WTBTS: Do Not Mark Donations For Relief Efforts - Mark World Wide Work

by Honesty 49 Replies latest watchtower scandals

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  Honesty

  I have just talked with the WTBTS Service Department at 718-560-5000.

  You can contribute for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts through your local Kingdom Hall and put your donation in the contribution box marked for the World Wide Work. You may also send donations directly to the Branch Office... to the Brooklyn address. Donations should be marked for the World Wide Work and not specificically reserved for relief efforts. This allows the brothers to use the money in the best way they see fit. Again, mark donations for the World Wide Work and not specific to the relief efforts.

  The situation is still being somnewhat assesed and uhmmm.... being coordinated. But brothers that have been evacuated are being cared for in the areas where they were evacuated to or where they are staying with other friends or relatives. In the disaster areas the brothers are trying to assess damage to Kingdom Halls and to homes and to things like that so that's still kind of ongoing. So, we'll probably have some more complete information soon but it's still a little sketchy right now.

  Anyone having professional technical expertise in data transfer methods may PM me so that we may be able to 'Get the Spoken Word' out for all to hear.
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  Doubtfully Yours

  I won't be making any donations, although my husband more than will make up for me not giving. He's very generous $$$ wise, plus he donates a lot of his time and skills on a regular basis.

  I don't agree with their stance of only helping their own, and not even all of their own at that.

  The ones well connected, or the ones that are considered 'pillars' in the congregation are the ones that benefit the most.

  All help given has to be approved by the 'service committee', so those that aren't in good standing will probably get what's left after everybody else in 'good standing' has been helped.

  My fact is part of those relief committees and he tells me that 'inactive' ones, the trouble makers labeled 'spiritually weak' ones, are left for last.

  Nope, I don't be donating a penny to the WBTS.

  DY
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  Honesty

  My fact is part of those relief committees and he tells me that 'inactive' ones, the trouble makers labeled 'spiritually weak' ones, are left for last.

  I bet Jesus wouldn't put them at the back of the line. No, they would be the first ones He helped. I am so glad God took me out of the hell that is the WT/JW cult.
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  carla

  Anyone else call? If you call do they ask you where you are from or what hall you are associated with? carla
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  Honesty

  Anyone else call? If you call do they ask you where you are from or what hall you are associated with? carla

  they didn't ask. I just asked them how to go about making a donation for hurricane relief efforts and the man in the Service Department made sure that I was made aware of how to mark the donation on the check. I wonder if they would cash a check that had 'Hurricane Katrina Relief Aid' in the memo fiield on the check?
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  carla

  I just called- Got the service guy-asked him if he was accepting donations for the hurricane- he told me directions for that was in the July Kingdom Ministry page 3 (did he say 2000?! couldn't quite understand him there.) carla
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  carla

  Does anybody know what the KM page 3 actually says? thanks, carla
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  Valis

  Victims will never see a penny of the "World Wide Fund"...sheesh
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  lonelysheep

  that's sick.
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  Ingenuous

  If it's marked for the WWW, they can use any of the "leftovers" any way they like. Specifically earmarking and properly accounting for funds would require taking people away from the WWW and creating a proper committee to handle disaster relief issues for as long as there are funds/donations specifically intended for those events. With this current set-up, once they determine that the crisis has "passed", they're free to divert the cash to other things. I wonder if noting on the checks what the money is supposed to be for would obligate them legally to be accountable to donors.