Remembering the Current Victims





JW.Org is reporting a plaque has been unveiled in Budapest recognising four Jehovahs Witness men who were executed for their religious beliefs by the Nazi's in 1945.

It's a sad fact that many thousands were executed or imprisoned during WW2 as a result of being conscientious objectors, Witnesses amongst them.

However I wonder if there will be any plans in the future to erect plaques for the billions who are due to die at the hands of JW's God because they refuse to be a part of an organisation that is bigoted, homophobic and arrogant.

It's interesting to note that the JW report quotes Dr Csaba Latorcai as saying;

'The plaque commemorates the four young men belonging to Jehovahs Witnesses,...they, as Jehovahs Witnesses, adhered to the command 'thou shalt not kill' and listened to their conscience not to take up arms against their fellow believers and their fellow man.'

I wonder if Dr Latorcai realises the hope Jehovahs Witnesses have for their 'fellow man' - join us or our God will kill you!

Remembering the deaths of those who refused to give up their faith is all well and good as long as you honour those who refused to give up their faith, even at the point of death, despite the fact their faith was not the same as your.

Not everyone wants to join a religion that denies the extent of the child abuse within it's congregations and even uses the excuse of 'spiritual warfare' to hinder the legal authorities in their investigations.

Not everyone wants to sign up to an organisation that keeps changing the things it believes and is far from 'open' about their activities in the past.

Some people would rather avoid an organisation that tears families apart simply because some lose faith as a result of the way they are treated or because of the inconsistencies that are becoming ever more evident within the religion.

The news releases on JW.Org are always going to be hand picked in favour of the religion or to garner sympathy for perceived injustices against them.  It would be a refreshing change for them to acknowledge the real stories around the world relating to them.  It would be even more refreshing to hear them apologise to the victims of their inept policies and make proper recompense.  

Yet they would rather highlight the plight of four young men from over seventy years ago than the thousands of victims they have failed in the last few decades.

I'm sure they can't wait for us all to die at Armageddon so they won't have these constant reminders of the consequences of their ridiculous rules.  I have a feeling that these constant reminders won't end anytime soon.

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