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'Hypocrite' Jehovah's Witnesses abandon secret link with UN Stephen Bates, religious affairs correspondent Mon 15 Oct 2001. The Jehovah's Witnesses have hurriedly disaffiliated from the United Nations within days of a Guardian story in which members accused the sect of hypocrisy for supporting an organisation it has repeatedly denounced privately. Guardian Today: the headlines, the analysis, the debate - sent direct to you Read more After the article last Monday, the organisation's New York based hierarchy pre-empted a UN inquiry by agreeing to dissociate the Witnesses from an organisation which it holds to be the scarlet beast named in the Book of Revelation. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, as the sect is formally known, has 6m members worldwide and 130,000 in Britain. It had been secretly affiliated to the UN as a non-governmental organisation for 10 years. Recognised organisations are supposed to demonstrate that they share the UN's objectives, but Witnesses are instead told by elders to regard it as "a disgusting thing in the sight of God and his people" for allegedly aspiring to world domination like Babylon the Great, the beast in Revelation. The sect does not believe in participating in government and initially strove to play down or deny the evidence of the UN's website, which lists it as one of 1,500 affiliated NGOs. Those bringing the evidence to light were accused of apostacy. Disaffiliated members become known informally, like the rest of humanity, as "bird seed" in line with biblical prophesy of the fate of non-believers, whose corpses will be pecked bare by crows. Within hours of the article's appearance on the Guardian website on Monday and its posting on a Jehovah's Witnesses bulletin board, more than 14,000 people across the world had read it. By yesterday there were 353 official posts and 325 message boards discussing the article and its revelations, with Witnesses in the US demanding to see copies of the paper. Since you’re here … … we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading the Guardian than ever but advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. And unlike many news organisations, we haven’t put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as open as we can. So you can see why we need to ask for your help. The Guardian’s independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our perspective matters – because it might well be your perspective, too. I appreciate there not being a paywall: it is more democratic for the media to be available for all and not a commodity to be purchased by a few. I’m happy to make a contribution so others with less means still have access to information. Thomasine F-R. If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps fund it, our future would be much more secure. For as little as £1, you can support the Guardian – and it only takes a minute. Thank you. Become a supporter Make a contribution Topics UK news United Nations Jehovah's Witnesses Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger related stories Jehovah's Witnesses charity drops attempts to block abuse inquiry Published: 23 Jan 2017 Jehovah's Witnesses charity drops attempts to block abuse inquiry Jehovah's Witnesses did not protect children from abuse, inquiry finds Published: 28 Nov 2016 Jehovah's Witnesses did not protect children from abuse, inquiry finds Jehovah's Witnesses destroyed notes about child sex abuse, inquiry told Published: 27 Jul 2015 Jehovah's Witnesses destroyed notes about child sex abuse, inquiry told Jehovah's Witnesses' silencing techniques: as terrifying as child abuse Candace Conti Published: 2 Mar 2015 301Jehovah's Witnesses' silencing techniques: as terrifying as child abuse Jehovah's Witnesses descend on Melbourne – © 2018 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.