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The FDS (again)
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could anyone please tell me in what year / publication the society decided that it was the faithful and discreet slave.. i am aware that between 1896 and 1927 the fds was considered to be a single individual and not a class of persons so i believe that it must have been sometime after 1927 when they first made the claim.. thanks to anyone who can come up with the information.. link.
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Profitable association?
by link inmany here are dedicated to the demise of the wbts but has anyone ever given any thought to the large number of people who are not interested in the tower or its religion but have a vested interested in keeping it alive and well?.
you will have been told many times that nobody makes a penny from the religion but is this true?.
what about the teams of lawyers who defend the tower against all sorts of wrongdoing?
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Is this significant?
by link incan anyone tell me if there are any implications regarding the appearance of the name which appears 13 up from the bottom on this web page: .
http://www.iid.state.ia.us/division/productreg/lifehealth/cga.asp?linksback=lifehealth.
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What is the International Bible Students Association?
by link inand how is it different from the warch tower bible and tract society?
see : http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=216647.
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Stupid Rhymes
by link inhenry had a little hen.
her name was henrietta.
one day she failed to lay an egg .
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Work ethics and religion
by link induring the fairly lengthy time that i have been coming to the board i have noticed that a number of people here are self employed and some also employ others.. if you do employ other people, or if you have an opinion, do you find that religious belief makes any difference to work ethics?
by that i mean are people with a firm religious belief likely to be more honest, conscientious and reliable that those without (christian or otherwise)?.
i do have a reason for asking this question.
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ANOTHER GO
by link inmy first effort at humour on the board took off like a lead balloon so i'm having another go:.
these are from a book called disorder in the court, and are things.
people actually said in court, word for word, taken down, now.
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Fantasy Land?
by link ini recently posted a thread about my wifes congregation being told during the c.o.s talk that they must increase their contribution to society funds.
my wife then decided to explain to people about the donation arrangement for the magazines.. she has now been told by the p.o.
to cease and desist talking about the donation arrangement as it may appear that they are soliciting contributions, even though under the charity laws in the u.k. this could not be classed as an offence.. the reasons?we are too close to the time of the end so there is not the need for money.. this is far different to the actions of both the bible students and the witnesses in similar situations in the past.
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The latest from Baghdad
by link inthis just in from baghdad.... .
latest report from hans blix and the unmovic team states that further to.
investigations of abu's general ironmongery store in baghdad, a. considerable supply of warfarin and mousetraps has been uncovered.. .
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Watch Tower Finances
by link inwould anyone like to comment on the following observations?.
the very large majority of the jws that i come into contact with on a regular basis are not wealthy and many have very low incomes, yet they still make substantial contributions to the wbts every month.
because they are firmly lead to believe that it is an organisation that is struggling for its financial survival.. following a recent visit from the c.o.