Sorry, Canada would like to help out, but, we are already paying out $50 million to support your Queen.
Sept 1 service meeting mystery revealed
by Saltheart Foamfollower 53 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Pete Zahut
Honesty is the best policy....if you plan to give zero then say zero on the slip. This will send a message to whomever sees the donation slip and may possibly confirm that they are not on their own in resenting this rich U.S. based religion for asking folks from the U.K. to give them money. Also, you may not be the only one in your congregation who will refuse to donate. It could make quite an impression if there are many who refuse to give anything.
Also, saying you are going to donate a large amount makes you resort to dishonesty (which ultimately hurts you) and it may serve as an encouragement to those who view the donation slips, when they see that someone is giving generously.
If the donation slips are anonymous, perhaps you could enter a big fat ZERO and give a short but powerful explanation as to why.
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awakenyr2004
Ha Ha! You people are funny! Steve2 & Crazyguy.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
hamsterbait: They have just made nearly 400 000 000 selling their property in NY
Try $1.2 BILLION.
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2004 – 360 Furman Street – sold for $205 million
2006 – 67 Livingston Street – sold for $18.6 million
2006 – 89 Hicks Street – sold for $14 million
2007 – 169 Columbia Heights – sold for $50 million
2011 – 50 Orange Street – sold for $7.1 million
2012 – 165 Columbia Heights – sold for $4.1 million
2012 – 161 Columbia Heights – sold for $3 million
2012 – 183 Columbia Heights – sold for $6.6 million
2012 – 105 Willow Street – sold for $3.3 million
2012 – 34 Orange Street – sold for $2.825 million
2012 – Bossert Hotel – sold for $81 million
2012 – 67 Remsen Street – sold for $3.25 million
2013 – 173 Front Street, 177 Front Street & 200 Water Street – sold for $30.6 million
2013 – 55 Prospect Street, 81 Prospect Street, 117 Adams Street, 77 Sands Street, 90 Sands Street & 175 Pearl Street – sold for $375 million
TOTAL (so far)
– $804,375,000
PLUS....
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/witnesses_knocking_on_bldg_sale_DGtqYWmeP5QQBENSqrcoCN
In what may be the largest real estate deal this year in Brooklyn, Jared Kushner’s Kushner Cos., Aby Rosen’s RFR Holdings and a third company are in contract to purchase a portfolio of Dumbo properties from the Jehovah’s Witnesses for $375 million, The Post has learned.
Kushner, Rosen and LIVWRK, recently founded by former Two Trees executive Asher Abehsera, signed the deal on Friday, sources tell The Post.
The six buildings being sold total 1.25 million square feet. They are 90 Sands St., a 30-story hotel with 505 rooms, andindustrial buildings at 55 Prospect St., 81 Prospect St., 175 Pearl St., 77 Sands St. and 117 Adams St., each distinguished by their sand-colored brick, green-painted windows and interconnected sky-bridges.
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hamsterbait
And yet they demanded contributions to bring foreign slaves -sorry- missionaries home to visit family at the conventions!!!
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WTWizard
They don't need your money. They just need you destitute. Most jokehovians don't have anything to spare, especially after they pledged all they could for the new damnation fund. And now this. A few toilet papers here, a few there, and before long it's a monster box of silver or more per publisher per month. All of which they are depriving the publishers of getting.
My suggestion is to pledge nothing. They put another form in your face, you tell them you already pledged all you are going to in the first pledge and do not appreciate all these additional pledges. They have a word for that: Dunning. This is a common practice in bill collection. For this, what do you really owe joke-hova? Nothing. Well, that's what you should be paying. And, if they push more pledges in your face, you may pledge a negative amount equal to the amount you already pledged last time, effectively canceling your former pledge. Donate nothing. And I mean NOTHING. No matter what they say, you give them nothing.
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Stirred
If you know you will give nothing or are not sure, then I'd. go with $0 backed up with quotes from old WT about no soliciting and a Bible verse for good measure.
tw, is this anonymous slips or are the putting you each on the spot directly. Even so, I'd do same only maybe I'd remove WT quote.
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NAVYTOWN
Tell them you cannot give them the amount you are going to be pledging. You will be asking Jehovah what you should donate. Then when Jehovah answers, you will immediately inform them of the amount of your pledge. Until that time, you are waiting for Jehovah's answer. HAHA. That should throw them for a loop.
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freddo
So it is about money after all, what a surprise.
They will get their money and then they will sell the London properties and get their money again and then some. Then they will distribute it back to the congregations to give each of the publishers a nice little handout .... won't they? No?
A "snare and a racket" indeed!
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Splash
If questions are allowed at the end of the item, put up your hand and ask
"When we need money from the Society they give us a loan that we pay back. Can we do the same, and give them a loan that they can pay back once the London bethel is sold?"
Splash