June 2012 Our Kingdom Mini$$$try: How Can You Give U$$$ Your Money After You're Dead?

by sd-7 8 Replies latest jw friends

  • sd-7
    sd-7

    I noticed the June 2012 Our Kingdom Ministry Question Box, which asks, "What should be kept in mind if we want some or all of our assets to go to Jehovah's organization upon our death?"

    The article recommends preparing a will so as to potentially distribute "some or all...to Jehovah's organization" and gives this concluding advice to trustees of said will:

    "A trustee or executor should be aware that whether the estate is large or small, liberties should not be taken with the assets. Any bequests to a legal entity used by Jehovah's Witnesses are dedicated funds that belong to Jehovah's organization."

    I don't know about you, but that sounds like a thinly veiled threat. Should they find out someone has willed a bunch of money to the organization, they'll probably pursue the trustee legally (whether via elders or via the worldly courts, I've no doubt) to get their money.

    Considering that they're hurting for cash at the moment (riiiiight...) I wonder if they had a feeling about that minor court case they just lost. It just seems rather crass for the so-called only true Christians on earth to have this article, in a publication that is supposed to inspire people to preach the good news (or so I thought), about how they're going to feast on the assets of their freshly dead members. How exactly is this related to 'Our Kingdom Ministry' again? Indirectly, I guess--give them your money, they use it to....make real estate deals? Manipulative kids' cartoons? Pedophile defense fund? Oh, well, and magazines, and stuff...

    I just found it disturbing, just happened to see it on the table just now. Had to post about it.

    --sd-7

  • baltar447
    baltar447

    Money grubbing @#$#$%#%#$%!!

  • sf
    sf
  • Mr. Falcon
    Mr. Falcon

    sd-7, i tip my hat to you. I thought I was awesome. then i met you.

  • panhandlegirl
    panhandlegirl

    That does sound crass and it does sound like a veiled threat. They come across as vultures. Do they not realize how this sounds?

  • skeeter1
    skeeter1

    Well, wills usually go in a hierchy. First, the decedants final bills (incluidng IRS, medical, etc) need to be paid. A court oversees a will's final administration, especially if the monies are large. I wonder what the Society is aiming at? Something must be going wrong with the wills.

    One thing that could be happening is "undue coercion" type claims. You see, others who don't like the will can claim that a person/entity exerted too much control over the decedent when he/she was alive in order to craft the will to favor another (i.e the WTS). If undue coercion can be proven, such as the WTS sending its own legal counsel to "counsel" the decedent to get an attorney to craft the will (or the WTS legal team actually crafts the will, or the WTS tells the decedent how to make the will and the decedent uses an on-line computer program to generate the will), then undue coercion is easier to prove. In that case, the judge will void the gift to the WTS. Many times, it's the trustee who brings these claims of undu coercion.

  • jamiebowers
    jamiebowers
    sd-7, i tip my hat to you. I thought I was awesome. then i met you.

    That's exactly how I feel about my dear sd-7!

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    And don't even think of revoking the will--the Washtowel will drudge up outdated wills that give them all the money, and put those ahead of the revoked wills. They take it to court and fight so that those you now want to receive your money get nothing while the Washtowel gets it all.

    Better to not donate anything at all, no matter what. I would rather my funds go to some organization or group I trust than the Washtowel, be it a Satanic ministry or some trusted charity. Even the state is better than letting the Washtowel get anything--I would even have my assets destroyed before they get their grubby paws on anything. And, if I had a life insurance policy with the washtowel named the benefactor, canceling it immediately is wise (they will fight to prevent you from changing the benefactor, using outdated versions to usurp the updated version). If you wish to name a new benefactor, your best bet is to cancel your policy and take out another one, preferably with a different insurer, to your new benefactor so the Washtowel can't get anything.

  • Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
    Disillusioned Lost-Lamb

    They have these parts/articles at least once a year and it both angers and sickens me.

    I generally try to get out of going to meat-ings, but there are some I just refuse to attend and the evening these beg-fests happen I do not go.

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