Didn't you guys know?
God favors the poor.
Therefore, the poorer you are, the more God likes you.
Vow of Obedience and Poverty? WTF??
by NikL 14 Replies latest jw friends
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scratchme1010
Poverty and obedience are the cornerstones of the WT, that is, for all except the GB.
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NikL
Thanks for the link Listener.
Crazy. They use words like order vow of poverty and the like. It's like looking at something Catholic.
I truly never new this existed.
I am sure blondie has it right...
blondie
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p517/ar02.html#en_US_2015_publink1000255890
It's a tax thing not a religious thing for the WTS
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SAHS
“Richard Oliver”: “Those in special full-time service (receives money from the branch) has to sign a vow of obedience and poverty for at least 30 or 40 years.”
That reminds me of how in the Sea Org of Scientology, they actually get people to sign a contract promising to work for them for one billion years! (Maybe in that sense, the dubs get off a bit easy.)
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Quarterback
You can't beak your vow of Poverty, but, they can break it by reassigning you to the field?
It's kind of like working for Uncle Sam.