Phizzy-
I think you're on to something.
The JWs (simple minded religious cult) are about to be ''Jehovah sez''d into financing and build scores of big, expensive commercially viable buildings for The WT (legalistic real estate cult).
My guess is the real estae cult wants to ''rent'' these buildings to the silly religion cult by increasing the obligatory 'pledges of donations' that happened last year. (Rent is taxable income, donations aren't)
This arrangement will give the real estate cult complete control over the costs of the building and it's future maintainance, at the same time wresting away from the elders any hands-on knowledge of the future operating finances of the building- easier to cook those books with fewer eyes watching.
People wonder ''Why do this now, when the end is so very very, unbelievably, almost here, just around the corner close?'' Because...
As the baby boomers leave this earthly thrall behind, the greatest exchange of wealth everis about to take place. Greedy cult wants to benefit from their legacy of being the wealthiest generation to have ever lived. They'll be begging and guilting for inheritances and estate bequests. If you have a nice corner lot on a main thouroughfare Jehovah would sure like you to give it to his real estate lawyers for developement.
Look what a scam the assembly halls are - the kingdumb halls could be equally profitable.
