MidwichCuckoo

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  Mill Hill Cong a CHARITY under the umbrella CHARITY the Watchtower???? What the?

  by Aussie Oz in

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  since when did the wbts or any congregations etc become registered charities?

  just read the pdf on the 'charity' form the thread on mill hill disfellowshipping an d didn't want to hijack it with this question.. what in the name of god is going on here?????????????????????.

  can somebody explain the why?

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Wobble - some years ago, a very wealthy single brother died and left his entire estate (property etc) to our local Kingdom Hall, which he had attended. Members reckon they don't now have to scrimp if they need new curtains - they can just go out and purchase them without worry!! (what a blessing, lol). I find it hard to believe the local congregation to which the money was left actually has it or has benefitted in any way (nothing significant has been done to this KH since his death)

  IF money is left this way, it would then become theirs, and they have a right to dispose of it as they seem fit. Is there any stipulation (from the Society) that in such cases they have to turn it over to the WTBTS?
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  Mill Hill Cong a CHARITY under the umbrella CHARITY the Watchtower???? What the?

  by Aussie Oz in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since when did the wbts or any congregations etc become registered charities?

  just read the pdf on the 'charity' form the thread on mill hill disfellowshipping an d didn't want to hijack it with this question.. what in the name of god is going on here?????????????????????.

  can somebody explain the why?

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  MidwichCuckoo

  How though did they sell this to the congregations?

  Individual members of Congregations, I find, are not very bright. Upon asking one who their Kingdom Hall belongs to, I got the response, 'we all own it'. 'So you can legally sell YOUR share of it?'. Confused look.

  Congregation members believe they are doing 'undercover' charity work that no one hears about (they don't like to boast you know...not letting left hand know what right foot is doing etc). I'd like to bet that not one of them is aware of their 'aims' as registered with the Charities Commission.
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  Have these people gotten ruder over the years?

  by Soledad in

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  2. experiences

  what is up with current jws?

  do i suddenly have a leprosy that i didn't catch in the mirror this morning?.

  my mom had surgery recently and once again all care taking duties have fallen into my lap.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Hope your Mum makes a speedy recovery Soledad. I understand what you're saying - they think they're the only people on Earth entitled to feel anything.
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  What will the Witnesses do at Armageddon?

  by Sour Grapes in

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  MidwichCuckoo

  They'll be looting what's left and arguing over who gets which house;- ''No, I've had dibs on number 17 Acacia Avenue since 1977''
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  Any Ideas on the Next "Big Thing" that Will Bring the Watchtower Down?

  by jamiebowers in

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  i received this via a face book pm from the group christian witness fellowship:.

  also near the end of the show, richard rawe says "something extra big" is about to happen that will take watchtower "down," something bigger even than their pedophile scandal and the u.n. connections scandal put together.

  he says he can't spill the beans yet, but the something is definitely coming.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  The WT is laundering money..? Financing Arms in Iraq (Rand Cam)..? It's leaders are Freemasons and Bethel has a secret 'lodge'..? How many guesses can we have...?
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  strange experience by a Br. from the GB at assembly

  by inbetween in

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  was on summer, experience went like that:.

  "a couple from russia, sold even their house in order to be able to attend an assembly in germany.....".

  basically no more information given.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Just as the WT prints fanciful stories as factual happenings, JWs do exactly the same - whenever they 'state a fact' (usually to support a pile of WT cr*p), it's accompanied by, 'I read it/heard it somewhere' (yeah, a WT/from platform)
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  NEW GENERATION DEFINED -- April 15, 2010 Watchtower

  by Ultimate Reality in

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  2. bible

  from jw.org, here is the new definition of the generation from the april 15, 2010 watchtower.. .

  article: holy spirits role in the outworking of jehovahs purpose.

  13 third, holy spirit is at work in bringing bible.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  A 'generation' has to have a consitent meaning, it cannot mean something different when just referring to the 1914 generation (ie., 'overlapping') - by the same token, everyone who has ever lived on Earth (and who will ever live) are of one generation. I can see (sadly) how the WT could bluff the JWs into thinking that too.

  I thought they were trying to phase out the 1914 thing - but I suspect this is just a temporary 'fix' until someone comes up with some really impressive 'New Light' that'll boost numbers and morale.
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  NEW GENERATION DEFINED -- April 15, 2010 Watchtower

  by Ultimate Reality in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  from jw.org, here is the new definition of the generation from the april 15, 2010 watchtower.. .

  article: holy spirits role in the outworking of jehovahs purpose.

  13 third, holy spirit is at work in bringing bible.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Ok....this is making my head hurt. I have 'overlapped' with people born before 1900 (so I/we share a generation?!). They, in turn, would have 'overlapped' with people born in early 1800s, so they are of the same generation (?), and so on backwards to 'Year Dot'...so, are we of the same 'generation' that Jesus was originally speaking to..? If we are, then THIS generation will never 'pass away/die..(?)
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  news from the jw's in haiti

  by highdose in

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  this is an email going round the jw's, contains several accounts.

  here are some new reports that i received today about our brothers in haiti.

  for those unfamiliar with the geography of the area, haiti shares the island with the dominican republic which is referred to as "dr" in the report.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Typical of the Borg, surely all lives are worth saving or maybe not.

  A non-JW is not an asset to the bOrg. What will they get in return? Saving fellow Cult members primarily guarantees an income (of sorts). I told you I'm cynical.
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  Preliminary report: 58 JWs died in Haiti

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.jwbrothers.org/play.php?vid=2080.

  among jehovahs witnesses, congregation elders work tirelessly to make contact with all members of the congregation to ensure that they are safe or can get to a safe place.

  also, the elders check to be sure that each one has lifes necessities, such as clean drinking water, food, clothing, and essential medication.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  I have a question re the 'lorry loads' of supplies...Are they giving the impression that the WT pays for these from contributions..? As I recall a disaster some years ago (sorry, can't recall where) and our local Kingdom Hall (and I'm assuming many others) all made up boxes of basic supplies to be sent out - individual JWs buying the necessary products, so the only 'cost' (if any) to the WTBTS was the transport.