i know this has been discussed, but i think it's good that topics like this get brought back up from time to time for the sake of newbies and lurkers, plus, i have a question (related at end of post).. the org brags about "forgiving" kh mortgages as if it's so loving and giving.
i put the word in quotation marks because most of us realize it wasn't forgiving anything.
the new arrangement should actually bring it far more money.. for example, suppose there are twenty congregations total.
If you are in the business of lending money it is irrelevant what interest rate you are charging, you are still subject to the laws affecting lenders and these would be constantly changing. The poster above mentions one such change in 2014.
The wtbts had stopped the practice of charging interest but it has been reported that they benefited by transfering ownership of the halls to themselves.
i was thinking about green handshakes, and i knew my wife and i personally would try to slide at least $100 each c.o visit to the c.o.
if we were low on cash, we'd never hand him less than $20.
how many of such handshakes does he receive in a weeks time?
threads on the newer jw face of public "witnessing" have shared in common the astonishment that jws safely park themselves behind their literature trolleys and exercise incredibly little contact with passersby.
whether the poster is talking about europe or the united states or australia, descriptions here are the same.. literature stands are protective sheilds behind which jws huddle, talking to each other, sipping on their espressos, whilst the disinterested world passes by.
neither the jws nor the passersby catch each others eyes.
recently i heard through video link to our kh a talk by bro loesch where he attacked university study (again) but this time he prefaced his remarks by saying, and i quote, "the faithful slave does not forbid you to go to university.
" so this was a bad start as his following remarks made it clear that this was just a way of seeming reasonable while basically saying that we shouldn't do it.
he went on to use an illustration i think he has used before about a man with ocd who decided to kill himself.
the "don't buy ice cream give us the money video" that is the subject of other threads.. i am not very good with computer stuff - would someone tell me where it is to be found on jworg please?
i can't find it.. thanks..
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/jw-convention-releases-2015/.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc7cyswlvwg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmuamqiv4k.
the may broadcast on tv.jw.org.
we need money!.
http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodstudio/pub-jwb_201505_1_video.
This should come as no surprise if what I have read on here in the past is correct
This is exactly the same as the scheme they play at the assemblies. Early on they declare a deficit and ask for contributions to cover the costs so that there will not be a shortfall. The figures for expenditure are never forthcoming.
With this scheme, the GB are simply escalating this to a much grander scale. They project that this fiscal year there will be a deficit. No figures are forthcoming. They need more money to prevent a shortfall.
It's worked for years and years, elders go along with it without question and all the sheepies contribute more.
With all they're different financial structures it is likely one of them will have a shortfall/deficit, especially if they simply transfer amounts to another structure. As normal, they are so short of details and the sheepie's don't ask.
a week or so ago i posted that the forum was 15 years old (15 years of jehovahs-witness.com) and hinted that there may be some news to announce about the site:.
i also may have some other news to share soon about the future of the site so stay posted.
well, now i can announce it - i sold it !.
You've got a good point there Brokeback but this site is a lot more than just current members and no doubt the WTBTS would love to take over and wipe all the history.
There are some great sites such as JW Facts but this site has something that other sites don't have. When you try to research any specific JW topic or doctrine this site usually always come up and you can find indepth discussions and logical thoughts with a bit of persistence and research. It is a wonderful tool for this and probably the best out there because there have been so many intelligent and clear thinking people who have contributed. Nothing out there today can replace the history that is on this website and for that alone I think it is priceless.
Thanks Simon for providing and maintaining the forum and to all past, current and future posters, with a few exceptions, of course, but Simon usually manages to weed them out.
it seems that select videos on jw.org now offer a comment section for any registered user, (previously, logins were only used by elders, servants and those who wanted to donate by credit card).
however, your login info now has to contain your real full name and be approved by your congregations service committee..
i must say that i have always loved jehovah and his son jesus christ.
i have a 12 inch diameter telescope.
i would go outside and listen to the psalms that praised to my god.
Lovely comments Vinman, I agree.
We were lucky to have a father that helped us to come to appreciate God and Jesus far more than that taught by the Watchtower. We learnt so much more from him during the family study nights and by other demonstrations. He was very sincere but caught up in the WTBTS and that's how I got to see that this religion is really just a men's club
