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UK Charity Law Changes
by Paddington Bear inyou may or may not be aware but the charites act 2006 is now in force and it means that from end 2007 charites (including the jw's) will have to proove that they offer public benefit if they are to still retain their charitable status and in turn get gift aid on nearly every single donation and keep their tax exempt status.. the charity law association made some very interesting comments regarding the witnesses in their memorandum that was submitted in evidence to the joint commitee on the draft charites bill.
their comments on the taylorite sect of the exclusive brethren "excluding children from the family home" is also quite relevant.
this is only enidence from an outside body but it shows things could change.. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200304/jtselect/jtchar/167/4061625.htm.
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WTF with jesus christ .............
by grewupJWnoselfesteem78-95 inby jesus returning in 1914 by only directing his attention towards earth...(flip flop flip flop) what does his actual presence consist of?
is he projecting his spirit from heaven..... .
what do they mean by presence now ?
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Could you get a blood transfusion and not legally be DF'd?
by Burger Time inok last night while sobering up from a long day of drinking i started thinking; could doctor/patient confidentiality protect one from being dissfellowshipped?
that is, could one tell a doctor he wants a b.t., but must keep it secret.
the doctor would have a right to keep the procedure from the family or any other interested parties.
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Your All Time Favorite Song- If You Had to Pick Just One ?
by flipper ini decided to do a couple fluff threads tonight as my threads have been way too deadly seroius lately !
so if someone told you to pick one song that was your all-time favorite, what would you pick ?
i'd have to say for me it has not changed since the 1971 hit by led zeppelin, " stairway to heaven ".
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Of fans, caca, and faithful old Grandma's
by sooner7nc inon monday morning, i'm going to receive a visit.
the visitors will be my sweet mother, who's ok with my views and agrees with many of them, and my grandmother, a faithful, hardcore j-dub.
i haven't been to a meeting in about 4 months.
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Mortgage Loans- Help Available
by ronin1 ini am now employed with a private mortgage company,which is one of the largest providers of fha government insured loans in the states of california, colorado, florida, georgia, indiana, new mexico, maryland, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, south carolina, south dakota, and tennessee.. we offer fha government sponsored loans, 30 year fixed rates currently at 6.5-6.7 percent or lower with no prepayment penalties and the loans are not tied to your credit score.
so persons can have credit scores in the low 500s or 600's and of course 700s.
if approved, persons can use the loans to refinance, reduce their high interest rates, reduce their monthly payments, or for new purchases with as little as 2.5% down.. the up-front fha requirements are:.
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New insight on Rev 5 & 7?
by tsar_robles inwell, i must state first that it was not me that caught the following but rather my wife.
while considering the following chapters of revelation we noticed the following:.
av re 5:5 and one of the elders saith unto me, weep not: behold, the lion of the tribe of juda, the root of david, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
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How long before you tell people you were once a Jehovah's Witness?
by Trevanian inmost of the people i've met since i left don't know that i spent years of my life as a door knocker.. i have very dear friends who don't know.
i've even had lovers who didn't know.
my last partner knew, and found it vaguely amusing.. i guess i find it deeply embarrassing, although over the years it's become easier to mention it.
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Mr Porter Sentenced!
by triplestrength injust saw the news here this evening in the uk.
mr porter who was in the news a few weeks ago who was convicted of crimes against children in his care, now living in london but formally from the bristol area has had his case looked at again and is on his way to jail for an 18 month sentence.. sorry guys dont know how to do the link thingy but it will be on the bbc webpage as it was the bbc i was watching.. now that's what i call "good news".