from the 2006 yearbook:france: as reported in the 2001 yearbook, the authorities applied a new tax against our brothers' donations, including back taxes for four years (1993-96) -- all at a crushing rate of 60 percent, plus penalties!
the brothers appealed but lost at the lower, appellate, and supreme court levels.
on february 25, 2005, they filed an application with the european court of human rights, appealing on the basis of evident religious discrimination.. .
I read somewhere that they pulled out of France and left the government holding the $50 million tax bill....nice job following it's own council to pay taxes.
And someone posted not too long ago that the U.K. is taking a long hard look at the WT's non-profit status and may impose similar restrictions on them.
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i have 2 children, a 3 year old and a baby.. i spend all my time trying to make my 3 year old happy (i'm not so concerned about georgia as shes only 6 months old), i pack her days with fun things to do and i hate to tell her off as i feel so guilty, i'm so scared of being a bad mum and ruining her childhood.. do any of you other parents feel like this at all?
Failure to discipline a child and tell him/her 'no' is being a bad parent. You will raise a child who will not understand authority and will not understand how the world works (i.e., that you very rarely get your way). Further, you will have a child that no one wants to be around because of their poor behavior. Watch "Nanny 911" or "Supernanny" for examples, and for examples of how a little discipline goes a long way in raising a healthy well adjusted child.
Obviously you're on the right track by trying to provide a good environment where you interact a lot with your children. As long as you do that, they will accept the discipline as well.
i was wondering if others have experienced the strange pull of jw'ism in their life.
i know that it is a minority religion and yet i seem to come across it so much.
consider some examples of this:.
What it shows me is that it's sad JW-dom has plagued the lives of so many. I think it's coincidence, but in the minds of JW's it would be 'Jehovah's spirit' trying to pull you back into the fire....
i have researched the word apostasy, and it makes the statement about one changing beliefs and speaking out against one's current religion.
as a matter of fact at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apostasy raymond franz is noted as an apostate of christianity.
however my question is, is it apostasy when it is the truth for instance the society was part of the un?
Raymond Franz is noted as an apostate of Christianity
Franz of all people should not be considered an apostate of 'christianity'. If you've read "Christian Freedom" you know that he by no means has turned his back on the Bible. In fact, everything he argues he argues FROM the Bible. An apostate to the false organization of WT-dom, but not to Christianity and the Bible....
The Steelers dismantled THE team in the AFC (Indy) and then proceeded to do the same to the team who had beaten the champ for the last two years (Pats). Both on the road. Denver on the road - not a pretty place to play. Who did Seattle beat? Carolina? C'mon - those guys haven't been for real all season. The AFC is by far the better conference this year. I think any of the AFC playoff teams could have beaten Seattle. My Cowboys ALMOST beat them - if they hadn't been stupid at the end - and the Cowboys were smoke and mirrors team this year.
STEELERS ALL THE WAY!!!
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check this out.
this guy would have been in better company had he spent the time in jail....lol..... http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20060118/news01/601180373/-1/cinci
Check this out. This guy would have been in better company had he spent the time in jail....lol....
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060118/NEWS01/601180373/-1/CINCI
Also the card indicates that one would be willing to release their medical records to the HLC. Would you be willing to do this?
One thought that comes to mind is that after your stay in the hospital, they can access your records to see if you did indeed accept a transfusion. Or if you took fractions, they could look to make sure you only took the RIGHT fractions. Typical cloak-and-dagger stuff from the WTS trying to keep tabs on the 'happy people of Jehovah'.
keeping in mind these verses below:.
for we have brought nothing into the world, and neither can we carry anything out.
8 so, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content with these things.
Guess I must've gone to the wrong congs. Most of the elders I knew were very middle-class. Granted, if there were brothers who were 'well-off', they tended to be elders, but by no means were all the elders well-off. I do know of some areas of Houston and Dallas where money is more of a factor, but typically most of the people in those congs were doing better than the average bear.
I always have wondered how they reconciled the counsel to give as much as you can when they obviously weren't.....
Interesting comments on alcoholics too. I knew a fair number of servants who would over-indulge regularly and openly and behave VERRRY un-JW like when they were loaded, and nothing happened to them....
i've been receiving messages from brother and sisters asking why i'm deleting my account.
i really did not write my reasons for deleting my account because i don't want anyone to feel obligated to do the same.
fact of the matter is that, i still feel that myspace may very well be a conscious matter.
Hi Tall Texan, why are you doing that?
Serendipity,
Quite a few of them have profiles that contain profanity, lewd pictures and other things not approved by the borg. Yet they are arrogant in condemning those that disagree with them.
I'm just trying to help keep the congregation clean.
someone give me the words.. .
my brother's wife recently had a baby.
she was df'd shortly before their marriage but is attending meetings.
If your ex is breaking the law, can you not deny him visitation? I know in the States you can deny visitation to the ex if you can prove that that person is breaking the law and thus putting your children in danger. While they may not be in physical danger (although, with your father they might) the court has already recognized that they are in mental danger and thus issued the court order.
While it would be hard on your children, you have to do what's best for them. How many kids like to be told what to do even if it's for their own good? If the older ones are already showing JW tendencies, you need to act fast for their sake.
Honestly, I'm impressed that you got the court order at all. Do the authorities not pick up the tab in prosecuting someone in violation of a court order?
I would definitely contact your ex's elder body and inform them that he is breaking the law and that you will contact the authorities and every media outlet you can find. Call up the Guardian - they love dirt on JW's - and tell them that your ex is breaking the law with the full knowledge of your parents and the organization. Tell them this is routinely done and clue them in on the 'spiritual warfare' clause which permits lying in court.
