by Aussie Oz 25 Replies latest jw friends
I was pondering the other day, why the Watchtower corporation doesn't just sell off all the kingdom halls and hang the JWs out to dry seeing they make far more $$$ from business than peddling the religion these days.
Then it dawned on me... they need to keep that little sideline going for the tax breaks!
slow learner i guess.
Oz
of course and money is money...who turns away guaranteed income?
Europe is slowly becoming more secular, as the rest of the World hopefully follows, the WT may eventually drop the pretense of being a religion, but they will not do so until forced by circumstances.
They think as a Pope did a few centuries ago "It has served us well, this Jesus myth", they will not let go of their mythological position until it serves them no more.
I think they will go more mainstream, even keeping door to door work similar to the mormons but I don't think they will be able to rule with the same voracity.
I remember some-one once saying that the Catholic idea of hell was no longer as hot as it once used to be. Armagedddon will just be an event in the future but with not quite the destructive force that was once taught.
They also need that free labor force to build their buildings. wouldn't want to pay heatlh care, social security, work mans comp.,and salaries. The cost would be prohibitive.
Ron
But they dont even witness anymore. You never see them at train stations and they visit areas once every five years that they would have covered every other month.
If yourmaking money you can afford to pay company tax, the rate isnt that high. Surely they woul dhave been better to pay tax on the mags an d charge than accept donations which arent guaranteed for every copy!
Religion is like a get out of jail free card; it breaks multiple laws and rarely gets called out on it.
So why would they stop the free stealing, cheating and lying when they don't have to?
The GB also need someone to care for them as they too age.
@Aussie Oz:
I was pondering the other day, why the Watchtower corporation doesn't just sell off all the kingdom halls and hang the JWs out to dry seeing they make far more $$$ from business than peddling the religion these days. [¶] Then it dawned on me... they need to keep that little sideline going for the tax breaks!
All religious groups, whether they be one of the Christian religions or the non-Christian ones (e.g., Islam, Buddhism), rely upon the financial support of its adherents. I'm not been paid a salary nor do I receive any financial compensation or any monetary benefits whatsoever for my engaging in any of the ministerial work and duties I have assumed or perform as one of Jehovah's Witnesses since before I began working in the legal field until now, but, like other religious organization, our organization is supported by the voluntary contributions of those associated in some way with my religious group. If you are able, why don't you ponder this thought?
Now things like electricity do have a cost and that cost is typically met by contributions given to such religious groups. As far as tax breaks are concerned, not all of the religious groups that exist in the world are required to file returns with the Internal Revenue Service here in the US since foreign religious groups would not qualify for tax breaks. Think much?
slow learner i guess.
No, you may be suffering from a malady that I've found to exist in many people that makes it a virtual impossibility for those plagued with it to think. As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I believe in the message that Jesus preached regarding my salvation and the salvation of the world, which was made possible on the basis of genuine faith in the sin-atoning benefits of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for my sins and the sins of others. The good news teaches that God’s kingdom by Christ will bring all things on earth into perfect unity with the holy heavens and establish peace between God and man and lasting peace on earth.
Every elder on the planet would step up to protect the flock in their care from being led off from the pen of the fine shepherd, knowing as we do how precious they are to the Lord Jesus Christ. If it were even possible to "close" my religion, to persuade me over to another religion, another opinion, another way of life not based on God's word as I've come to learn since I became one of Jehovah's Witnesses, someone would have to kill me. If you were a "slow learner," or retarded, then there might explain this notion of yours, but I don't think you to be either.
I realize that you cannot possibly believe in anything of substance that is on a par with the things I believe or hold as dear to me, so I wouldn't really expect you to understand my viewpoint. Frankly, the idea of closing someone's religion comes off to me as the thought process of a stupid person. You're not a stupid person, are you, @Aussie Oz?
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