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  Do you have to pay federal income tax? Is there a law requirering you to?

  by frankiespeakin in

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  i haven't payed mine for almost 3 years because i don't like what the government is doing with its war machine and taking away our civil liberties with the patriot act:.

  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5981720328972328609&q=irs+tax+is+illegal+-+no+tax+law+exists%21%21&total=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0.

  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1623838328974046647&q=law+federal+income+tax&total=77&start=30&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=6.

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  NewYork44M

  The only legal way to avoid income taxes is to not have any income.

  Other than that, unless you are willing to individually have an "all cash" existance, you will get caught.

  Telling your employer that you have 20 dependents, will only get you in trouble. So, you can't get away with it if you have a "job." If you are self-employed you have many more options to deduct expenses. However, you better have receipts to back up your expenses.

  If you just fail to submit a tax return, the IRS will find you. Unless, you have no bank accounts and pay cash for everything. That is a tough existance.

  The IRS takes tax avoidance very serously .
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  JW Hit by Lightning while going Door to Door

  by Wordly Andre in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the article doesn't say jw but the radio broadcast did.

  anyone hear about this?

  http://cbs4.com/local/local_story_189151333.html

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  NewYork44M

  Florida lightning is scary. I remember once when out in service a bolt of lightning struck directly in front of me. It seemed close enough to touch.

  I turned around went to the car and told the group - SEE YOU LATER. I got a few looks that suggested that I was not trusting in the big "J."
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  "The Sound of Music" not theocratic enough?

  by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of the local congregations is having a farewell "concert" for their co who's leaving.

  of course, the book study conductor felt obligated to take control by appointing himself screener of all performances before the event (how shocking!

  what's wrong with the song as is?

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  The phrase in one song "doe a deer a female deer" is clearly the non-theocratic line.

  This line encourages animalistic behavior and gives honor that should be given to god.
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  "The Sound of Music" not theocratic enough?

  by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of the local congregations is having a farewell "concert" for their co who's leaving.

  of course, the book study conductor felt obligated to take control by appointing himself screener of all performances before the event (how shocking!

  what's wrong with the song as is?

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  bells in the steeple

  I think I am going to throwup.
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  "The Sound of Music" not theocratic enough?

  by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of the local congregations is having a farewell "concert" for their co who's leaving.

  of course, the book study conductor felt obligated to take control by appointing himself screener of all performances before the event (how shocking!

  what's wrong with the song as is?

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  NewYork44M

  bells in the steeple

  I think I am going to throwup.
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  Bethel - Forced retirement question

  by pratt1 in

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  i was recently told by a friend that many bethelites that attended congos in brooklyn ny were among thoses who were asked to leave.. .

  according to my friend, many of these bethelites were offered the chance to serve as "special pioneers" in other areas.

  these other areas were rural areas in the us and the borg has offered to pay for their housing and living expenses indefinitely if the agrred to stay in the full time work.. since this friend is an inactive dub (like myself) who always feels the need to defend the borg, i have some misgivings about this information.. does anyone have any factual information about compensation being given to members of bethel who were asked to leave?.

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  I am aware of some older bethelites who are set for life. The society maintains nursing facilites for a select lucky few. They are more than happy to talk about how caring they are.

  BUT, for the rest including COs and DOs, the society is not so caring to those who dedicate their lives for the "truth." There is no question that the layoffs targeted those middle aged men who create no value and were planning on living their lives at bethel. The society needed to get rid of these before they acquired a long-term disability.

  They could easily offer special pioneering as an option. However, most will never be able to sustain this activity for an extended period.
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  "It will change your life"

  by lost_light06 in

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  i have to share this.

  last night i had an appointment with a lady.

  i was under the impression that it was regarding life insurance, something i will need to get soon, however there were hints that there was some sort of "business opportunity".

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  Sounds like it was started by some x-jws/amway people.

  I would never sit through such a presentation. What a waste of time.
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  Ground Zero

  by Sunspot in

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  sitting around a campfire last weekend, a few of us were discussing what is "going on" on the rebuilding or the construction of what is being built at ground zero in nyc.. we all agreed that we see nothing on the news....we see nothing in magazines....we hear nothing at all about the progress (or lack of) in whatever was chosen to be built there!

  it is as if this never happened.....at least to those of us far beyond walking past the site to actually see what is going on!

  (being 400 miles away from nyc!).

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  I was in NY two weeks ago and stayed at the Hilton accross the street from ground zero. They are working 24 hours a day. I could see the foundation from my room. The foundatio appears at or near ground level.

  This will take a long time before anyone will notice the progress.
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  JW Hit by Lightning while going Door to Door

  by Wordly Andre in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the article doesn't say jw but the radio broadcast did.

  anyone hear about this?

  http://cbs4.com/local/local_story_189151333.html

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  This was on the local news channels in Miami/Ft. Laud. One channel showed the books he was selling and they were NOT jw material.

  Looked like a bunch of comic books. Besides he was working around 4pm on Sunday. What jw would be doing h2h at that time??
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  Will The New Watchtower Kill Off The Awake?

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know if any of you have considered this but is the new watchtower arrangement partly intended.

  to permit the end of the awake magazine?.

  it is a financially difficult thing for a religion the size of the "truth" to publish one - much less two .

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  There are two goals of the d2d ministry. Generate cash through the distribution of literature for cash and keeping the r&f busy.

  Publishers no longer ask for contributions and are cheap when it comes to contributing for literature. Thus, the push will be for more tracts and less literature. Tracts are cheaper and give the r&f something to do.

  The natural next step in this process is to do away with one magazine. Thus, the Awake will go.