Posts by pontoon

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October 31, 2017 TO SELECTED BOEs IN THE US BRANCH TERRITORY Re: Discontinuation of the Funds-on-Deposit Arrangement

by wifibandit in

october 31, 2017 to selected bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: discontinuation of the funds-on-deposit arrangement.

pontoon

My guess the funds on deposit arrangement has some banking regulations that the corporation is not willing to meet, like an escrow account. Maybe a CPA or a financial expert will comment on this.

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belated rip michael parks born harry samuel parks april 24, 1940 to may 9, 2017 he was known for the 1969-1970 tv series "then came bronson" and acting forfilmmakers such as quentin tarantino, robert rodriguez, and kevin smith.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/michael_parks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/then_came_bronson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pykq3fwnb0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flpxujapnye.

pontoon

I had that album, I wore it out I played it so much. Some great songs on it.

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Ireland: A Failure To Bear Witness?

by darkspilver in

feature article in today's print edition (sunday, october 29, 2017) of the irish sunday business post newspaper along with small article on the front page.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_sunday_business_post.

jehovah’s witnesses in spotlight over their response to abuse cases.

the sunday business post, sunday, october 29, 2017 - front page of print edition.

pontoon

Far too many elders think calling the corporation legal dept is going to "protect" them (the elders) from any legal ramifications by instructing them what the right thing to do is. They fail to realize who those attorneys are working for, and it's not them, the corporation will throw the local elders, the victim, and anyone else under the bus in a hot legal second if it will divert scrutiny away from the corporation. That's what they are paid to do.

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Normal things you missed out on as a kid (besides holidays)

by Are you serious in

since me and my siblings had to go to service every saturday, and i mean every saturday, i missed out on something so normal as watching good ole saturday morning cartoons from the 70's and 80's.

i remember wishing i could stay home just one saturday so i could watch cartoons.

but noooo we had to go save lives!

pontoon

My parents started the road to baptism when I was about 12. What I miss the most is my dad pre Jehovah's witnesses days, but still the best dad a boy could have. Next all the girls I didn't get to know because they were worldy.

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How do they get away with "New Light"?

by moreconfusedthanever in

one thing that bothers me greatly is the fact that they can change their policies and beliefs and just say its "new light" and no one bats an eyelid.. there are many scriptures such as isaiah 40:8 "the word of god will last to time indefinite.

" or hebrews 6:18 "it is impossible for god to lie".

if he is "spirit directing" the borg then there should be no need for new light..

pontoon

Average Joe, no idea what that is, have to take your word for it!!

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How do they get away with "New Light"?

by moreconfusedthanever in

one thing that bothers me greatly is the fact that they can change their policies and beliefs and just say its "new light" and no one bats an eyelid.. there are many scriptures such as isaiah 40:8 "the word of god will last to time indefinite.

" or hebrews 6:18 "it is impossible for god to lie".

if he is "spirit directing" the borg then there should be no need for new light..

pontoon

Agree with comments but also realize many WANT to believe,---Armeggedon not here yet, overlapping generations that explains that, number of partakers growing, people are misguided. Easier for many to accept the changes then admit they were misguided and cut their losses and run.

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All this speculation.....

by pontoon in

here's mine... wat corp is flush with money.

there product is a hope--obey us and god might let you live.

gb knows they can say and change beliefs,doctrine, twist scripture without losing more then they gain.

pontoon

Watchtower deficits are not real. The same as when you walk into your circuit assembly hall ---the first day "we have a deficit of $$$$$" Not possible, made up fake accounts report.

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All this speculation.....

by pontoon in

here's mine... wat corp is flush with money.

there product is a hope--obey us and god might let you live.

gb knows they can say and change beliefs,doctrine, twist scripture without losing more then they gain.

pontoon

I also believe the corp is run by people in the background but it's the GB that sells the changes to the millions of believers and gets away with it. Also I knew a full time bethel lawyer that was paid. The corp has put bethelites through higher education to meet certain needs. When Schroeder was a GB his son got some kind of business degree. This is a corp taking in millions and giving back nothing except a wish.....support and obey us and god might let you live.

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All this speculation.....

by pontoon in

here's mine... wat corp is flush with money.

there product is a hope--obey us and god might let you live.

gb knows they can say and change beliefs,doctrine, twist scripture without losing more then they gain.

pontoon

Whoever says the GB are dumb, no matter what they say millions are waiting for their next utterance and thousands of congregations keep crediting the corps account.

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All this speculation.....

by pontoon in

here's mine... wat corp is flush with money.

there product is a hope--obey us and god might let you live.

gb knows they can say and change beliefs,doctrine, twist scripture without losing more then they gain.

pontoon

Here's mine..

Wat Corp is flush with money. There product is a hope--obey us and God might let you live. GB knows they can say and change beliefs,doctrine, twist scripture without losing more then they gain. Good example is 1975. Wat corp is bigger now then it was then. Now the mag reduction---witnesses are loving it. Corp has successfully changed from a huge printing operation to a huge internet and media real estate operation, all state of the art. Like other successful corporations Wat reinvents, adjusts, adapts it's business to keep the $$$$ rolling in. Most positive cash flow is from the properties (KH's & Assem Halls) around the world that local people pay to build, maintain, and then pay the corporation for the privilege to use it. Still buying high end properties around here in Hudson valley. GB are not dumb and stupid like so many think, they are devious geniuses. Not everyone in the corp works for free, they have some very smart attorneys, real estate people, IT, design engineers that were offered substantial "packages". to work full time for the corp. Staff reductions are because of reduction in printing, shipping, warehousing, and everything that goes along with such a huge printing business they use to do. High end housing complex overlooking the Hudson River is full of people working, probably keeping track of their multi million dollar money flow. I first got suspicious of the corp years ago when they had us stop doing the local accounts report once a month at the Kingdom Halls. Wouldn't be surprised if the GB and some other heavyweights receive financial compensation from the corp. Obvious the main focus of the GB is not preaching, if it was they would be doing what Jesus did, not sitting on their asses admiring the view of the lake.