Door to Door Message? A DIVERSION! Where does the MONEY go??

by Terry 76 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  ziddina

  Here are a few more pieces about the money that the Watchtower takes in... Unfortunately, this is about the sources to OBTAIN money, not what might be happening to it...

  This is posted elsewhere also, but I thought I'd add it here, too...

  http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/13/32_13_eg_witnesses.html?comm=1

  Here's a piece from "Out of the Cocoon" - not as comprehensive, but nice pictures!

  http://www.outofthecocoon.net/blog/file.axd?file=2009%2F9%2FTHE+WATCHTOWER+CASH+COW.pdf

  And here's the PDF file straight from the horse's mouth - the Watchtower instructions on how to leave your money, jewelry, real estate holdings and other valuables to the Watchtower Organization...

  http://www.watchtower.cc/CharitablePlanning.pdf

  Buuuut... As others have said, I sure wish I knew where this moola was going!!!

  Zid
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  Terry

  It is always interesting that some who have not been in a Kingdom Hall for years will automatically want to defend the Watchtower Society while others wouldn't hesitate to turn them over to the authorities.

  I still think it is peculiar that while preaching the end from1966 to 1975 they were buying and building, buying and building. It almost seems like they invented the 1975 date-setting mechanism to raise enough funds just to do the buying and building.

  I asay it "appears" that way.

  If you know something I don't I'd love to hear it.
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  thetrueone

  The JWs are putting out a new movie this summer entitled " The Very Last Armageddon "

  Actors for the starring roles are Tom Cruise, Anthony Hopkins and Sean Connery.
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  Terry

  I remember a movie the Watchtower Society made around...ummm.....I think it was 1969--titled "Heritage".

  Did anybody actually see that film (other than at conventions)?
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  JWoods

  Did anybody actually see that film (other than at conventions)?

  I vaguely remember it - don't think I ever saw it played at a convention. What I can recall was about a 30-min film, more like a TV spot than anything. They tried to get local TV to put it on during their religious programming sections.

  It was generally considered to have been a flop, at least in OKC, but we did get one of the local channels to broadcast it once.

  Around the same time, there were also some audio tapes they hawked to local radio stations. It was my job to take them to each station for a while - again, not much success in getting them on the air. They were too boring or primative for the standards of the day.
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  ziddina

  Terry said, "I still think it is peculiar that while preaching the end from1966 to 1975 they were buying and building, buying and building. It almost seems like they invented the 1975 date-setting mechanism to raise enough funds just to do the buying and building.

  I asay it "appears" that way.

  If you know something I don't I'd love to hear it...."

  This is just for you, Terry! [disclaimer - I am not responsible for this speculation blah blah blah...] Zid

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er6dsaVO0Qo&feature=PlayList&p=D78659D1A33B8425&index=1

  [of course, they weren't called ELDERS in 1965, but you get the idea... ]
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  Terry

  Oh MY!

  I love it.