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  announcement at service meeting

  by heathen in

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  i actually went to the service meeting last night and low and behold the announcement was about the wtbts not charging interest on the loans on kingdom halls anymore but they still had to pay back the principle balance , i never knew they charged interest but think that it was a very dishonest thing for them to do to begin with .

  you have to borrow money to pay for a building that the wtbts owns?

  to charge interest is a very worldly practice since it was against mosaic law to do so and clearly jesus would never have asked anything of the sort .

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  Could it be that as a charity they can only accept donations or else they will get taxed on the profit?

  That's what I was wondering...

  There's no way the WTS is going to give up 6% interest on anything unless it costs them more in the long run. They also don't like having to answer to any kind of authority when it comes to Caeser's things...how very unlike Christ...

  No, this should not be an issue.Interest income earned by a charity is non-taxable. HOWEVER, if the interest eaned is used for a purpose not related to the charity that can become an issue.

  http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p598.pdf
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  announcement at service meeting

  by heathen in

  1. jw
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  i actually went to the service meeting last night and low and behold the announcement was about the wtbts not charging interest on the loans on kingdom halls anymore but they still had to pay back the principle balance , i never knew they charged interest but think that it was a very dishonest thing for them to do to begin with .

  you have to borrow money to pay for a building that the wtbts owns?

  to charge interest is a very worldly practice since it was against mosaic law to do so and clearly jesus would never have asked anything of the sort .

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  isaacaustin

  hmm, yes. Input anyone?
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  announcement at service meeting

  by heathen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i actually went to the service meeting last night and low and behold the announcement was about the wtbts not charging interest on the loans on kingdom halls anymore but they still had to pay back the principle balance , i never knew they charged interest but think that it was a very dishonest thing for them to do to begin with .

  you have to borrow money to pay for a building that the wtbts owns?

  to charge interest is a very worldly practice since it was against mosaic law to do so and clearly jesus would never have asked anything of the sort .

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  isaacaustin

  so the WT requests funds to help with the crisis. But they do not actually use them to help? And each cong is expected to raise $$ to send to the WT? Then any help the cong provides is not by funds given them by the WT to help but rather out of pocket to the individuals helping?

  So the cong pays twice- once for the WT? Then once for those they aid?
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  announcement at service meeting

  by heathen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i actually went to the service meeting last night and low and behold the announcement was about the wtbts not charging interest on the loans on kingdom halls anymore but they still had to pay back the principle balance , i never knew they charged interest but think that it was a very dishonest thing for them to do to begin with .

  you have to borrow money to pay for a building that the wtbts owns?

  to charge interest is a very worldly practice since it was against mosaic law to do so and clearly jesus would never have asked anything of the sort .

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  isaacaustin

  hmm, ok. A few questions here...

  So the WT sends out a plea for $$ to help. Does the WT use these funds to assist? I am assuming not...otherwise why not have each local cong collect the donations and expend as they see fit.

  So each cong requests donations and submits this to the WT? Then individual cong members are on their own to assist those affected?

  And the person who receives assistance it encouraged to give to the WT any insurance recoup instead of the person who provided them with help?
  Is this anywhere in print?
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  announcement at service meeting

  by heathen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i actually went to the service meeting last night and low and behold the announcement was about the wtbts not charging interest on the loans on kingdom halls anymore but they still had to pay back the principle balance , i never knew they charged interest but think that it was a very dishonest thing for them to do to begin with .

  you have to borrow money to pay for a building that the wtbts owns?

  to charge interest is a very worldly practice since it was against mosaic law to do so and clearly jesus would never have asked anything of the sort .

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  isaacaustin

  The workers paid their own way and then we were asked to refund the society for the materials used plus make an extra contribution. So the Soceity actually PROFITED from the work done after Katrina. I had to give my FEMA money to the Society.

  We were asked before they did the work if we had the means to repay them for the supplies. They got our insurance information and our FEMA amounts. There was a form to fill out with all our financial information on it before we could get work done on our houses. I was rejected the first time because my home was part of an estate (of whom ALL owners were witnesses). My family had to argue with the Society about it before they agreed to help. They did do the work cheaper than it would have cost. So it was nice to get that break. But it was because of the PEOPLE that it was cheaper -- the WTSociety was only a leech.

  Can someone fill me in on this from the beginning? How did the WT benefit from Hurrican Katrina?
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  Parsippany, NJ

  by TweetieBird in

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  anyone close to there?

  i will be there from july 22nd til the 28th.

  my hubby will be in meetings all day so i will need to keep myself entertained.

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  isaacaustin

  oops spelled your name wrong- tweetiebird...sorry
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  Parsippany, NJ

  by TweetieBird in

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  anyone close to there?

  i will be there from july 22nd til the 28th.

  my hubby will be in meetings all day so i will need to keep myself entertained.

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  isaacaustin

  tweetybird,

  check your pm pls
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  So, I have this conversation with my crazy JW cousin/Jw's wrong again

  by dawg in

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  it all starts off pretty benign, when she suddenly says "well, you believe man can solve the problems of this world"... she says this because i've ran for political office twice, losing once.

  i know where this is going... so i say "i've never said that is our only hope, i just recognize that i live in this reality today, i'm here now, and god's kingdom isn't.. it's the men here now that run things, if god ever steps in, then i'll gladly move aside as i'm sure any man would".

  she says something to the effect, that we disagree on that?

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  Of course, the real reason Witnesses don't believe Christians should run for office is because if you actually improved something, then to their minds, that's delaying Armageddon---a big no no.

  Hmm, interesting how JWs fear that man's attempts can delay God's timetable.
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  So, I have this conversation with my crazy JW cousin/Jw's wrong again

  by dawg in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it all starts off pretty benign, when she suddenly says "well, you believe man can solve the problems of this world"... she says this because i've ran for political office twice, losing once.

  i know where this is going... so i say "i've never said that is our only hope, i just recognize that i live in this reality today, i'm here now, and god's kingdom isn't.. it's the men here now that run things, if god ever steps in, then i'll gladly move aside as i'm sure any man would".

  she says something to the effect, that we disagree on that?

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  If a Christian should not be in a political office I would ask your cousin why God used Joseph in a political capacity to save the nation of Israel. And why he used Daniel in a political position in Babylon.
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  Tossed out of the District Convention! What did I do wrong? I exist!!

  by Terry in

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  this is a stupid story if it is a story at all..... quentin and i decided we'd go to the district convention since it is right here in our home town.. why?.

  oh, curiousity.

  a desire to find my old prison buddies.

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  isaacaustin

  Thanks Blondie. Wow. I guess that WT sums it up.