What would happen if a congregation or two decided not to pay back their Kingdom Hall loans?
Since Brothers should never sue...
by AuldSoul 16 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Jourles
Simple. Since the WTS owns the note, they can just sell the hall and disband the congregation and make them travel elsewhere.
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Zico
I've not heard this one before. Should they never sue at all, or just not sue each other?
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fullofdoubtnow
They'd most likely send a few bethel heavies in to remove all the local elders from office and take over the congregation.
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Alwayshere
Zico, they believe "You should not take your brother to court." They will sue those not in the organization.
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undercover
Zico, they believe "You should not take your brother to court." They will sue those not in the organization.
They're not supposed to charge their brother interest on loans either, but that hasn't stopped the WTS from charging interest on KH loans.
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blondie
Actually JWs can sue each other in certain cases, i.e., car accidents.
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Alwayshere
Didn't know that, blondie, thanks for the correction.
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exjdub
Actually JWs can sue each other in certain cases, i.e., car accidents.
The technicality is that when you sue for car accidents you are actually sueing the insurance company, not the "brother" so the Borg says it is OK. The real joke is that the Society "self-insures" so if you have an accident at an assembly hall they pull out the "you can't sue a brother" routine. It would be funny if it were not so tragic.
exjdub
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blondie
*** w63 3/1 p. 160 Questions From Readers ***
In the case of an accident involving dedicated Christians, would it be proper for one to enter a legal suit against a fellow Christian in order to claim the benefits of insurance that he has?—E. G., United States.
If this is the only means by which the one who sustained injury can get the compensation provided by the insurance, it would not be improper; it is up to him to decide whether he wants to take the matter to court or not. This is not the type of situation that the apostle Paul was discussing when he wrote about law suits, as recorded in 1 Corinthians 6:1-8. He was discussing instances in which persons who claimed to be Christian brothers were at odds with each other. The one felt that he had been defrauded by the other. But the apostle wisely showed that Christians ought to be able to settle matters privately, if not directly between the individuals concerned, then with the aid of other mature ones in the congregation.
However, when there is no such animosity between members of the congregation and the legal suit is simply a procedural arrangement required in order to obtain compensation from the insurance company, the situation is quite different. The course to be taken becomes a matter for personal decision.