Posts by oppostate

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"High" education

by Esmeralda001 in

did any of you guys disregard the wt recommendations and pursue a career.

if you answer "yes": was your journey easy?

are you happy with the end result?

oppostate

I studied with JW's while at college getting my BA. I also did get "High" as a lot of college students do while in college. It was tough academic work but I loved the challenges.

During summer breaks I worked with brothers who had businesses washing windows, shampooing carpets, cleaning/polishing supermarket floors, painting, etc. I asked myself if I could drop out of college and own my own business of that sort that so many brothers were into.

My parents (non-JW) dissuaded me from that notion, and urged me to finish my schooling and then decide. Best advice I could have gotten about making this life's decision.

After graduation I tried cleaning jobs, sales jobs, and then teaching. I stuck with teaching and got my Masters in Ed. Then my Doctorate's Degree. I'm still teaching and shudder at what my life would have been today if I had dropped out of college to clean windows and supermarket floors for little pay and no health insurance or retirement plan.

The only ones I know who did well with their own cleaning businesses are those who hired other witnesses to work for them. They've taken early retirement, and have moved away from New England to North Carolina and Florida where they own their own homes to "auxiliary pioneer" where the need is greater, thanks to the sacrifice of those they'd hired for years at minimum wages without benefits.

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I found the WTBTS 990-T's Income Tax Returns for 2010-2013, and it shows their book value of all their assets

by LevelThePlayingField in

there are two sources online to get these pdfs.

https://www.citizenaudit.org/111857820/ lists 2010-2013 ( i would prefer this link because it's the most up to date).

http://www.guidestar.org/viewpdf.aspx?pdfsource=0&ein=11-1857820 lists 2010-2012. book value of all assets at end of year: (can be found on the 990-t for on top left on 1st page).

oppostate

@LevelThePlayingField

Thanks for the site and info. Great resource.

@sir82

The PA Corp is "Watch Tower" with a space. The NY one is "Watchtower".

http://pdfs.citizenaudit.org/2015_08_T/11-1753577_990T_201408.pdf

Old CO Rokus just about had a tantrum because the local BOE didn't know the difference.

But not just NY there must be dozens of WT corps in the States. Like in FL and in CO, etc.

https://www.citizenaudit.org/?q=WATCHTOWER+BIBLE+AND+TRACT+SOCIETY

Then there's the...

RELIGIOUS ORDER OF JEHOVAH (sic) WITNESSES

and the...

CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

And there's all kinds of charities, insurances, funds, foundations and trusts at:

https://www.citizenaudit.org/?q=Jehovah%27s+witnesses

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Elder's letter requesting details of solicitors, barristers and accountants

by jwfacts in

there was a letter sent to elders in australia on 18th november 2015 asking for details of publishers that are solicitors, barristers and accountants.

what would be their motive for these details?

the rest of the letter outlines 8 specific pieces of information to compile and send to bethel's legal department, and reiterates to collect the information only be "as you understand, without consulting the publisher.

oppostate

Hah! It makes me laugh! You should had heard the comments at yesterday's WT study about how bad a secular education is.

And like with everything else they probably want them to work pro bono! The hypocrites!

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First ever Anti-Jihadist Arch in Spain

by oppostate in

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carrefour inaugurates the first anti-jihadist arch in spain.

carrefour inaugura el primer arco antiyihadistas de espana .

oppostate

jamon iberico, Iberian ham, (and jamon serrano) it's like prosciuto, cured, not baked or cooked.

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Demonizing for fun and profit: Dehumanizing the dissenters

by oppostate in

"i hold it to a sign of great prudence in men to refrain alike from threats and from the use of insulting language, for neither of these things deprives the enemy of his power, but the first puts him more on his guard, while the other intensifies his hatred of you and makes him more industrious in devising means to harm you.".

niccolo machiavelli.

demonizing the "apostate" on social media by gledson marques.. .

oppostate

http://facebook.com/gledson.marques.tj
is dead.

long live
https://www.facebook.com/dz7art?fref=ts
the fear mongering on social media continues.

Maybe it was the negative comments. Maybe it was the pressure from elders to "cool it down". But some JW's are like trained attack dogs, ready to bite and tear at the targets of Momma WT's displeasure. Where's "let your light" shine Loesch talked about?

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An elder bought my son a suit

by Clambake in

i guess being two months old and coming to the kh in his onesee was kind of offensive .

how rude of me.

i am thinking about returning to him.

oppostate

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Demonizing for fun and profit: Dehumanizing the dissenters

by oppostate in

"i hold it to a sign of great prudence in men to refrain alike from threats and from the use of insulting language, for neither of these things deprives the enemy of his power, but the first puts him more on his guard, while the other intensifies his hatred of you and makes him more industrious in devising means to harm you.".

niccolo machiavelli.

demonizing the "apostate" on social media by gledson marques.. .

oppostate

"I hold it to a sign of great prudence in men to refrain alike from threats and from the use of insulting language, for neither of these things deprives the enemy of his power, but the first puts him more on his guard, while the other intensifies his hatred of you and makes him more industrious in devising means to harm you."

— Niccolò Machiavelli

Demonizing the "Apostate" on social media by Gledson Marques.

Monitoring one's facebook page to combat "bad associations".

Watch out for "false brothers and apostates"
http://facebook.com/gledson.marques.tj

"Watch out for false prophets!" from Gledson Marques (JW).

Do you sense the irony?

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First ever Anti-Jihadist Arch in Spain

by oppostate in

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carrefour inaugurates the first anti-jihadist arch in spain.

carrefour inaugura el primer arco antiyihadistas de espana .

oppostate

Carrefour inaugurates the first anti-jihadist arch in Spain

Carrefour inaugura el primer arco antiyihadistas de España

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Kingdom Farm in S Lansing NY sold for 2.8 million in March, 2015 - news article

by dropoffyourkeylee in

this is probably old news and was commented about in early 2015, but the ithaca news reported on the 3/15 sale of kingdom farm in s lansing ny.

this is the property that was directly across the road from the old gilead site, which had sold a number of years ago.

but about 500 acres still was operated by the jws as kingdom farm.

oppostate

There was a huge investment in large farm machinery/vehicles at Kingdom Farm. I wonder where all the equipment has gone. Auctioned off? That must have brought in a pretty penny as well.

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In The Name of Love, Need Your Opinion

by thankyou in

i'm non-jw.. been following this forum.

most of you folks have been through hell, but are still loving souls.

i'm reeeally impressed and glad to be here.. my question is at the end of this.

oppostate

As the majority of Witnesses, she probably exemplifies a gentle personality, and exhibits the quiet-and-kind demeanor that must be quite attracting for you. Don't fall for it, and if it's already too late and you've fallen, get over it.

If not, well... I'm married to a very loyal JW and she is the kindest and nicest person but... when she feels I'm rejecting the cult she can be quite the tigress. You'll learn about the dark side of the cult if your relationship ever develops to a serious "courting" and "dating" level.

If she does consent and dates you, she'll most likely feel guilty because she's going against what her cult says she should be doing.

If you really care about her and you can't stay away, then try to get her to see the cult for what it really is, a scamming corporate realestate grabbing religious company that sucks the life out of its followers.

Before you dive in head first and keep pestering her with your amorous attentions, read the book Crisis of Conscience to get a good idea of the JW reality behind the scenes (behind the curtain) it's a different kind of play back there and you won't like it.

best wishes to you

Op