cantleave,
:Wow, I remember the self publicity in the WT just afterwards where we told the Bethel was quick to help. I don't know what to believe now.
Sure you do. Look at the entire history of the Watchtower's conduct in natural disasters. They only help their own. In fact, Corporate Headquarters doesn't even do that. FIRST, they ask for money from all the Congregations to help and THEN they only use it to help their own. They NEVER use their own bank accounts to help anyone but themselves. They were explicitly asked in Court why they did no charity work and they replied "that is not the purpose of our Organization."
The rest of the people in the disasters get WT magazines and offers of Bible studies from Jehovah's Witnesses. Now, some JWs DO help their neighbors, but not because their leaders asked them to do it, but in SPITE of what their leaders asked them to do.
As I said, they ONLY unlocked their doors and started to offer assistance many hours later after the Internet exposed their selfishness and cowardice. and THEN they bragged about doing it!
Dirtbags.
Farkel