AUSTRALIA | Jehovah’s Witnesses form new religious corporations

by jwleaks 12 Replies latest jw friends

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  jwleaks

  The governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses have approved the formation of an additional management corporation for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Australia and the formation of a new audio visual production company.

  On 11 November 2019 a new Jehovah’s Witnesses company, “Kingdom Support Services (Australasia) Limited” (KSSA), was registered in Australia to “promote throughout Australasia the advancement of the Christian religion as understood and taught by the ecclesiastical Governing Body” and to “co-operate with or provide financial assistance to persons having similar aims and purposes and to other charitable organizations having similar aims and purposes within Australasia or elsewhere”.

  The structure and charitable purpose of KSSA allows it to provide benevolent disaster relief (‘financial assistance’) to victims of the current bushfires in Australia, albeit limited exclusively to “Jehovah’s Witnesses [who] practice their religion under the spiritual direction of the Governing Body”. As of January 2020, the Jehovah’s Witnesses branch committee in Australia, under the direction of the governing body, have formed two Disaster Relief Committees to provide spiritual and material help to bushfire victims in Australia that meet the religion’s criteria.

  Two days earlier, on 8 November 2019 another Jehovah’s Witnesses company, “AVS Productions (Australasia) Limited” (AVSPA), was registered in Australia to “record, produce, publish, and distribute or dispose by way of gift music, photographs, film, animation, and other intellectual property of a religious or charitable nature”.

  Both new Jehovah’s Witnesses corporations have registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC) as religious charities.

  Despite the audio visual and animation production objects of AVSPA this new corporation also claims to “support members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses”.

  These two new Jehovah’s Witnesses companies join the new and controversial management corporation, Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Australasia) Limited (CCJWA), which was formed on 12 April 2019 to administer congregations, congregation charities, and bodies of elders. and also to “support members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses”.

  CCJWA, despite being registered as a not-for-profit corporation with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), is yet to be approved as a charity by the ACNC. On 15 April 2019 CCJWA also commenced formally trading in Australia under the business name “Jehovah’s Witnesses” despite that trading name being registered to Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia Limited since 31 July 2000.

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  smiddy3

  the structure and charitable purpose of kssa allows it to provide benevolent disaster relief (‘financial assistance’) to victims of the current bushfires in australia, albeit limited exclusively to “jehovah’s witnesses [who] practice their religion under the spiritual direction of the governing body”.

  Both new Jehovah’s Witnesses corporations have registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC) as religious charities.

  So they acknowledge here that their "charity" is only for the benefit of Jehovah`s witnesses in good standing as determined by the Elders in each congregation and approved by the Governing body in America /Australia ?

  Am I reading this right ? And if I am ,isnt that discrimination against other people in need under these same circumstances ?

  Is it even legal for a charity to discriminate in this way ?

  Its a huge difference how other religious charities operate here in Australia , the Salvation Army ,Anglicare /Church of England , St.Vincent De Paul /Catholic ,just to name a few who do not discriminate who they give aid and assistance to .

  They feed and clothe the poor ,provide assistance for people who fall on hard times regardless of how they ended up in that predicament ,food parcels ,accommodation ,Aged care facilities ,hospitals ,relief for those addicted to drugs and alcohol ,etc ,etc ,all without passing judgement on the individual but are there to provide help and encouragement for these people.

  As well as victims of domestic violence and even victims of sexual abuse .

  Help is there for all of these people and more by these institutions .

  I think they fit the bill of being called Christian

  Jehovah`s Witnesses should be ashamed of themselves.They dont come within coo-ee of being a christian religion.

  I hope their application for charitable status is rejected as it should be.
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  WinstonSmith

  The structure and charitable purpose of KSSA allows it to provide benevolent disaster relief (‘financial assistance’) to victims of the current bushfires in Australia, albeit limited exclusively to “Jehovah’s Witnesses [who] practice their religion under the spiritual direction of the Governing Body”.

  Ah yes, just like Jesus taught oh wait
  
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  stan livedeath

  KISSASS..

  Yep..it has certain RING to it
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  The Fall Guy

  "...to “co-operate with or provide financial assistance to persons having similar aims and purposes (specifically, JW's) and to other charitable organizations having similar aims and purposes within Australasia or elsewhere”. (specifically, other JW entities)

  "...to provide spiritual and material help to bushfire victims in Australia that meet the religion’s criteria."

  Attention all scammers & shysters, set up your rackets in Australia!

  To the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission: are you totally blind & stupid?

  When are so-called charity regulators going to wake up to this tax-free "religious" scam?
  
  
  
  
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  fastJehu

  https://jwleaks.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/kingdom-support-services-australasia-limited.pdf
  
  

  1. promote throughout Australasia the advancement of the Christian religion as understood and taught by the ecclesiastical Governing Body

  holy shit

  4) co-operate with or provide financial assistance to persons having similar aims and purposes and to other charitable organizations having similar aims and purposes within Australasia or elsewhere;

  means only JW

  5) accept by way of gift, including by will or inheritance, monies, property, resource, or administrative assistance from any persons and from other charitable organizations having similar aims and purposes within Australasia or elsewhere;

  holy shit. Taken from all, given only to JW. Unbelievable to openly propagate something so unbiblical and unchristian.
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  Listener

  They've registered the name, 'Jehovah's Witnesses' as a business name. Even Rutherford would not have come up with that idea.
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  truth_b_known

  The Watchtower Corporate Beast grows while the rank and file shrink.
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  road to nowhere

  Ecclesiastical= clergy

  The US has had these corporations, to. "meet law requirements" . That may be true but it as also muddies the water for money laundering. Look at the posts about auction, donations, per person assembky expenses. ......
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  Sea Breeze

  "the advancement of the Christian religion as understood and taught by the ecclesiastical Governing Body”

  This of course includes destroying as many families as possible who don't go along with their great multitude of Pharisaical rules.