The Watchtower & the cigarette company

by expatbrit 207 Replies latest watchtower scandals

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  seedy3

  Although I agree this is very important, and is another black mark against the Borg. I however think it will be blown off by most JDumbs, for the same reason Rand Cam Engine stuff was. They try to state that they have no control over donations made by thrid parties, but the fact really is they can refuse money if they chose, and to me it is hypocritical to accept money from someone making it in a practice that is against their own rules. It would be like them accepting money from a company that is a chain of "whore houses", however I think the WTS would accept it anyway knowing where it came from.

  Seedy
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  ballistic

  I think it's amazing the US have cigs branded as "English" when, of course, we don't actually have any cigarette brands of our own as the climate is far too cold here to grow tobacco, only English "importers".

  We have a similar thing going on with beer in that we drink so called "Australian" brands they have never heard of in Australia.
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  ninecharger

  Oh Jeeze y'awll,

  Evertheng Ah ehvah did believe has crumbawlled! Ah thought that bah seyndin hof What Ah earn sellin' mah sweet young butt to the Witchtower Babble and Trick Soh Saw etty I would heyallp sumb body into the Kingdumb. Ah feeawll such a hippycrit. May's well spend that cache on drinkin' smokin' and fohnicatin' - Ah has no hope!
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  Brummie

  Evertheng Ah ehvah did believe has crumbawlled! Ah thought that bah seyndin hof What Ah earn sellin' mah sweet young butt to the Witchtower Babble and Trick Soh Saw etty I would heyallp sumb body into the Kingdumb. Ah feeawll such a hippycrit. May's well spend that cache on drinkin' smokin' and fohnicatin' - Ah has no hope!

  You obviousley printed out the photo scan, rolled it up and smoked it!

  Brummie
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  Beans

  Finally some juice!

  http://Quotes.JehovahsWitnesses.com
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  Lady Lee

  I kinda like how almost as soon as one scandal dies down a bit another pops up

  fires all over the place

  anyone got a match

  ROTFLMHO
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  Scully

  Here's another lovely quote on the subject of investments:

  How a Christian puts his money to work is for him to decide personally, just as how he works for a living is for him to decide. There is nothing contrary to Scriptural principles for him to let his money help him earn a livelihood. If he invests in stocks, no one should criticize him. He should, of course, be discreet about what stocks or bonds he buys. When he knows that a corporation is devoted entirely to manufacturing merchandise that is used for a morally wrong purpose, it would be improper for him to violate his conscience by investing money in the stock of that company. - Awake!, February 8, 1962, p. 23.

  Love, Scully
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  Aztec

  Scully, wonderful! Is that the from the article you were looking for last night?

  ~Aztec

  Oops duh! The date is right there...silly me!
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  minimus

  Great research!!! Now, what can we do with this? The thing the Society would tell us is that we should not benefit in any way from recieving money through a means that is considered a sin. We can't go to a church bakery sale because we are supporting the church. We can't work in Vegas at a casino in a bar because the primary reason it exists is to help you to gamble. But they can do anything they want and no one says a word.
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  Scully

  Aztec

  Yes! That's the one! Alanf had the bound volume readily available and scanned the article for me last night! Isn't he the BESTEST??

  Love, Scully