by Da.Furious 28 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
Following from a post by neverendingjourney
We should come up with a new name for this arrangement. Feel free to post your ideas!
I think these work well:
Extortion
Milking the cow
Investment Funds
Court Order Funds
NB: tithing is not accepted anymore!
A Snare and a Racket
NB: tithing is not accepted anymore!
I'm gonna' disagree.
As Antioch posted on another thread:
Language is a funny thing. My understanding is that strictly, it means a "tenth."
But there is also allowance in common vernacular AND within the official dictionary definition for it to simply mean a small part. See: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tithe1.Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce orpersonal income set apart as an offering to God or for works ofmercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax forthe support of the church, priesthood, or the like. 2. any tax, levy, or the like, especially of one-tenth.
So one can practice "tithing" as a reference to a systematic portion given to "God" without it necessarily being exactly 1/10th of a given whole. To me, to "tithe" refers more to the arrangement of it all since the amount is all relative anyway.
Also, Wikipedia's "tithe" section, under subsection "Christianity" says:
Many Christians support their churches and pastors with monetary contributions of one sort or another. Frequently these monetary contributions are called tithes whether or not they actually represent ten percent of anything.
The Governing Body/FDS Retirement Fund
Just an expansion of the Watchtower Pedophile Defense Fund.
"We Need A Bigger Swimming Pool At Warwick Fund".
Sheep-shearing Arrangement
The Anti-Masturbation Video Production Fund
AMERICAN PIE FUND
"I drove my Chevvy to THE LEVY but THE LEVY was dry!
Give it 6 months, and the G.B.'s levy will be dry!
A very big mistake; they already have postponed implementing it, and they sure can't go back to the old loan arrangement.
