IT WOULD CASE A SCANDAL IF A GB MEMBER GOT AN UNMARRIED SISTER PREGNANT!
No, that would be a miracle!
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WT to hide funds offshore?
by IT Support inthis thread was suggested by honesty's post in no more circuit oveerseers???
(okay, i'm not much good at keeping up-to-date with new posts!):.
the cayman islands allow u.s. customers access to their u.s. doallr deposits and typically refuse to cooperate with u.s. banking officials.. .
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This also leads to a further interesting question: some time ago, the Brooklyn Treasury Department were trying to persuade various branches around the world to send them their surplus funds ...
Does anyone know anything about this? Did Treasury eventually 'get their way'?
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WT to hide funds offshore?
by IT Support inthis thread was suggested by honesty's post in no more circuit oveerseers???
(okay, i'm not much good at keeping up-to-date with new posts!):.
the cayman islands allow u.s. customers access to their u.s. doallr deposits and typically refuse to cooperate with u.s. banking officials.. .
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Thanks for all the comments.
sir82,
Geeze don't give'em ideas!
Don't worry. I only mentioned it because I'm sure they're already onto it.
Actually, they've probably got a full-time "investment department", or at least a paid consultant, who directs them in how best to shield their assets.
They do have a full-time investment department: it's part of the Treasury Department. They also use outside consultants.
No matter what else we may think about WT, they're superb at funds management. Lots of experience.
ramon,
There was another thread saying the Spanish speaking elders got a letter from Brooklyn saying from now on the congregations are to send money donations straight to an account for Watchtower, but where that account is or if it feeds back to still another account that is in the Cayman's or elsewhere nobody knows outside of Watchtower's investments people and their attorneys.
Thanks.
This also leads to a further interesting question: some time ago, the Brooklyn Treasury Department were trying to persuade various branches around the world to send them their surplus funds, as they felt that they could achieve higher returns if all the money was consolidated.
However there was a problem, because the various branch committees were jealously hoarding "their" funds and were reluctant to pass back any substantial amounts! The Treasury boys asked the Publishing Committee to write to those branches and instruct them to remit the funds. The Publishing Committee first wrote the branches to ask for their comments, but the branch committees wrote back such negative comments (including alleged potential tax complications) that the idea was quietly shelved.
I heard all this second-hand. Can anyone else confirm it, or know whether Treasury eventually 'got their way'?
badboy,
You obviously perform a valuable public service. <lol>
sf,
Very interesting, thanks.
Bring_the_Light,
Good pont, though Swiss accounts are less attractive these days than they once were. They pay low interest, often have medium to high charges, and even before 9/11 were subject to international anti-money-laundering agreements ...
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Captives of a Concept
by Mickey mouse inwhat a fantastic book!
i really enjoyed it.
i loved the way don cameron refused to get bogged down with arguing for an alternative scriptural interpretation to the witnesses.
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hotchocolate,
The only "postate" stuff I've read are the ones I can store electronically (eg Franz). I think I've gone to purchase Captives a number of times, but there was no option of Paypal (where I have funds). And I didn't want it coming up on my credit card.
Good news! It's available as a .pdf from Lulu ...
And Lulu also accepts Paypal payments.
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WT related pdf Adelaide JWs V Government
by jaydee inthis is for the really die hard researcher .
reference is made of this case in penton's book... ''jehovah's witnesses in canada: ''.
champions of freedom of speech and worship .
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The use of the word "congregation" as in JWs is only of more recent origin - they used to be known as "companies'.
I think it changed in 1953.
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WT to hide funds offshore?
by IT Support inthis thread was suggested by honesty's post in no more circuit oveerseers???
(okay, i'm not much good at keeping up-to-date with new posts!):.
the cayman islands allow u.s. customers access to their u.s. doallr deposits and typically refuse to cooperate with u.s. banking officials.. .
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This thread was suggested by Honesty's post in No more Circuit Oveerseers??? (okay, I'm not much good at keeping up-to-date with new posts!):
The Cayman Islands allow U.S. customers access to their U.S. doallr deposits and typically refuse to cooperate with U.S. Banking officials.
It's known as washing the cash cow - money laundering
Move your $ into an offshore account and make it disappear.Has anyone suggested that that's exactly what WT may be doing with their recent cash inflows from all their Brooklyn property sales?
In order to hide it from the courts during future child abuse settlements ...
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666
by besty inhttp://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/160666/1.ashx.
nice knowing you guys, please keep posting to help the new ones.
i have crossed the void to ex-ex-jw - if you want to keep in touch my email address is poddy1"@"jeeeemail.com.
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ITSupport - oh flowr of scotland ...
Ya cheeky wee bas ... Forth, Clyde, Tay or Spey ... ? (One for the cross worders among us: similar to "What gear were you in when you went through the red light?" "Same as I'm in now, Dolce & Gabbana.")
... sort your webcam out
So how is it my fault your pathetic ISP falls over when you try to upload a 10 Gb video file in the middle of an important Skype session ... ?
'Why, then, do you look at the jerkiness in your brother’s webcam, but do not consider the throttle in your own broadband connection?' (Gospel of St Paul 7:3)
'Lang may yer (gas barbie) lum reek.'
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Aurelius,
Many thanks for the scans. And welcome to JWD!
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State Truthful Facts About JWs That Make Them Look Bad, Weird, Foolish
by minimus inyou don't need to exaggerate the foibles of jws to get the point across that they are not "the truth".
can you state some facts that show that jehovah's witnesses are not "normal' and that their religion is weird and simply abnormal?.
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The catholic cross represents a penis.
Isn't it that the upright 'member' represents a penis, and the horizontal 'member' represents a vulva; thus the two parts combined represent sexual intercourse?
Regarding blacks becoming white, this is the 1900 Watchtower:
This is the 1904 Watchtower:
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WTS contradicts themselves on Light
by still_in74 inhey all, i posted this in another thread but thought it deserved its own.. here is a perfect example of the blatant disregard wt writers show towards previously written articles.
they just write what sounds good at the time without considering the fact that they just might be actually contradicting themselves.. so here it is:.
flip-flop alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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(August 15, 1950, page 263) "The brothers preparing these publications are not infallible. Their writings are not inspired as are those of Paul and the other Bible writers. (2 Tim. 3:16) And so, at times, it has been necessary, as understanding became clearer, to correct views. (Prov. 4:18)"
I hope you don't mind me mentioning that the above quote is not from the 1950 Watchtower, but from The Watchtower, 15 February 1981, p 19.
Interestingly, however, along similar lines, The Watchtower, August 15, 1950, page 263 does make an interesting comment:
However, The Watchtower does not claim to be inspired in its utterances, nor is it dogmatic. It invites careful and critical examination of its contents in the light of the Scriptures.
Not "dogmatic" ... ? Ha, who are they trying to fool?!
And are they perhaps telling little 'porky pies' when they say they 'invite critical examination' of their publications ... ?