong, some people will still not listen to the truth. How sad. Fortunately, there are plenty of people who appreciate the honesty and moral integrity of Jehovah's Witnesses. They know Jehovah's Witnesses do not go to war and slaughter their fellow humans, and that they are the best citizens any country could ever have. Why not visit a prison or jail near you and ask how many of Jehovah's Witnesses are inmates there. Don't be surprised if the answer is NONE!

Answer 3

The fact is that Watchtower's "involvement" was limitted to their use of the UN's libraries, which are used by tens of thousands of scholars, educators, students, and writers in New York City.

Years ago, a volunteer from the Watchtower Society filled out a one-side-of-one-page document requesting approval for him and his colleagues to use the libraries at the United Nations (which are only 5 miles from WT offices) .

By most accounts, at the time no signature was even required on that form. Each accepted applicant was designated by the UN and became listed as an 'NGO' (a "non-government organization"). The term is not specific to the UN and everywhere else on the planet the term "non-government organization" simply implies that the entity is:
1. Not a government entity; and
2. An organization (rather than a person)

Sooner or later, the annual renewal began requiring a signature, which a WT representative submitted each year thereafter. According to the form itself, the signature simply verified that this was a bonafide request.

At some truly arbitrary point, some United Nations bureaucrat decided that the term "non-government organization" (which had been and still is used millions of times each day by thousands of agencies of all types around the globe) was a special term! This bureaucrat decided that the term "non-government organization" meant that the organization endorses the UN!

Existing UN NGO's were not asked to enumerate this supposed endorsement. This incredibly presumptuous change was not even formally communicated to renewal applicants, and there was nothing on the renewal form which could possibly be interpreted as authorizing this remarkable conceit.

Weeks or months after the renewal request was submitted and accepted, the UN bureaucracy finally sneaked this ridiculous after-the-fact assumption into two sentences of fineprint at the end of a boilerplate booklet sent to non-government organizations. The UN website contains a carefully-worded statement that dishonestly implies that the UN bureaucracy's remarkable changes in definition of "NGO" preceeded WT involvement, but you'll see that they stop short of making such a clear (and libelous) statement; there is 'no love lost' on the part of the UN bureaucrats for JW's.

For decades, Jehovah's Witnesses had discussed the United Nations as a human counterfeit of God's global Messianic Kingdom government. Suddenly, enemies of Jehovah's Witnesses pretended that Jehovah's Witnesses must actually be in some kind of secret alliance with the UN (apparently along with the thousands of other library patrons). Jehovah's Witnesses acted quickly to distance themselves from the idea that they endorsed ANYTHING associated with the United Nations. They "tore up" their library card, as it were, and formally renounced the idea that Jehovah's Witnesses had ever endorsed the UN.

The matter is unconfusing and straightforward to any fairminded person. The remarkable conspiracy theories of anti-Witness critics fail to explain any possible benefit to Jehovah's Witnesses from "the secret alliance" (which also involved the thousands of other library patrons).

Before, during, and since the supposed "alliance", Jehovah's Witnesses continued to publicly denounce the ungodly nature of the UN. Before, during, and since the supposed "alliance", Jehovah's Witnesses continued to be widely persecuted in dozens of countries. Before, during, and since the supposed "alliance", the UN continued to be consistently unsympathetic to religious persecution.

The conspiracy theorists and anti-Witnesses are illogical and wrong regarding their accusations that Jehovah's Witnesses' status as a "non-government organization" supposedly indicated some endorsement of the United Nations.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2000/6/22/article_03.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2001/10/15/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/dg/article_08.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/lmn/article_10.htm

Answer 4

Yes they were, as confirmed by the UN. Go to http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/pdfs/watchtower.pdf on the UN site and you will see a UN letter explaining the situation.

Many tens of thousands of JWs have left over this. It is the ultimate in hypocrisy to have JWs being murdered in Malawi for trying to keep free from politics, yet the headquarters see nothing wrong with joining a political organization that they spent decades condemning.

Answer 5

(John 15:17-19; 17:14, 16; 18:36)

Jehovah's witnesses would never be part of any earthly organization or government.
We believe that we should 'be no part of the world' just as Jesus was 'no part of the world' and our only focus should be god's kingdom and the sanctification of his name. That is why we don't get into politics or wars. although we pay our taxes and follow the laws,
‘Pay back, therefore, Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God.’”—Matt. 22:21
we won't get into world affairs and issues. so no Jehovah's witnesses wouldn't be involved with the UN politically or anything of that sort.

Answer 6

When I see question like these, It renews my conviction that we have the truth.
"And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved."--Matthew 10:22
"Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake."
Using a library is not being involved in the United Nations. Jehovah will soon destroy all political powers and only his righteous government will remain forever. (Daniel 2:44)

Answer 7

http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/

Dont read all the hype that the world wants people to belive here is a site that the watchtower put out to explain the whole thing.

Answer 8

Absolutely! The Watchtower Society was involved with the United Nations for over 10 years, claiming their involvement was strictly based on recieving a library card. Jehovah's Witnesses use over 4,000 negative references to the UN in their publications, yet they couldn't have chose another location for a library card? That is because a library card was not the reason for their involvement, here is the proof.....and don't forget to view the page on controversy surrounding their beliefs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses_and_the_United_Nations

Answer 9

I would like to see the proof.

Answer 10

all religious groups have been a part of the un since conception,many of the the ambassadors bring their religious view to the table with them daily