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  How have Jehovah`s Witnesses ever gotten away with being a Tax Exempt Religion ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i can never get my head around this one ?

  don`t the powers that be ever really investigate religions that claim exemption from paying taxes because they claim they are a not for profit religion ?.

  you would have to be a brain dead imbecile not to see that the religion known as the" watchtower bible and tract society" otherwise known as "jehovah`s witnesses" are nothing more than a religious publishing house that have made x amount of $$$$$ over the years since their inception in the late 1800`s to this day.

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  If you boil down the thread, I think it would be: “WTB&TS hurts people

  @MMMustard ...

  You could argue that point about the WTBTS and virtually any other religion and for that matter, many other nonprofits. It's just if you are close to one and know the inner workings, you "see how the sausage is made."

  Anony Mous is correct as you pointed out. Letting the government determine what is a "good" organization and what is not "good" just empowers them to make decisions; some we may like, others we may think are invasive.

  
  
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  How have Jehovah`s Witnesses ever gotten away with being a Tax Exempt Religion ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i can never get my head around this one ?

  don`t the powers that be ever really investigate religions that claim exemption from paying taxes because they claim they are a not for profit religion ?.

  you would have to be a brain dead imbecile not to see that the religion known as the" watchtower bible and tract society" otherwise known as "jehovah`s witnesses" are nothing more than a religious publishing house that have made x amount of $$$$$ over the years since their inception in the late 1800`s to this day.

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  A nonprofit business does not mean the business makes no profit.

  What MMMustard said is totally correct. They essentially have to be "profitable" to remain in business.

  I have had numerous nonprofits as clients and and trust me, they need to make money. Being a nonprofit in the USA is more legalistic than anything else. They have much the same business model and structure as anyone else but are supposedly operating for some "good" (Mission Statement) instead of distributing earnings to shareholders. From a practical standpoint, the term "good" can be argued to mean almost anything.

  In the case of religious nonprofits, they get even more leeway since religion is mentioned in the Constitution. That's why is it so easy to legally set up your own religion and get tax-exempt status for next to nothing.
  
  
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  In 2020 In Your Country or State Are Race Relations Better or Worse Than Before?

  by minimus in

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  archie bunker from all in the family was considered by many as a racist.

  there are still many people who think and act like him.

  of course, in today’s world, there are many extremes.

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  There has not been one. Obama is bi-racial. Whats not to understand?

  silentbuddha ...

  True. I still am wresting in my mind if Adam was black and Eve was white or the other way around. But then I still lose sleep when pondering which of the two was Hispanic.
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  In 2020 In Your Country or State Are Race Relations Better or Worse Than Before?

  by minimus in

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  archie bunker from all in the family was considered by many as a racist.

  there are still many people who think and act like him.

  of course, in today’s world, there are many extremes.

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  Unfortunately, I truly believed having a first black President might make racial tensions better but I was wrong.

  Min ...

  In all seriousness, I don't think you were wrong, just the wrong person. Call me a RINO or whatever, but Gen. Colin Powell could have been, IMO, an excellent President. Supposedly his wife was afraid of assassination attempts and just wanted him to retire and live a "normal" life.

  But in the event of a major international issue, I would much rather have Powell speaking into a camera telling the facts than those with, shall we say, protracted hanging down parts and don't know which end of a gun the bullet comes out of (Obama, Trump).

  I guess I just respected Powell a lot. Just my opinion.
  
  
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  In 2020 In Your Country or State Are Race Relations Better or Worse Than Before?

  by minimus in

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  archie bunker from all in the family was considered by many as a racist.

  there are still many people who think and act like him.

  of course, in today’s world, there are many extremes.

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  Phoenix,,, ouch

  Min ...

  "Ouch" squared, or cubed ... or whatever.

  Ahhhh .... is that a bit scary?
  
  
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  In 2020 In Your Country or State Are Race Relations Better or Worse Than Before?

  by minimus in

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  archie bunker from all in the family was considered by many as a racist.

  there are still many people who think and act like him.

  of course, in today’s world, there are many extremes.

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  Generally race relations have, IMO, gotten better in 2020 and recent years.

  Them people are finally learning to stay in their own part of town and keep to their own kind. Otherwise they'll be one less of 'em to worry about.
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  Field service national average - what do you think it is now?

  by BourneIdentity in

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  it’s always been 10 hours when door to door was active.

  i’m curious of how it’s changed with only letter writing and phone witnessing approved.. i’m curious if they are able to do it for 3 hours like a typical door to door morning.

  i would be surprised.

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  Since March it must average little more than zero.

  BluesBrother ...

  No way the elders would allow that to happen. Remember, they have to report to the CO when he comes or Zooms in.

  Remember, they can come up with a couple of hours for anyone for just talking to you and "confirming" that you have talked to others.
  
  
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  How do you feel about identifying roughly where you are from ? Country, Region,State ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  hi friends ,.

  is it just me or do others on this forum like to know where posters are from ?

  what country state or region you are from ?

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  South Florida.
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  Joe Biden says YOU AIN’T BLACK If Blacks Don’t Vote For Him Over Trump

  by minimus in

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  in his interview with charlamagne tha god , he said just that.

  you cannot make this stuff up..

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  Trying to be totally objective, not political... and I mean it with the Presidents or Presidential Candidates in the past 20 or 30 years ...

  Reagan - Coherent. Good until right near the end when hints of the Alzheimers started setting it.

  Bush Sr. - Coherent

  Clinton - Coherent

  Bush Jr. (W) - Spoke after he tried to think but often sadly made no sense

  Obama - Coherent

  Trump - Talks before he thinks - wait 24 hours until he does a 180 after he thinks

  Biden - Speaks while he's trying to think but sadly often makes no sense
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  Field service national average - what do you think it is now?

  by BourneIdentity in

  1. jw
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  it’s always been 10 hours when door to door was active.

  i’m curious of how it’s changed with only letter writing and phone witnessing approved.. i’m curious if they are able to do it for 3 hours like a typical door to door morning.

  i would be surprised.

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  RubaDub

  Maybe some just make a call or write a letter, then drive to the donut shop on the other side of town for a curb-side pickup, and then go back home, get on-line and talk for a half hour or so before writing another letter.

  That helps to "keep the routine."

  For return visits, call the same person you called earlier. Then apologize, make an excuse, tell them you are sorry to have bothered them, and count it as a return visit.