NewYork44M

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  Re:Green handshakes & IRS

  by carla in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was wondering if co's who get 'green handshakes' ever report their 'income' from these jw benefits?

  in the us even gifts beyond a certain amount must be reported.

  jw's like to claim how honest they are, do they report all their income?.

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  The gift tax relates to the tax paid by the giver. The only way the CO is at risk for paying tax is if the money paid is for services rendered. That would be hard to prove.
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  How long since your last memorial?

  by NewYork44M in

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  2. friends

  this is my 15th year without going to the memorial.

  based on comments, it seems i did not miss anything.

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  NewYork44M

  When someone hands me a glass of red wine now they expect me to drink it!

  Cheers!
  
  
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  Roll Call for the benefit of Newbies and Lurkers. In One Sentence tell why you left the Org.

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  roll call for the benefit of newbies and lurkers.

  in one sentence tell why you left the org.

  not 2 sentences.

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  I no longer believed.
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  How long since your last memorial?

  by NewYork44M in

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  2. friends

  this is my 15th year without going to the memorial.

  based on comments, it seems i did not miss anything.

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  NewYork44M

  This is my 15th year without going to the memorial. Based on comments, it seems I did not miss anything.
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  Lloyd Evans' New Book - Is It Really Necessary?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so lloyd evans will shortly be releasing his new book how to leave the jehovah's witnesses.

  i do enjoy his rebuttals and the stuff he manages to get hold of and leak.

  but i'm struggling to understand what he could possibly write to merit a whole book.. all info on how to leave is right here on this forum.

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  I have read a few exJW books (some good some pretty bad). I will probably not read anymore, including Lloyd's. However, I wish anyone who wants to write the very best.
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  2018 Regional (District) Convention Outlines

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so the official program is out but does anyone have access to the actual outlines for the assembly this year in english and/or spanish?.

  maybe the gb are clamping down on their "high-up" leaks within the organisation and the circuit overseers making these available have been kicked or had to no longer leak material for fear of getting themselves discovered by the wt gestapo..

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  It seems there are more leaks in the Watchtower than what Trump has in the Whitehouse.
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  How long is a generation?

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what splain does in his talk and chart illustration is make the leap that a generation can have two groups.

  and in this case the two groups span more than 108 years.

  but no where in scripture is there ever a notion that a generation has two groups.

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  So does this actually make any sense?

  Of course, it does not make any sense. Most of the R&F have no idea what it means, let alone, actually willing to defend or explain.

  That is the genius of this new light. Trying to make sense creates no value. And if they need to adjust the meaning in 10 or 15 years, all will be forgotten.
  
  
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  Will the Watchtower Company in the near future start asking for a tithe?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it appears that the borg has some financial issues and i would think they are related to the hush money being paid out for the child molestation lawsuits to protect the guilty cult members and the fine untarnished reputation of the jdubs.. we have seen how much the borg refers to the hebrew scriptures for their guiding principles whenever it suits the borg's needs.

  tithing certainly is laced throughout the old testament.

  under the mosaic law, there were three tithes.

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  There is no way tithing will be successful. Most of the R&F have no intention of contributing. This is a critical flaw of their strategy to not allow education.
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  If the Watchtower corporation went bust

  by Fred Franztone in

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  2. friends

  what do you think would happen to jehovah's witnesses as a religion and as a people?.

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  Why would you think that they are going bust? Even if they have a negative operating cash flow, they are far from going bust. Think about all the assets they have. It is simply a matter of shifting cash from the sale of assets to operate.
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  How soon is soon?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i guess if the jdubs have no clue how long a generation is they also wouldn't know how long a time period the word "soon" refers too.. 60 years ago my mother would hammer into my brain how soon the great tribulation was.

  soon jehovah would destroy the wicked.

  then a few years later there was no need to go to college because the end was so soon.

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  Soon is very near, just around the corner. I was not supposed to graduate high school in 1975 because the end was so very near, just around the corner. Now, my 61st birthday is soon, very near, just around the corner.