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This quiz will test your DEEP knowledge of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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A.
Question: This entity known as _____________ is the main legal entity used worldwide by Jehovah’s Witnesses. It holds the copyrights of most literature published by JW’s.
Question: What year was the “Society” founded? Who was the first President? Who was secretary-treasurer?
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A.
Jehovah's Witnesses: Proclaimers of God's Kingdom(Watchtower, 1993), p. 576.
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is a non-stock, not-for-profit organization headquartered in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, United States. It is the main legal entity used worldwide by Jehovah's Witnesses, often referred to as "The Society". It holds the copyrights of most literature published by Jehovah's Witnesses. The society was founded in 1881 with William Henry Conley, a Pittsburgh businessman, as the first president and Charles Taze Russell as secretary-treasurer.
B.
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. stated purposes are:
Choose any from the following list which apply
1. Charitable
2. benevolent
3. scientific
4. historical
5. literary
6. religious purposes
7. the moral and mental improvement of men and women
8. the dissemination of Bible truths in various languages by means of the publication of tracts, pamphlets, papers and other religious documents, and for religious missionary work.
B.
"The Warning Work (1909-1914)", The Watchtower, March 1, 1955, page 141
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. is a corporation used by Jehovah's Witnesses, which is responsible for administrative matters, such as real estate, especially within the United States. This corporation is typically cited as the publisher of Jehovah's Witnesses publications, though other publishers are sometimes cited. The corporation's stated purposes are: “Charitable, benevolent, scientific, historical, literary and religious purposes; the moral and mental improvement of men and women, the dissemination of Bible truths in various languages by means of the publication of tracts, pamphlets, papers and other religious documents, and for religious missionary work.”
C.
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. directors need to be members of the Governing Body. True/ False?
C.
"How the Governing Body Differs From a Legal Corporation". The Watchtower: 29. 15 January 2001.
True: Until 2000, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses was president of both the Watch Tower (Pennsylvania) and Watchtower (New York) corporations, as well as Britain's International Bible Students Association corporation; in 2001, it was decided that the corporations' directors need not be members of the Governing Body
D. Jehovah’s Witnesses are controlled worldwide by non-profit corporations.
In the United States, as of 2001, does this religion report any annual revenue? Y/N?
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D.
"Newsday.com article". Watchtowernews.org. 2001-09-17. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
In 2001 the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York was listed among the top forty revenue-generating companies in New York City, reporting an annual revenue of about 951 million US dollars.
E. Does the International Bible Students Association support and promote Jehovah’s Witnesses? Y/N?
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E.
"Charity Commission (UK): International Bible Students Association.". Retrieved 2013-06-06.
YES: The International Bible Students Association (IBSA) is a corporate not-for-profit organizationused by Jehovah's Witnesses in the United Kingdom for the production and distribution of religious literature. Its stated purpose is "to promote the Christian religion by supporting congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses and others in connection with their spiritual and material welfare in Britain and abroad within the charitable purposes of the Association."
F. Is Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. and its subordinates required to file federal income tax returns? Y/N?
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F.
No: Your organization and its subordinates are not required to file federal income tax returns unless subject to the tax on unrelated business income under section 51 1 of the Code.
G. Jehovah’s Witness policy of prohibition of Alternate service acceptance in lieu of military service was changed in 1996 to a ‘matter of conscience’ because of what?
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G.
H. Year designated by Pastor Russell as the year of Christ’s invisible return? Year predicted as the visible return of Christ?
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H.
http://www.religionfacts.com/jehovahs_witnesses/timeline.htm
1874
Year designated by Charles Taze Russell as the year of Christ's invisible return (with the visible return to occur in 1914).
