Thanks for posting this article, Barbara
sir82: Perhaps you could have pointed out any addition information the article you posted contained to those already posted - I would have found that helpful and informative
It is helpful. It is the source and viewpoint that is critical (as Barbara pointed out). It reports on the issue from the viewpoint of the third sector - the world of the non-profits
I find it interesting that this article identifies the JW organization as a 'charity' rather than a 'religion', which is the usual label attached to them when they are in the news.
The WTS has relentlessly pursued whatever avenue of tax category they could over the years, transforming themselves from 'business' status in the pre-war days, to a 'religious' status in the post-war days, and then, the recent jump onto the non-profit bandwagon. They have taken advantage of every tax break they could, changing structurally and doctrinally wherever and whenever the $$$ wind$ in tax regulations suited them
Now, it bites them in the a$$. Along with the nice tax breaks that a corporation gets once they decide to enter into the non-profit sector and qualify as a 'charity', comes the inevitable scrutiny that is attached to that tax exemption privilege
And the WTS doesn't like it one little bit.
It is time to pay the price, Watchtower. For all those years of $$$ privilege that you have enjoyed. Show us what you have. Show us who you are. The public wants to know. It is our right to know
