And so he should, everyone else pays them.
In the WT it's a case of "Gods things to God and Caesars things to, er..God"
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Forced taxation of branch overseer in Sweden ............
by TheOldHippie inthe branch overseer in sweden has received a forced or increased income taxation by the authorities.
they have estimated his personal income to the equivallent of 24,000$, which he has not declared.
they have estimated this amount based upon the value of free living quarters, food and car.
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Did You Ever Wish That The Truth Wasn't True?
by Englishman ini did.. there wasn't any aspect of jwism that i actually really enjoyed apart from the "apres ski" when the meeting had ended.. meetings bored me silly.. i couldn't abide door to door work.. i never studied voluntarily, just a 5 minute skim the through the watchtower before the meeting started.. worst experience ever was door-knocking on christmas morning.
god, i hated that!.
as for the restrictions as to what you could and couldn't do....ye gods!.
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Wallflower
Growing up as a Dub, I always wished it wasn't true. Being dragged to meeting, ministry and Bible studies made me so frustrated and unhappy. As I grew older and being an elders son, I was prime target for accusations and gossip and was always being pulled up for unruly, unchristian like behaviour - Geez, if I'd have known then what I know now.
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By Jove
by Blackbeard in.
does anyone else find the term "by jove" insulting ?.
personally i find the use of such an abreviation makes my skin crawl - especially in the context it is normally used !
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Wallflower
It's better than 'by Uranus'.
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If An "Anointed" Is An Alcoholic, How Could He Partake Of The Emblems?
by minimus inwhat do you think?
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Wallflower
You could tell if the anointed one was an alcoholic, because when at the memorial the wine was passed to him, he'd drain the glass and then hold it out for more.
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Wallflower
I've always wanted a cherish plate, with my name on it.
Here's my bike plate..........
So I've changed my name by deed poll to GX03OPR.
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About To Read Some Apostate Stuff.
by Corvin ini just purchased, at amazon.com, and i am anxiously awaiting the arrival of, two of raymond franz's books, crisis of conscience and the other one .
christian freedom i think it was called.
for those who have read them; would you please give some sort of brief review of these books and rate them either "
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Wallflower
CoC
I read it in a weekend, amazing.
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THE IDIOT`S GUIDE TO BECOMING A JEHOVAH`S WITNESS
by Sparks inthe idiot`s guide to becoming a jehovah`s witness .
government health warning :the contents of this guide could cause mental illness.possible .
side effects include diarrhoea, dry mouth,constipation,confusion,fast heart rate,hair loss,headache,skin .
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Wallflower
Ah, you were wearing a dicky bow. Have you pierced and therefore have a tie pin? So you accidently saw your neighbours 18yr old daughter bending over while you were on a step ladder, with a mirror and a pair of binoculars in your attic. Yep, been there , done that. Have you noticed - they always know, don't they.
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A question for bible scholars.....It's a REAL hard one!
by gumby inwhere does the name "israel come from?
(the answer is intresting if you know) .
gumby
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Wallflower
Na, it's the Jews trying to convince us that their history is true.
A quote from Simons Popup book of Biblical Trivia:
"All thru history the Jews have been a little insignifcant bunch of nomadic sheep herders with no cultural history, surrounded by massive civilisations with amazing cultures, cities and wealth, with impressive histories of conquering and scientific advancement, eg, Egyptian, Persian, Greek,Babylonian, Roman civilisations. All the Jews ever did was wander around aimlessly and try not to end up with an ugly sheep at sundown.
"Someone had the bright idea of inventing a history. So the cleverest, most inventive came round to this guys tent, with papyrus, ink and a quill and began a brain storming session. Within a couple of weeks most of the OT was on paper. The next problem was to get everyone else to believe it was true. So anytime anyone questioned the authenticity of the fictional history they said "It's real, honestly, it's real." After a time the phrase stuck, so the OT became known as the "History of Is'real". The nation of Isreal was born.
Well, it's as convincing as the OT.
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Are you a blood donor?
by TonyT ina couple of years ago, the red cross had several blood donation trailers set up at a festival .
since i had time to kill, i donated.
it seems like there is always a critical blood supply shortage hard to deal with?
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Wallflower
I would love to, but was told at the clinic, that because I take so many pills for my diabetes, that I can't. If a normal person had my blood they would go hypo because of all the sugar munching drugs. I've got veins full of it.....scarey!
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Not Sure If This Has Been Said Already 911 days seperated 9/11 and Madrid
by m0nk3y in.
i don't recall this being mentioned on the news and i havent read it anywhere .. including in this forum .. was anyone else aware ?.
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/madrid.asp
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Wallflower
LT, 10 Sept 2006 is the day your looking at.
You were much too kind to them in your description.