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  Question: What would it take to get the BORG'S tax exempt status REVOKED?

  by Black Man in

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  i've always wondered about this.

  i've always felt the main reason the borg made publishers do time slips/field service reports was to show that they are doing a community service to justify their tax exempt status.

  we all know about their money grabs with the kh build scams, their selling off millions of dollars in real estate, etc.

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  It isn't something knew but the problem is some of the same issues the WT faces so does other churches. I feel the only way for them to lose their tax exempt status is when all churches do. This isn't something likely to happen soon.

  The gay marriage upheld by the supreme court may cause that issue to be a reason.

  In an op-ed published by Fusion, financial writer Felix Salmon made his stance on the matter crystal-clear in his first sentence: “Now that the U.S. government formally recognizes marriage equality as a fundamental right, it really shouldn’t skew the tax code so as to give millions of dollars in tax breaks to groups which remain steadfastly bigoted on the subject.”
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  What's the craziest thing someone INFORMED on you about?

  by Londo111 in

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  the culture of jws as encouraged by the watchtower is one of informing on one another, reporting to either the elders or ones designated head.

  whats the wackiest thing that someone reported on you?

  im not talking about a black-and-white watchtower rule that would land you in a judicial committee, but some judgmental nonsense that someone thought they should turn you in about?.

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  There was this elder's wife who made a full dish of fudge. I was at her home with my brothers and we left after a few hours of visiting. This was when we were teenagers. She then called my mother accusing us of eating all her fudge. We were considered the low caste witness since our father wasn't one. We denied it but this Elder's wife and her Elder husband continued to accuse us. The fact is we wouldn't touch their food because they had many cats in the house that were allowed on the kitchen table, and cat hair was everywhere.
  

  Then a couple hours later she called and apologized, apparently her son broke out in a hive. He then admitted to eating all that fudge. Seems like a harmless incident but this was my family's experience all throughout the religion during my youth. If you are viewed as a spiritually weak family then you are under scrutiny.
  
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  How do we know the WTS monitors this site? Can anyone tell me for sure?

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  i keep hearing this in threads.....

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  I don't think they're as over the top as Scientology, but they do have members that monitor websites evidenced by as stated previous with DMCA complaints.
  
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  Why did you choose Jehovahs Witnesses?

  by vinman in

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  i'm wondering why ones on this forum initially became jw's.

  if you were born in, why did you make it "your own"?

  if you became one later, what was your draw and driving force?

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  I was sorta of a born in. My parents began studying when i was around age 4-6 can't remember exactly. I became inactive around age 18 and stop believing completely at 22. I did make the truth my own around age 15 to 16. But began having doubts.

  I didn't learn TTAT until many years later on this site. I do recall visiting here maybe 1999 I think and there was a discussion about 1914 generation that further my doubts. Can't remember if it was this site. It was not completely anti jw at the time but a mixture of people. I'm just glad I didn't waste my youth on JW, instead I wasted it on online video games :)
  
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  Have you seen other JW quote or post links to Richard Dawkins and others like him? I find it humorous.

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  i have very few active jw on my facebook, mainly the more liberal ones.

  anyway a few of them have posted links or references to richard dawkins and other avowed atheists.

  today a long time jw posted a link from the richard dawkins foundation blasting the celebration of easter as pagan.

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  I have very few active JW on my facebook, mainly the more liberal ones. Anyway a few of them have posted links or references to Richard Dawkins and other avowed atheists. Today a long time JW posted a link from the Richard Dawkins Foundation blasting the celebration of Easter as pagan. I guess this JW likes to start early bashing other peoples culture and beliefs.
  

  I feel like putting a response with a link to his viewpoint on the JW creation book. The GB are such great role models that their lemmings imitate them well in the cherry picking field.
  
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  What is the most strange action of a witness while out in field service?

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  i was paired with this older "brother" when i was a teenager.

  he was very very strange.

  he was a nice guy but goofy.

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  I was paired with this older "brother" when I was a teenager. He was very very strange. He was a nice guy but goofy.

  We went to the door and before he knocked he wanted to role play our conversation. The homeowner happened to be at the door and was looking through the glass. This weirdo ignore the home owner and continued to "role play" an imaginary scenario. I had to be the witness while this goof ball played the house holder while we are at an actual house.

  Finally the lady opened the door while we were in the middle of our "role play" and asked us to leave.

  Anyone else have some similar stories?
  
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  What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

  by Funchback in

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  there were many addressed to me.

  for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

  i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

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  A MS would counsel me to leave everything to the borg if I died. I was only 15. What the heck was I to leave them, my secret porn stash?
  
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  Do you feel embarrsed?

  by The Rebel in

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  when you look through a keyhole, and see the person you once were?.

  as for myself, i am just pleased i have mended my ways.

  i realise ( now) my time as a witness was a keyhole that looked in to the ground, and licked the elders arse.

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  I've noticed there is quite a few fukitol on this board. They are insecure and bitter. Only thing going in their life is an occasional anonymous posting to insult someone. To complain about a topic you clicked on and replied on, only speaks towards your mental aptitude.
  
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  Do you feel embarrsed?

  by The Rebel in

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  when you look through a keyhole, and see the person you once were?.

  as for myself, i am just pleased i have mended my ways.

  i realise ( now) my time as a witness was a keyhole that looked in to the ground, and licked the elders arse.

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  Only during my early school years. I had to leave the classroom and spend time in the library whenever there was a birthday party or other "pagan" celebration. I also sat for the pledge of allegiance. I was treated too badly but some teachers were offended and pitted students against me. Though I wasn't really bullied I never formed natural bonds with any school mates. I went to the same small school for 13 years and was lonely most of the time. I think that is about all this religion robbed from me. Overall it wasn't as bad as most on here experienced. I woke up before I became an adult.
  
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  The JW Elder Who Started All the Insanity that was bound to eventually start. This Elder Loves Trouble!

  by ReligionOfHatred in

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  in order to understand what is happening you have to start from the beginning of our saga.

  about nine years ago a elder with asperger's syndrome found out my family member almost came to blows with our next door neighbor who is so successful, he probably makes $2 million a year net-income with all his businesses and investments.

  the co-owner of the property got angry because our neighbor did not like certain breeds of dogs, the fact was he was mauled by the breed elder bucket-head owned and elder bucket-head refused to fix the fence and so his dog would continually show up on my neighbors front door harassing his little dogs and growl.. elder asperger's heard my dad and his friend talking about uncle bucket-head's near blows even though they were whisphering at book study, his ears are good when it comes to seeking out sin and finding ways to bring brothers before the elders.

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  Sounds like Dologist rantings. Remember that guy going on about his Asperger Syndrome.

  Not saying it is same person. But i notice people leaving this site and months later new accounts are created with similar posting styles.