I think that JWs are no different than the average person regarding debt and overspending. I do think tthough that they tend to save less, as every dollar in the bank if big A hits would be a waste.
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Debt Problems and Jehovah's Witnesses
by skeeter1 inwhat can you tell me about jehovah's witnesses and their individual debts?
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Contribution Basis only
by man in black in.
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excuse my lack of computer/searching skills here, but i have been doing a search for the reason that the literature is now offered on a contribution basis only.. i remember back in the late 80's or early 90's when the announcement was made from the platform stating that we were on longer to put a price on the magazines / books,,,, just ask for a contribution.. somewhere i remember reading on this site that there was a underlying legal reason this was done, when it was announced.. everyone was either saying that this was a "speeding up" of the work, or the usual "the end must be right around the corner" routine.. i really appreciate any comments .
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The reason as stated was to avoid taxation. The wealthy American nation had the magazines on contribution basis, where as the third world countries still had to pay for them. Although now contributions are worldwide, which is a good thing, the initial reason was to avoid tax, although a nice spin was given.
Ironically, the begging for donations has skyrocketted. If you install the CD-ROM, which probably has a production cost of $1...it states that the suggested contribution is somewhere in the region of $100 as this is what such a product would easily cost commercially.
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Response to "Do you think the F&DS are directed by Holy Spirit"
by onefootout inthinking about the article a year ago, 6/15/09 watchtower page 23 para 15.. if you are put on the spot, or even in casual conversation if asked if the f&ds, anointed, gov.
body ect.
make mistakes, have holy spirit, are spirit directed ect.
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Do The Annointed Have Special Insight?
***The Watchtower, June 15, 2009, pages 23-24
However, genuine anointed Christians do not demand special attention. They do not believe that their being of the anointed gives them special "insights," beyond what even some experienced members of the great crowd may have.
*** w05 1/15 p. 15 par. 21 Christ—The Focus of Prophecy *** Only his faithful anointed disciples would discern his royal presence. In the next article, we will see how that insight would have a profound effect on them, culminating in the gathering of millions who would become Jesus’ earthly subjects
*** ip-2 chap. 15 p. 228 par. 23 The Barren Woman Rejoices *** 23 Verse 13 of Isaiah chapter 54 provides the key—all will be “taught by Jehovah.” Jesus himself applied the words of this verse to his anointed followers. (John 6:45) The prophet Daniel foretold that during this “time of the end,” the anointed would be blessed with an abundance of true knowledge and spiritual insight. (Daniel 12:3, 4) Such insight has enabled them to spearhead the greatest educational campaign in history, spreading divine teaching in all the earth. (Matthew 24:14) At the same time, such insight has helped them to see the difference between true religion and false. Isaiah 54:12 mentions “boundaries of delightsome stones.” Since 1919, Jehovah has given the anointed an ever clearer understanding of the boundaries—the lines of spiritual demarcation—setting them apart from false religion and ungodly elements of the world.(Ezekiel 44:23; John 17:14; James 1:27) They are thus set apart as God’s own people.
*** w00 5/15 p. 11 par. 6 Pay Attention to God’s Prophetic Word for Our Day *** 6 In this time of the end, many faithful Christians have ‘roved about’ in the pages of God’s Word, the Bible. The result? With Jehovah’s blessing on their efforts, true knowledge has become abundant. For instance, anointed Witnesses of Jehovah have been blessed with insight, enabling them to understand that Jesus Christ became heavenly King in the year 1914.
*** km 3/00 p. 8 par. 4 Studying Daniel’s Prophecy ***4 Prepare well for the study each week, and enjoy participating in it. Appreciate your privilege of associating with Jehovah’s visible organization and benefiting from the insight and understanding provided by his faithful anointed ones.
*** dp chap. 17 p. 292 par. 11 Identifying True Worshipers in the Time of the End *** : “The ones having insight will shine like the brightness of the expanse; and those who are bringing the many to righteousness, like the stars to time indefinite, even forever.” Who are “the ones having insight” today? Again, the evidence points to the same “holy ones of the Supreme One.” After all, who but the faithful anointed remnant had the insight to discern that Michael, the Great Prince, began standing as King in 1914? -
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what was the worst advice given to you while you were a JW ?
by wasblind inmine's was, if your job interfere with the meetings you have to decide who you will choose,.
serving jehovah or serving man, if anyone knew my needs it most definitely was jehovah.
and he knew i needed my job to eat.
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Don't go to University
Quit your job so that you can spend more time in service
Shun your friend
Don't go to that Rock Concert
Wait on Jehovah
Trust the brothers of the GB
and now...
Return to jehovah
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Does the August Awake! applaud illegal hiring of European JWs? Euro opinions sought.
by Open mind inthe august 2010 awake!
magazine, (cover title) "jehovah's witnesses, who are they?
", seems to be a pr puff piece aimed primarily at a european audience.
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In most European countries, legal action is not taken - and if it is, this is occasional and nothing compared to the States. One of the reasons is that the claims that can be made are very small - perhaps at the very most a few thousand dollars, which is likely not higher than the legal fees.
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Of course there are many informally appointed 'ederettes' in the organization. However formally will never ever happen. Just this past weekend the WT hammered again on submisiveness of the woman.
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Kingdom Ministry Textbook 2010
by JWFreak inwell it has arrived in the main branches for the final translation work.. hoping for a pdf version as soon as possible.
cheers.
jwf.
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Hopefully a few Elders will wake up if they see the likely tighter control the new book will have.
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Its the 5th. dont forget to turn in your service time
by elderelite injust a friendly reminder....
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The FS report is the thermometer for your spiritual health. Nothing else matters.
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Proof that there is no such thing as intelligent design
by dgp inif jehovah god used intelligent design, how come he designed the governing body?.
or was it satan?.
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“We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes” - Gene Roddenberry
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Stephen Lett - GB at convention yesterday
by tresdecu inso my wife and i took a last min trip to visit her bro in seattle....they wanted to go to at least 1 day of their dc.
long story short, the last talk of the day was by s. lett of the gb.
this was the talk where the two glossy brochures were released.
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Here a great video on one of those great Brochures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9lFOdN9yR8
They suggest you look the references up, as they know that 99.9% don't take the effort. I looked all of those up under "Human Evolution" and almost all are misquoted or taken out of context. Verifying the brochure strengthend my support for evolution, which is a scientific FACT.