Nope, never have and never will. If they attempted to apologize it would be something like this......"Jehovah's Witnesses have at times been too zealous in protecting Jehovah's name and tried to keep sexual abuse cases confined to the congregation", etc. They will always demand absolute obeidience and when things go wrong it's everyone elses fault because they shouldn't have obeyed them like they asked, etc.
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The pope apologized to a group today -- has the GB ever done that?
by FatFreek 2005 ini understand that the group was comprised of sex abuse victims at the hands of church clergy.
that got me to thinking -- has the gb ever apologized to the flock?
its teachings that are compulsory have been relaxed numerous times over the years.
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I'm shocked!! I think I found the REAL reason for no voting, for tons of preaching and no public charity!! The IRS and taxes!
by EndofMysteries inthe wt controls every part of it's members lives.
now if they really allowed voting, then obviously since they have the only channel to god, they would be expected to provide guidance as to who is the best candidate and best party, etc.
well, if you look in the irs booklet for tax exempt organizations, including religions and churches over here, go to page 5, "jeopordizing tax exempt status".
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On those who brought out that lots of religions allow it's adherents to vote. The reason this is a key issue w/ the WT though is because those other religious organizations are very broad and not controlling.
Those other organizations don't control every little aspect of it's adherents lives. The WT goes as far as how loud to play music at weddings, how many should be invited to a wedding, what board games are acceptable or not. Voting is a BIG THING. ANd for a religion that is God's direct channel, they can't be telling people God's will on using 1 paper towel at meetings and not able to give direction on God's will for voting should the members be allowed. It would show either A. The GB fear man and reprecussions for giving an answer like they do for everything else. B. If they don't have to lead on that, then why are they leading on everythign else in their lives?
The field service time reporting is a very good point I hadn't thought of.
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I'm shocked!! I think I found the REAL reason for no voting, for tons of preaching and no public charity!! The IRS and taxes!
by EndofMysteries inthe wt controls every part of it's members lives.
now if they really allowed voting, then obviously since they have the only channel to god, they would be expected to provide guidance as to who is the best candidate and best party, etc.
well, if you look in the irs booklet for tax exempt organizations, including religions and churches over here, go to page 5, "jeopordizing tax exempt status".
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cofty - if the WT only provided meetings and no literature and no placing of literature then how would they account for all the donations and money they ask for? The literature is the way for them to keep all the money. It's like the charities where 99.5% is spent on direct mail campaigns and those running the charities happen to own the direct mail companies they send the checks to to provide that service.
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I always associate the BORG with the star trek race. "You will be assimulated. Resistence if futile."
Anybody who joins the BORG(WT) version has their personality and life stripped into a clone of agreeing and kissing the GB as window washers publishing their utterances as holier than the bible. ANd just like the borg, those who are assimulated into the Org then go on doing the same thing.
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I'm shocked!! I think I found the REAL reason for no voting, for tons of preaching and no public charity!! The IRS and taxes!
by EndofMysteries inthe wt controls every part of it's members lives.
now if they really allowed voting, then obviously since they have the only channel to god, they would be expected to provide guidance as to who is the best candidate and best party, etc.
well, if you look in the irs booklet for tax exempt organizations, including religions and churches over here, go to page 5, "jeopordizing tax exempt status".
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Maybe everybody should write to IRS about being current/ex members. Inform them about how they don't do any charity, even to existing members. And send them the WT articles about those who get the disaster relief efforts should donate the entire insurance settlement to them. (they get paid the insurance and profit from the free labor and sometimes donated materials.) And even though they don't give anything to anybody who needs help, they send articles all the time asking for wills, estates, and every possible way to get money.
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I'm shocked!! I think I found the REAL reason for no voting, for tons of preaching and no public charity!! The IRS and taxes!
by EndofMysteries inthe wt controls every part of it's members lives.
now if they really allowed voting, then obviously since they have the only channel to god, they would be expected to provide guidance as to who is the best candidate and best party, etc.
well, if you look in the irs booklet for tax exempt organizations, including religions and churches over here, go to page 5, "jeopordizing tax exempt status".
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Wow, I'm reading the whole IRS guidebook and it's like the ENTIRE religion is based up every rule to NOT get taxed and not pay anything.
No political involvement and since the "Faithful slave knows EVERYTHING" they then make doctrine that it's against the bible to vote so they can still try to control every other aspect of their lives and just have everybody not vote.
Since they dont' want to give to real charity and help real people, they do the magazines because those who profit from the sales and supplies and the JW owned corporations make a killing and they keep tax exempt status.
Even their Bethel workers policies are to not pay taxes, social security, etc.
But there are people in the organization that are really benefiting, I wonder if there is a way to get the IRS to dig deep and not smokescreen what's really going on.
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I'm shocked!! I think I found the REAL reason for no voting, for tons of preaching and no public charity!! The IRS and taxes!
by EndofMysteries inthe wt controls every part of it's members lives.
now if they really allowed voting, then obviously since they have the only channel to god, they would be expected to provide guidance as to who is the best candidate and best party, etc.
well, if you look in the irs booklet for tax exempt organizations, including religions and churches over here, go to page 5, "jeopordizing tax exempt status".
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religious organizations, must abide by certain rules:
n their net earnings may not inure to any private shareholder
or individual,
n they must not provide a substantial benefit to private interests,
n they must not devote a substantial part of their activities to
attempting to influence legislation,
n they must not participate in, or intervene in, any political
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I'm shocked!! I think I found the REAL reason for no voting, for tons of preaching and no public charity!! The IRS and taxes!
by EndofMysteries inthe wt controls every part of it's members lives.
now if they really allowed voting, then obviously since they have the only channel to god, they would be expected to provide guidance as to who is the best candidate and best party, etc.
well, if you look in the irs booklet for tax exempt organizations, including religions and churches over here, go to page 5, "jeopordizing tax exempt status".
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The WT controls EVERY part of it's members lives. Now if they really allowed voting, then obviously since they have the only channel to God, they would be expected to provide guidance as to who is the best candidate and best party, etc.
Well, if you look in the IRS booklet for tax exempt organizations, including religions and churches over here, go to page 5, "jeopordizing tax exempt status". http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf
One of the things that will make them lose the tax exempt status,,,"they must not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office"
Another thing, it seems they MUST provide some sort of charity. And if they don't, then religious services and the PROMOTION of religion.
Unless I'm reading it wrong, that means if they didn't keep pushing for more door to door, then they would be forced to give back money for real charity!!
Reading the IRS guide, I think they really could lose their tax exempt status if it was exposed they are really working that system and not giving any sort of charity and it's all a smoke shield to make money for those high up who contract all the services being done.
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Florida' s Gold Coast-- Latest WatchTower REAL ESTATE
by rip van winkle inhttp://gotoby.com/news/article/2245/watchtower-buys-former-faa-training-facility-in-palm-coast-for-$7025000.
watchtower buys former faa training facility in palm coast for $7,025,000the facility was owned by embry riddle and had been leased to the faa.
watchtower plans to use the facility in much the same manner as did the faa.by toby tobinadd a comment palm coast, fl june 30, 2014 watchtower, an entity ofjehovahs witnesses, purchased the former faa training facility in palm coast from embry riddle aeronautical university for $7,025,000.
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jwdaughter - I'm sure they may do that somehow, the JW's w/ a huge estate and loads of money, to sign over to the WT for when they die. To not appear to be completely corrupt they will throw in occassional bro. Hineykisser who is broke as broke gets but only because bro. richestate they've signed up as well will more than cover his expenses when he passes. But you wouldn't find any filled up with the poor ones unless there is a guaranteed profit somehow.
