I know plenty who make up for those that donate though, and put in large sums, plus I have known some to leave their estates when they pass, those are much bigger chunks coming in. You also need to consider the money made off the float when dealing in big chunks of cash like the society is. They sell a property for 400k, the smart accountants at watchtower are making for shit sure that is yielding some serious interest while it's floating around before its "used".
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How much can you buy with a dollar a week allowance?
by John Aquila in$ 1 dollar a week x 8 million jws = $ 8 million dollars a week.
$ 8 million x 52 weeks in a year = $ 416 million dollars a year.
and its all tax free.. you know jws donate more than $ 1 dollar a week!
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Comments at the WT this morning
by OneFingerSalute inso as i am "listening" to the wt study going on this question was asked.
"how do you feel about refined understanding?".
some of the comments were:.
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freemindfade
With this AntiType mumbo-jumbo mostly out of the way, with watchtower saying that we focus on the moral of the account, or practical lesson... wtf makes WTBTS any different than all the other religions that do the same thing?
They built this monster on having special knowledge through the GB, now the GB is laughing in their faces. "Well they were just too complicated to understand for you ignorant bumpkins so forget it". Everyone at the hall raving in their comments about how grand the GB, well the GB changed the game on them 180 degrees and they don't seem to have a clue. Slowly turning up the cult heat so no one jumps out of the pan. All that will be left of this religion is a cult system, its always been there, but everything else is gone except, you better listen and obey or pay the price.
There never was substance to this religion, but a pretty intricate illusion of substance, now thats gone. So witnesses have to ask themselves what are they involved in, its just another religion now with the magic facade gone, except in this one, you can't leave...
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German Branch visit talk Mark Sanderson (Parents; don't hinder young children to get baptized)
by Daniel1555 inthe video streaming of the german branch visit program was excrutiating 3.5 hours long.. i just went to see the last 45 min (part of mark sandersons talk).. i think sanderson is quite a sympathetic speaker and he kind of made a loving impression.. he didn't mention controversial stuff (except for one thing i will come to soon).
he mostly talked about how to find joy, even when life is not easy, and how much the gb loves the rank and file.. one point seemed soooo important to him.
parents and children.
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freemindfade
Finkelstein you took the words right out of my mouth
sign a billion year contract
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If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bull $hit
by hoser ini was thinking of this when i was sitting at the kingdom hall today.
one of the paragraphs in the watchtower stated that the type/anti type teachings were too hard for some to understand.
i could never figure them out never made sense to me.
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Something tells me 1914...
by Monsieur inafter todays watchtower lesson, and the lessons coming, something tells me bigger and bigger new understandings are coming.
and that it will culminate with 1914. notice how jesus is now coming, and no longer already here.
the current understanding is both, he is here and hes also coming.
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I feel they will abandon the 607 part of 1914 but still claim 1914 as right. And instead of trying to prove it with some nonsense from daniel just more vaguely claim that's when matt 24 started happening the end. -
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Types and anti types
by Deltawave inaccording the watchtower study of may 10th, it has been made clear no prophetic meaning should be given to a a scripture or passage unless the bible itself gives clear interpretation of it.
therefore daniel 7 especially gives it's fulfillment to nebuchadnezzar only.
no future kingdom or 2520year wait til 1914. no gentile times or "this generation".
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Hoser you are right. They may say the daniel thing and the 607 thing aren't right, but they will always say there is something special about 1914. First it was pyramids, then the 607 thing, next it will be just because. The RF need less hard proof for things and just reminded to stay obedient. -
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Types and anti types
by Deltawave inaccording the watchtower study of may 10th, it has been made clear no prophetic meaning should be given to a a scripture or passage unless the bible itself gives clear interpretation of it.
therefore daniel 7 especially gives it's fulfillment to nebuchadnezzar only.
no future kingdom or 2520year wait til 1914. no gentile times or "this generation".
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freemindfade
Only they could take something negative... being wrong... and turn it into a pat on their back!.. we're even more discreet now... fml
discretion 2.0
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Comments at the WT this morning
by OneFingerSalute inso as i am "listening" to the wt study going on this question was asked.
"how do you feel about refined understanding?".
some of the comments were:.
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freemindfade
Only they could take something negative... being wrong... and turn it into a pat on their back!.. we're even more discreet now... fml
discretion 2.0
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what reaction have you received when you said 'that .org site is nothing more than tv evangelism' to a jw ?
by sowhatnow indid they get it?
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do they also not see that they are building 'temples'?
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freemindfade
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/258390002/specific-comments-r-f-about-may-broadcast
hey folks add comments you've heard from members on this thread as well. Collecting quotes from in members about this madness.
OneFingerSalute
that is awesome! hahaha
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Mother's day according to Joseph Rutherford
by opusdei1972 inthis is what the second president of the watchtower society, the channel of god appointed in 1919, wrote about the mother's day:.
satan would turn the people away from this beautiful symbol, and therefore from god, and cause them to disregard the word of the lord.
this he does in a very subtle way by organizing what in england and in america, the chief countries of christendom, is called "mother's day".
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freemindfade
Sounds like he had a bone to pick with women... I'd bet money he was one of these types that puts on a diaper and gets scolded and humiliated by a dominatrix. Often those types are politicians, judges, lawyers and religious leaders