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  Green Handshakes - Taxable income in Australia

  by Listener in

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  i was doing some research on the taxable status of money being gifted to co’s and travelling missionaries and was surprised with what i found.

  i had assumed that it was not taxable income in australia.. it is taxable income in australia and it‘s likely that the same rules apply in some other countries.. a registered religious institution only receives tax free status on donations because they have been endorsed by the australian tax office.

  travelling overseas and missionaries are not in this category.. there’s a tax ruling that goes into great detail.

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  FedUpJW

  Whether they are declaring it or not is another question.

  No other question about it in my experience. They NEVER report it. In fact I was called in the back room back in the day when I still attended by an elder for stating in a meeting comment that state sales tax by law was to be reported to the state I lived in for durable goods purchased in a neighboring state which had no sales tax to comply with Caesars law. The "brothers" would routinely travel to that state to buy high cost items for themselves and others who placed orders in order to evade sales tax in this state. He said I was stirring up contentions.
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  Memorial attendance

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  curious.

  what was your local memorial attendance like tonight?

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  AND I MUST ADD -- I did not hear "this may be the last time we do this . . . ."

  Like you I made an apprentice to keep friends happy. I heard, "The time is so short we may not have more than one or two memorials left. In fact if you follow what's happening in the news world wide this could very well be the last one we ever have this side of the new world. So it is very important you take the needed steps to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses before it is too late."
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  Sisters can now wear pants. Any more important changes

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. beliefs

  alot of my witness friends were excited sisters can now wear pants and you can say hi to disfellowshiped folks but what about important stuff child molesters in the congregation you need 2 witnesses blood fractions are fine but not whole blood????

  607 bce is from the 1880s wrong....anything else?

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  I have a question: Can sisters wear tight pants?

  Of course. There is an elduhhs woman where I live that wears tight pants, tight skirts, tight blouses, and they all are tight enough you can see every cellulite dimple, bra and panty strap or seam, but to be fair she would have to go to the local tent and awning store to get clothes large enough to cover her short yet VERY wide frame.
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  God’s wisdom in allowing bearded JWs July 25 Watchtower

  by Listener in

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  2. bible

  the july 2025 watchtower has a paragraph that claims that it was the superior power and wisdom of jehovah that guided the gb into allowing jws to grow beards.. the study article is ‘can you still learn from basic bible teachings?’ under the subheading ‘jehovah is the creator’ paragraph 7 states-.

  “ 7. what did rahela do to accept a change in direction?.

  your answer.

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  FedUpJW

  And when those instructions arrive, they must be accepted as if descending from Sinai itself, even when they contradict what was once taught as sacred.

  All the JW males (I refuse to call them MEN) seem to now be sporting beards, no matter how unkempt and ragged lookiing they are. The term I bleieve was used earlier in this thread was infantilism, which describes these older in years males who are still emotional children.

  in·fan·til·ism

  /ˈinfən(t)lˌiz(ə)m,inˈfan(t)lˌiz(ə)m/noun: infantilism
  

  1. • Psychology

     the persistence of infantile characteristics or behavior in adult life.

  
  
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  Can someone remind me the reason's you could be disfellowshipped?

  by SydBarrett in

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  the only reasons i can remember are smoking, sexual immorality and of course, apostasy.

  there must be others but having been out since 1990, i'm drawing a blank.

  i was thinking perhaps serious criminal offenses that result in prison, but then i remembered a brother in my congregation in the 1980's who went to prison.

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  As said earlier, you can be disfellowshipped for ANYTHING three elduhs can agree on; and if they don't have a specific charge they will lump in in under the "brazen conduct" term and boot your ass out.
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  Special Talk just prior to the Memorial

  by Acluetofindtheuser in

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  is the sunday special talk prior to the memorial just an introduction of a new outline for the sunday public talks?.

  is it an attempt to get the faders back to the meetings?

  they present in a way like some new light is going to be presented at the special talk..

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  It was "Special"! It was given on April 6th, not the 5th or the 7th.

  And there was the typical talk about, "ask anyone here for a Bible study" and "go to jw-dot-org" and "come to the Memorial."
  
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  2025-04-April-English-German-and Spanish Documents Enclosed.

  by Atlantis in

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  2025-04-april.

  english, spanish, and german documents enclosed, s-147, and newsletters.. .

  https://app.filemail.com/d/rntclvupknusvzh .

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  Thanks.
  
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  What's with the attack (counsel) on husbands with no corresponding article for wives?

  by Rattigan350 in

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  2. bible

  what's with the attack (counsel) on husbands with no corresponding article for wives on the jan 2025 w that is being studied today?.

  is there a point to that?.

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  I left a comment a few days ago, but in true JW fashion it was deleted for evidently not meeting the approved agenda!

  Now go ahead and delete this one too!!!!!
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  Oral and Anal Sex flip flop? March 2025 Announcements and Reminders

  by ukpimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just in.

  a jaw dropping announcements and reminders for elders this month.

  how can you serve as an elder and believe this organization is spirit directed after reading this letter?.

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  if a husband asks his wife for anal sex--she might ask him if he would prefer a carrot or a cucumber.

  Something like this actually happened. Back when I was still in, a "sister" in the congregation was an R.N. at the local hospital. Without divulging any personal details like names she told of an emergency situation on one of her late night shifts. A man (non JW) had pressured his wife (also non JW) to fulfill his fantasy of anal sex. She agreed on the condition he FIRST satisfy one of her fantasies. It was to tie him up to the bed frame and use a sex toy on him. He agreed. She tied him up, went and got her hair curling iron, stuck it up his butt, turned it on, then left for the night. Screams summoned a neighbor who called an ambulance.
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  Australian blood donor who saved 2.4 million babies dies

  by Diogenesister in

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  2. medical

  blood donor james harrison has died aged 88 in australia (17th feb) has saved the lives of over 2 million babies.

  after receiving a huge blood transfusion during heart surgery aged 14, he vowed to become a donor at 18. he held the record for the most blood plasma donated until recently, donating every two weeks from the age of 18. his blood produced anti d used to produce jabs that protect unborn babies from hemolytic disease of the foetus & newborn (hdfn).

  this occurs in pregnancy when a mothers red blood cells are incompatible with her babys.

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