Heard from the meeting yesterday that the 2014 yearbook mentioned a $ amount that the org spent on overseers and missionaries. I remember is was 100+ million. Does anyone have that stat and the page number?
Thanks
2014 yearbook quote
by lambsbottom 8 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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emeth
it was about 200 Million its page 176 (in the dutch version)
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blondie
They have posted that in the YB for many years.
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leaving_quietly
There are just under 8 million JWs. Let's round up to 8 million for sake of this little exercise.
If each JW gave just $1 once per week, that amounts to $8,000,000 per week. Multiply that times 52 weeks, and that makes $416,000,000 per year. This covers all these twice over with just this tiny amount per publisher. Of course, this might not be considered a tiny amount in some countries, but you get the idea.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
WT has very interesting accounting techniques- they list only expenses. What non-religious corporation could get away with similar nonsense?
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Oubliette
ADCMS: WT has very interesting accounting techniques- they list only expenses. What non-religious corporation could get away with similar nonsense?
Exactly!
And every congregation provides an "Accounts Report" to the congregation each month providing full disclosure. Why does "Mother" not follow that procedure?
It's their rule, why are they exempt? What are they hiding?
Why the hypocritical double-standard?
"Do as I say, but not as I do."
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emeth
@Oubliette because its none of your business
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oppostate
Oubliette said: " And every congregation provides an "Accounts Report" to the congregation each month providing full disclosure. Why does "Mother" not follow that procedure?"
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But this is not quite so. The accounts report used to be read to the congregations, and the operating committee reported on expenses but then there was a letter to the BOE and the accounts report was not read to the congregations for a while, just posted on the information board. Then they started to read the accounts for the congregation once again, but the one that really matters is the operating committee's account. That's the one where the money is stashed and only appointed ones are privy to the real status of the accounts. The local congregation's account is just a sheet to intimidate publishers into thinking that's there's only just enough covering the expenses every month, barely or even coming short. But they're really only short of what the operating committee's goal is for each month. It's really a money laundering scam when you think about it. The money disapears into other numbered accounts that the publishers don't know about and it is actually in the hands of the WT, for their use and can only be withdrawn from if there's some absolute and immediate necessity. Momma WT knows all the accounting tricks. You betcha!
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Oubliette: It's their rule, why are they exempt? What are they hiding? Why the hypocritical double-standard?
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It's a fair question. Here's the simple answer:
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"True religion in no way practices secretiveness." --W 6/1/97, p.6
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"Error always seeks the dark, while truth is always enhanced by the light. Error never desires to be investigated. Light always courts a thorough and complete investigation." - "Millions Now Living Will Never Die", page 18.