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  Be Honest in All Things - New video exposes a problem with honesty at Bethel/Construction

  by George One Time in

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  on tv.jw.org kenneth cook jr. discusses how important it is to be honest when applying for special assignemts.

  he mentions health and viewing pornography.

  those who viewed pornography during the last year should not apply.

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  This is a picture of possibly the only 'honest' Bethelite in the history of the Jehovah's Witness religion.
  
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  Explain Your Avatar

  by new boy in

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  i know this thread has been done before.

  however maybe some of the new comers might like to know.. my avatar is the cover of my first novel "your crazy life.

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  My Avatar is David Bohm and Jiddu Krishnamurti in 'dialogue'. This represents for me my own inner dialogue. David Bohm is the rational, logical side of my nature devoted to reason and clear thinking without falling prey to scientism. Jiddu Krishnamurti is the loving, spiritual side of my nature devoted to love, honesty, kindness and spirituality with out falling prey to religiosity.

  "Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness." - David Bohm

  "When I understand myself, I understand you, and out of that understanding comes love." - Jiddu Krishnamurti
  
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  Watchtower Tax Return

  by Tahoe in

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  photo credit: dallas canadathis is from only one of the corporations and before the recent kh sell offs.

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  If it is a Charitable Remainder Trust from an individual or family with the proceeds donated to WATCHTOWER, at the death of the last family member, WATCHTOWER would inherit the WHOLE trust fund. JESUS CHRIST! That would be a HUGE chunk of change for the 'Hateful 8' to play with!
  

  
  
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  Watchtower Tax Return

  by Tahoe in

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  photo credit: dallas canadathis is from only one of the corporations and before the recent kh sell offs.

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  Wow OrphanCrow. What a find! I've had a theory that WATCHTOWER funnels off money into an educational endowment that make them the beneficiary or some type of Charitable Remainder Trust. That was part of my argument with Slimboyfat. The money or asset value is there and producing income. I may be all wrong and this trust may be owned by an individual or family but just the same, this is an interesting find. Since the trust is of a non-religious nature, I don't believe that it would come under the 'group' Federal EIN of Watchtower of NY. I believe that it would be separate. If so, WOW!
  
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  Watchtower Tax Return

  by Tahoe in

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  photo credit: dallas canadathis is from only one of the corporations and before the recent kh sell offs.

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  OrphanCrow:

  

  _Morpheus, maybe you should PM Slimboy about this and awaken him from his seemingly self-imposed exile on this topic. I miss his prevarications, pontifications and prognostications!
  
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  Watchtower Tax Return

  by Tahoe in

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  I see what you mean, OrpahnCrow. Apparently the webpage has a 'timed out' feature. At any rate, click on the link. When you get to the page, click on Charities and Non-profits in the upper right hand corner. When you get to that page, scroll down half way and click on Tax Exempt Organizations Search. When you get to that page, scroll halfway down the page and click on Tax Exempt Organizations search again. When you get to that page, search by organization name WATCHTOWER and click on that link. When you get to that page, scroll half way down and click on Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York. When you get to that page, click on Tax Year 2016 Form 990-T. The information will appear in a pdf page. Good luck!
  
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  Watchtower Tax Return

  by Tahoe in

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  http://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayAll.do?dispatchMethod=displayAllInfo&Id=44456&ein+1117

  There it is boys and girls! In black and white on the IRS site!!!!!!!!
  
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  Watchtower Tax Return

  by Tahoe in

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  I just checked the IRS charitable organization website! This is the first time they have begun posting tax returns on charitable organizations. For the fiscal year 2016 they reported $1,590,239,000! in assets. LV101, for tax purposes, Watchtower of NY is the 'umbrella' or group corporation used to file tax returns for all the US corporations. So this amount is total for all US corporate assets. THIS IS INCREDIBLE!
  
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  Charlie Russell, A Zionist Hero

  by fulltimestudent in

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  i was rather surprised today as i explored some archaeological news for my macquarie asian history fb page, to be suddenly confronted with this heading in the israeli haaretz media site.. before herzl, there was pastor russell: a neglected chapter of zionism.

  years before theodor herzl proposed creating a jewish state, charles taze russell was traveling the world holding jewish mass meetings, beginning in 1879, at which he urged jews to find a national home in eretz israel.

  ... and this quote from charlie's zion's watchtower (p. 329, 1892: .

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  For the sake of historical accuracy, J.F. Rutherford was also a Zionist until he turned his attention to the promulgation of the idea of an earthly 'Great Multitude'. He was the author of the publication COMFORT FOR THE JEWS written in 1925 and expanded on Russell's Zionist theology.

  
  
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  Knorr Family

  by vienne in

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  for a secondary project, i need basic biography of n. h. knorr's parents and brother and sister.

  we have some details, which i have posted on our history blog: https://truthhistory.blogspot.com/.

  if you can add to this, please do..

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  "Then explain why when soup was served to the Bethelites, he insisted on only serving Knorr soups." - RubaDub

  If my memory serves me correctly, we rarely if ever had soup at Bethel. I also worked as a substitute waiter at Bethel and had access to the kitchen and food preparation area. Never did I see any Knorr products in the food store rooms. If you have knowledge of your claim, I would like to see it.