by Mark 41 Replies latest jw friends
Hi All,
I personally know Gary McNeil. He is an elder in Camden cong UK. He is the IT overseer at the London branch. I find it very funny that he was asked to be the named person on this - if there is one person who loves the glory he is your man -allegedly
Hello everyone,
I would like to add that for decades the Society has criticized other churches for passing collection plates and other fund-raising efforts have also been repeatedly condemned.
Yet the Society has emphasized that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not solicit donations!
Examples of the Society’s claims :
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WITNESS: Jehovah’s witnesses have never gone begging for finances. For this we are very grateful to God, because we realize that this is his work and that he is seeing to it by means of his spirit that it gets done. The many privileges of supporting the worldwide witness to God’s kingdom have been grasped voluntarily and cheerfully.
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The emphasis in all giving among the Witnesses is that it must be voluntary and spontaneous, from the heart. In fact, ever since the earliest days of the modern witnesses of Jehovah it has been their policy that never should there be any passing of collection plates or similar solicitations for money.
From the book: Jehovah’sWitnesses—ProclaimersofGod’sKingdom (publ. 1993)
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As early as the second issue of the WatchTower, in August 1879, Brother Russell stated: “‘Zion’s Watch Tower’ has, we believe, JEHOVAH for its backer, and while this is the case it will never beg nor petition men for support. When He who says: ‘All the gold and silver of the mountains are mine,’ fails to provide necessary funds, we will understand it to be time to suspend the publication.” Consistent with that, there is no begging for money in the literature of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
(from Zion ’s Watch Tower, August 1879)
R13 : page 1
VOL. I. PITTSBURGH, PA., AUG. 1879. NO. 2.
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ZION'S Watch Tower AND HERALD OF CHRIST'S PRESENCE .
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PUBLISHED MONTHLY. 101 Fifth Ave., PITTSBURGH, PA.
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C. T. RUSSELL, Editor and Publisher.
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REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS. J. H. PATON, ALMONT, MICH.
W. I. MANN, ALLEGHENY, PA.-- B. W. KEITH, DANSVILLE, N.Y.
H. B. RICE, W. OAKLAND, CAL. -- A. D. JONES, PITTSBURGH, PA.
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Do You Want "Zion's Watch Tower?
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Do not suppose these remarks to be an appeal for money. No, "Zion's Watch Tower"
has, we believe JEHOVAH for its backer, and while this is the case it will never beg nor
petition men for support. When He who says: "All the gold and silver of the mountains
are mine," fails to provide necessary funds, we will understand it to be time to suspend
the publication.
Then a change:
(from the The Watchtower December 1 st , 1994 page 19)
How Some Make Donations to the Kingdom-Preaching Work
In spite of all things, the Society is pooor :
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From: (http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/20524)
By Homer Fink on July 21, 2010 10:52 am in Real Estate, Watchtower
The Real Deal looks at the Watchtower’s Brooklyn Heights real estate holdings and speculates how much the organization could make once it decides to put its remaining properties here on the market:
The Real Deal: Over the next decades, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, as it is officially known, bought up some incredibly valuable real estate as its operation expanded. Today, the organization’s portfolio totals 25 Brooklyn properties — brownstones, Beaux Arts multifamilies, modern high-rises and parking lots — that are said to be worth at least $1 billion.
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(Left) The assembly hall in Indianapolis, for sale (when last checked) at $2,895,000;
(right) The Ireland branch office, for sale at an estimated €4.5 million
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From: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120103/REAL_ESTATE/120109994
January 3, 2012 1:32 p.m.
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The Jehovah's Witnesses, who have called Brooklyn their home since 1909, are the largest landlord in the Brooklyn Heights area. The group has accumulated 34 properties totaling 3.2 million square feet over the course of two decades and created a self-sustaining community in the Brooklyn area. The Jehovah's Witnesses have been known to keep their real estate holdings in mint condition and all of its holdings are expected to attract a slew of buyers .
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From: (http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120604/REAL_ESTATE/120609966)
June 4, 2012 12:15 p.m.
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In 2004 the society began transferring its printing operations to its Wallkill factory complex.[83][84] The move triggered the sale of a number of Brooklyn factory and residential properties including:
That’s all for now, more ….later.
Greetings,
J.C.MacHislopp
