by psyco 5 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
I could be Mr. Green and, due to mistrust considering the times and what is happening, study with the JWs as Mr. Brown.
Get baptized as Mr. Brown.
Become one of their congregation elders as Mr. Brown.
Etc. Etc. Etc.
All this since I am not required to provide any signature and/or document to identify myself as Mr. Brown.
Are they complying with human law? But which law?
Honestly, the more I think about it, the less I understand this aspect...
Churches are not legally obliged to become corporations or charities, they all do it for the tax benefits though
Something the WTS conveniently forgets to mention if/when they have to acknowledge that their charity status requires certain things.
Case in point… signing up for the redress scheme in Australia after the ARC.
The WTS dragged their heels until the very, very last second, and only budged when it became apparent their Charity Status was on the chopping block (they as much as admitted it, and their public statement sounded quite sulky to me, in fact 😏).
Looking back, I think that was when we first started cluing on something that seems painfully obvious, now (and virtually every bit of evidence we've seen since confirms it, IMO)…
…that the Org’s business model is almost completely dependent on its tax-exemption.
They literally can’t afford to lose it.
Yes, the whole charity status is their life line, without that they would go under financially
I see it being brought up over on Reddit more and more lately, so the word’s getting around.
