I find it ironic"should you be charged for religious services"

by bobld 12 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  bobld

  I apologize for my english grammar deficienices.

  The point I was trying to make is the hypocrisy of the wbts found in the awake June 2010 p.22/23.

  mp: don/t get me started on the bible.When I read it,it gives diarrhrea and brain farts.

  sir82:Let me explain.Assembly Halls are built for worship/bible ed/fs.They are paid for clear title in a few years.

  Plenty of money in the maintenance fund via resolution.X dollars/month/publisher.

  IS NOT A C.A. PART OF OUR WORSHIP.Why is a financial statement given at ea C.A. for heavy duty expense for

  the C.A.?When all expenses are covered as per above.Is that not the same as charging for a religious servive.

  Someone can explain how they raise the RFP(CAPITAL) via pledges/wills/estates.

  The free literture,not until after 1990 in the USA when they lost a court case with(.......).They were charging for it in other places after that date.
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  kurtbethel

  However,Jehovah's Witnesses obtain needed funds through voluntary donations.They do not charge for their literature or religious

  services.They don't tithe or pass a collection plate.

  This is typical Watchtower bait and switch dishonesty.

  Sure, they do not pass a collection plate, and they use that minor detail to imply they are disinterested in your money. Nothing could be farther from the truth. You see, from their perspective, a collection plate would only net some chump change, and they are interested in the big bucks. Real estate, investments, stocks, bonds, wills, trusts, and other wealth is what they are going after, so they don't mind letting you keep your pocket change while you are visiting the kingdom hall.
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  Ding

  1 Corinthians 9:13-14: "Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings? 14 In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel."

  True, Paul did not personally make use of this right but this passage shows that it is perfectly proper for Christian workers to receive a reasonable wage from their Christian work, and that Christian organizations for which they work need to offer them a reasonable wage. If they freely choose to donate their time, fine, but it should be a free choice, not something forced on them.

  How many families of WT elders, ministerial servants, and pioneers suffer financially and emotionally because the organization requires that these people either forego decent paid employment or else work a full time job in addition to all their WT duties?

  Meanwhile, the GB live quite comfortably.

  How much financial sacrifice did Rutherford make for the organization while living at Beth Sarim?