When there was the flood in Europe, JW in Germany founded "Solidaritaet mit Katastrophenopfern" (Solidarity With Victims of Catastophies) to collect donations. Now, km 2/04 announces that this charity has been registered as "Christliches humanitaeres Hilfswerk der Zeugen Jehovas in Deutschland" (Christian humanitarian relief organization of Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany)
The announcement says that under the supervision of the Christian Congregation it supports the victims of catastrophies. It says "The brothers have appreciated the help accomplished by the donantions very much." So, it is not clear if they are helping JW only. I wonder if you can register a relief organization that helps JW only.
WTS Founds Charity in Germany!
by GermanXJW 3 Replies latest jw friends
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GermanXJW
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SanFranciscoJim
It would also be interesting to find out if the donations were used only for the repair/rebuilding of damaged/destroyed Kingdom Halls only (as has been their "chartitable" practice in other countries where disasters have occurred), or whether any of the money actually went for the assistance of individuals.
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Elsewhere
Interesting... I would not put it past them to create charities that support only JWs. Any leftovers will be tossed to the bird food people.
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CruithneLaLuna
Although I never participated in disaster relief when I was a JW, I knew some who did. Attention was given first and foremost to attending to the needs of JWs, but many were moved to stay on for a while and help the general population. Labor, supplies, and whatever was needed was shared generously with all.
The organization may have many flaws, but a policy of withholding humanitarian assistance from disaster victims is not one of them (to my knowledge).
Cruithne the Bard