Why Do Laws Allow These Frauds to Continue?

by cameo-d 10 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  cameo-d

  For A Donation Of $20 Or More,
  Faith & Family FoundationWill Send To You, Upon Request,
  Holy Oil, Holy Earth & Holy Water
  From The Holy Land Of Israel

  I suppose if you term it as "a donation" then it is not considered "selling".

  Same with the WT mags.

  The fact is, these things are sold on the pretext of bringing you miracles, money, spiritual salvation, and will get rid of pesky demons messing up your life. It's based on deception and lies. Does "truth in advertising" not hold water for "religious charities"?

  How long will these things be allowed to continue? When will people come to their senses and stop supporting these things? Can this continue on for even another generation?

  Knowing they are scamming illiterate, superstitious people, how do people involved in these religious organizations live with themselves? Do they laugh all the way to the bank? They obviously have no conscience.

  Why do laws of the land continue to sanction this?
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  cantleave

  These types of scam really piss me off, mainly because I don't have the balls to pull one off myself.

  Ron L Hubbard said before he created Scientology that the best way to make lots of money is to start your own religion, I say the second best way is to sell pseudo religious relics.
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  WTWizard

  The whole government is a scam, started by none other than Yours Truly, Jehovah. He is the first scammer: The whole concept of Original Sin is a scam, with extortion being the outcome. He distresses mankind, and then promises to deliver them. Of course, there is a catch: You have to give up yourself and become a God machine in order to be delivered. Way too many people have fallen for this scam.

  Notably, there were only two major attempts to dissolve this Scam. Satan tried to get in Jehovah's way so He would not be able to pull off the scam. For this, Satan was debased by Jehovah, and He punished mankind (forcing His Tyranny on them instead of tricking them). Jesus was the other major being that attempted to ruin the scam, and he paid for it with his life.
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  Heaven

  I'd like to see some laws enacted that eliminate the negative and destructive aspects of cults. I'd like to see shunning outlawed and also the ability of an organization to restrict its members access to life saving medical treatments. Harrassment and abuse laws need to be revisited and some addiitonal legislation enacted here as well. Too many of these groups are causing too many problems.
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  cameo-d

  Heaven:"I'd like to see shunning outlawed and also the ability of an organization to restrict its members access to life saving medical treatments."

  Heaven, I don't see where shunning could be effectively outlawed. After all, that is a "personal choice". You know how WT makes implications about non-rules that really are rules. Laws of the land cannot touch what mind control has done.

  If laws regulated the paraphenalia being sold----prayer candles, prayer rugs, cloths, holy oil, etc. etc. that's a tangible fraud that could be stopped.

  The slavery of mind control is a whole 'nother ballgame. No law can stop it---no law can reverse the damage.
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  parakeet

  I especially like the phrase "upon request."

  If you just send $20, expecting to get the grease and mud, you won't get it. You have to ask, too. Even then, odds are you won't get anything.

  And frankly, I've got enough oil and dirt in my house already and plenty of water to clean it up. It'll be a miracle if I get it all finished.
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  OUTLAW

  For a donation of $50.00 or more..

  The OUTLAW Beer Foundation will send you..

  Holey Socks,Holey Underware and a Spaghetti Strainer..

  .............................. ...OUTLAW
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  JeffT

  I have a pickup load of junk in my garage I'll give to anybody that wants to come and get it.
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  cameo-d

  The OUTLAW Beer Foundation will send you..

  Holey Socks,Holey Underware and a Spaghetti Strainer..

  Are the socks washed?
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  cattails

  Holy Oil, Holy Earth & Holy Water

  And what's the recipe? For holy mud patties?

  Here are a few ideas:

  Easy on a bun with sundry items from from McD's dumpster, like a rind of ripe tomato, still good to eat bun and contents of two Ketchup packets .

  

  Or now with a little Ketchup on a leftover outside iceberg lettuce leaf from the casino restaurant next door.