european court to hear christian group's tax case against france.
read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/298905#ixzz12pbxkekwthis includes a 60% tax on contributions used to support a vast humanitarian relief effort to rwanda in 1994. i wonder how these funds went to support a vast humanitarian relief effort to rwanda in 1994,,what amount?, given to rwanda is what way,,how is that governed and by whom?
************************************************************************************************************ european court to hear christian group's tax case against franceby kevin jess.
Well spotted Gayle and great comments.
I think it completely wrong to tax money used for humanitarian work - especially given how much the brothers, sisters and of course worldly people suffered in that country. I suspect though that the % of their revenue since 1994 that was actually sent to Rwanda was pretty small.
anyone know how vast the relief effort was?
mmxiv
Syl, is this the daughter who keeps spending your money? Could be time to pass that priveledge onto a boyfriend I'm sure there will be more than a few worthy candidates.
mmxiv
Clinical aspect? It's really not that deep.
Nice girl walking down the street smiles at bloke behind wheel - "check her out, ohhh she's looking at me, ohhh she's smiling at me, OHHH avoid crash avoid crash, pheww - lucky there wasn't a fire hydrant there. she was amazing. haven't lost my touch."
mmxiv
Why Do Men Find It Hard to...
drive properly when you're cute JW daughter smiles at them?
cos for some men (can't speak for you all), getting noticed by a pretty girl is the highlight of their day.
mmxiv
the story of the miners seems to be causing a media frenzy.
i actually wouldn't pay too much attention to the stories.
but i came across something that caught my attention because it may relate to our experience after becoming free from a cult.
Podobear - I agree this is a truly amazing story. The last man out, who gained a reputation for being a great leader, kept them all busy doing tasks in shifts for the first 17 days before they made contact with the rescuers. 17 days in the dark not knowing if you'd ever be found! That will be some film.
Hope you're doing well. I joined on the same thread as you back when you were hoping there was finally going to be a clear out at the top of the WTS. Seems like that's only happened at the Hammers.
mmxiv
i just thought i'd share a little good news (tm) with everyone.
a couple of months ago i had to visit my hometown, and while i was there, i decided that i was gonna have a few words with my family about what i now believed.
while i was being careful about choosing the right time, my sis just came out with it herself and wanted to know what the deal was.
Sometimes, even just by being absent from the meetings makes people think, and doubt. (If they have a decent opinion of you).
which is why some on this board think people should get out as soon as they find out about the "lie". I faded and did a few good deads just before I escaped which left em scratching their heads.
It feels great to help anyone, but to help your own family - that's what family should be for. Well done. I mean, you may be sparing her years / decades of wasted time and pain.
Be sure to let us know how that rv goes - fingers crossed
mmxiv
some of you have read what i wrote on this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/200211/1/never-wake-up.
here's the final email my wife just sent me 1 minute ago:.
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BroDan,
Your whole world must be spinning right now. Make sure you look after yourself and get as must rest as you can. Your wife said she was feeling ill from it all and I'm sure you're the same. No sleep won't help right now - do what you can to get some. Really sorry for what you're going through.
mmxiv
after 180 days... this is what a mcdonalds "happy meal" looks like... .
sally davies, 54, a new york artist, decided to embark on the idea of photographing food everyday for a couple of months.
her idea was brought about by what she read concerning a teacher using a hamburger that hadnt decayed as a sample to her students in one of the lessons she was teaching.
Outlaw - put a happy meal on your lawn and see if the bears touch it.
mmxiv
something burn linked to on the thread about gender equality got me to thinking.. the statement was made that it is mostly the woman who is in charge of the family budget, and she knows instinctively that you can't spend your way out of debt.. i know that, but this basic fact seems lost on some.. for example, i see my oldest daughter making financial blunder after financial blunder.. she has, in effect, told me to stay out of her business, yet it is i to whom she comes begging for help when her money goes south.. my maternal g'mother, who lived to the age of 104, had a favorite saying: "root, hog, or stay poor.
swim or sink.".
i've decided to let her stay poor or sink - whichever comes first.. syl.
is it more of a generation than gender thing? the older generations who have seen poor times know how to make do. Kids today who may be experiencing their first recession (ahhh bless) want everything now.
I hear a lot about young people on the radio who can't afford to get on the housing ladder and buy their first home. They still drive a nearly new car, go on holiday and have the latest gadgets. I had one takeaway a year till I saved up a deposit for a house (those were hard times). The only way to learn is the hard way. Being tough on them is a kindness in the long run (jeez I'm sounding like my dad - I take it all back - SPEND SPEND SPEND!).
mmxiv
how they're feeling, coping?.
well, do you?.
thanks to those who respond.. syl.
I try and picture some of you. The good avatars really help as I'm a visual person although would find it way easier if I could meet you. Most of the names are truly memorable - although I don't think mine relates to me really.
Yes I care about people here even when I don't see them write anything for a while - I'm a very feeling person. I tend to hide it because I need to be very professional where business is concerned. I think about people on JWN - those who I have had interaction with maybe more so. That has depended on when people were logged on. I find everything tends to hot up at certain times and especially at the weekends. I'm rarely around then so interact a lot less with many of you.
MMXIV will now be mmxiv to show he cares
mmxiv
