i just read an email from a friend, and she shared some very interesting emails from her friends about information on changes now happening at the bethels around the world.
here is the email: .
---------------------------------thanks sally, jesus is directing the org and all decisions and instructions to us may not seem practical from now on, neither will we understand the reasonings behind many of the changes that the organization makes.
As we get closer to the end, some decisions may be made that we perhaps don’t understand, that may seem to go against all logic. Whatever the reasons, obeying and accepting those decisions will result in blessings.
And there we go.
When was that put out as a directive?
It seems like somebody(ies) higher up knew that big shakeups were going to happen. This is not news to somebody...
the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.
the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.
my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.
Maybe their building projects didn't fall in line with the allowable exemptions for non-profit status.
This could be a reaction to the charity investigations that are heating up.
The WTS will contort into whatever shape it needs to in order to hang on to that precious non-profit tax exempt status.
as i've mentioned from time to time, i'm a retired accountant.
i have tried many times to come up with some logical, sound business reason why the wtbs has made the big changes in its financial arrangements: taking the congregations savings, the monthly donations per congregation etc.
i finally came up with the answer.. the leadership of the watchtower society is batshit crazy.
Money drain. I am with Oubilette on this one.
It is difficult to move money out of a non-profit corporation. The branch construction and translation offices were a way to drain money out of the WTS and into the pockets of those who supplied the building products, etc. Their building projects are cluster fucks with no real focus other than to buy, buy, buy whatever was needed for those projects. Now the building material sits. And the profits have nicely been banked into the companies the WTS makes deals with.
The WTS needs to appear to be cash poor. They have heard the footsteps coming for a while now. The land down under will be coming after the WTS for redress payments and the WTS does not want to pay.
*on a side note...Brian Concannon just dumped some more shares of Haemonetics (again) a few days ago...jus' sayin'...and Taurus Investments is really, really quiet.
the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.
the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.
my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.
i just got the new document about blood fractions from the wt, they will allow you to choose hemoglobin, but apparently not packed red blood cells, but in the medical journal i see nothing about hemoglobin infusions, is this even possible or just more bullshit from the wt?
Vetro: Who are these companies?
This comes from the book No Man's Blood by Gene Church, 1986 (the biography of Ron Lapin, the "bloodless surgeon").
http://roman142.blogspot.ca/2014/09/no-mans-blood-gene-church-1986-version-1.html
I do not have the name of the insurance company that is spoken about in this account of three JW men who met with Ron Lapin but from the following, it is evident that it is a JW owned insurance company:
204 Three men from the insurance company arrived for their appointment with Dr. Lapin. As Lapin’s secretary, Jodi, greeted the staunch visitors, she observed how much they looked like elders from some sort of church. Interestingly enough, she was right.
205 After introductory handshakes, the men settled down in comfortable chairs to discuss business. The company they represented served only families in which both spouses were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses.
206 A little extreme, Lapin thought, but then, it’s their business.
207 The men had heard about Lapin through Mr. Nathan, Maria, and other Witnesses who had called Lapin and received free consultations and advice. They were there to inspect him, determine his motives, and discern his reason for operating on Witnesses while respecting their religious convictions.
208 Lapin leaned back in his chair and calmly expressed his belief in the Witnesses' right to concordantly exercise their faith while having the best medical care available. He became louder and noticeably irritated as he spoke of the indifference exhibited by his peers toward the JWs. He was upset by the fact that many Witnesses waited too long to get help and that a number of others had come to completely distrust physicians in general.
209 They appreciated Lapin’s directness. He supported and defended the rights of the Witnesses and emphasized that all people are entitled to their chosen beliefs.
210 When the elders finished, Lapin had a question of his own. He wondered what the real purpose was behind their visit and questioning.
211 One of the men, Herk Hutchins, explained that their company received countless calls from Witness policyholders in desperate need of either medical treatment or advice. Whenever they sought medical assistance directly, they encountered frustration, futility, and dead ends. Most doctors refused to treat them.
I have ran across a few health insurance companies that are JW owned and operated (one in India) but, I apologize...that info is somewhere in my archives on a different computer. I will try to dig it up when I have more time.
i just got the new document about blood fractions from the wt, they will allow you to choose hemoglobin, but apparently not packed red blood cells, but in the medical journal i see nothing about hemoglobin infusions, is this even possible or just more bullshit from the wt?
Dissonant: I don't know what insurance company is going to pay for that.
There are JW owned insurance companies that sell health insurance to the JWs who can afford it. There are several that have been around for many years.
Vetro: I did find this interesting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemopure
Then you may find this interesting too:
this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.
the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.
officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.
Magnum: I believe that some of them really do care and think they are doing a good thing, but I know from vast experience with JWs that they love visiting these types of people - those who are ill-informed and present no challenge to them. They wouldn't be so ready to visit if these people were educated and knowledgeable.
Magnum, You are right on with all the points you make.
Misplaced charitable works and misplaced charitable feelings are self indulgent and nothing more. The JWs think they are doing good because it makes them feel good.
They feel empowered when around the less educated.
Exactly. JW "charity" is all about the JWs themselves and has little to do with those they have targeted. This kind of misguided "charity" makes my stomach heave.
this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.
the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.
officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.
TS: Still burning up as a result of this article!!
Me too.
this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.
the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.
officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.
SSS: You're a true guardian of the underdog...
Thx, just as long as I don't get called a guardian of doctrine! Lol!
Petraglyph: Details for:
Aklavik – Moose Kerr School
Their website was not available yesterday.
Note there there is no email address!
You might have better luck with this website:
I sent an message to the email address on the contact page of the Northern Teachers' Assoc.
If anyone is interested in the content of my email, please pm me. I covered the following: Royal Commission/child abuse, disfellowshipping, political neutrality. What I didn't mention was the WTS stance on education. So...for anyone interested in following up with anything further, that may be a place to start.
I couldn't find a specific email address for Velma illasiak, but I did find a TED talk that she delivered. The audio is bad, but her talk is interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwd2py3j0mI
And a CBC article that was published just a few days ago:
Gwich'in educators in N.W.T., bring culture and history to high school course
(full article at link)
Students learn about respected elders, land claims, settlement patterns and family structures
Gwich'in educators in the N.W.T., have developed a high school course for students that hopes to reclaim the aboriginal group's culture after the legacy of residential schools.
"I think it's a reclamation of identity of who we are as a people and how we instill that in our youth," said Velma Illasiak, principal at Aklavik's Moose Kerr School.
The course was developed by the Gwich'in Tribal Council, its teachers, elders and cultural researchers after they met in 2014.
It's taught in English and compliments Gwich'in language classes that students take throughout the Beaufort-Delta region.
The course covers a range of topics about Gwich'in culture and history. Students learn about land claims, geographical settlement patterns, family structures and stories of respected elders.
Let's hope that JW literature isn't being introduced in these schools. What a horrible education that would be.
this article was published by the wts on their website.. i find this jw practice of targeting vulnerable populations to be so disturbing.
the last thing that canadian aboriginal communities need is yet another institution that victimizes their members.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/canada/inuit-bible-education-northern-canada/.
officials in remote northern canada thank jehovahs witnesses for special bible education campaign.
Petraglyph: I wonder too how happy WT would be knowing monies are being spent on transport rather than being sent to them.
Actually, the money spent by JWs on transportation costs will likely be listed as "donations" to the WTS. The WTS will be able to claim that money (that was "donated" to them) as "charitable activity". Essential for retaining their tax status.
