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Do You EVER Think These World Events Could Be Prophecies Being Fulfilled?
by minimus ineither from the bible, nostradamas or by some other seer?.
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WARNING for active JW's
by Anony Mous inas you may have heard if you attended recently, social networking is of the devil and many have been 'lead astray' by website supposedly set up for jw.
whatever, you heard it before about rock, hard rock, hip hop, rap, gangsta rap, tv, werewolves .... anyway you may have heard of the recent elder school where basically there were the proverbial tongue lashings about not having social networking sites.
here is the skinny on recent developments:.
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PublishingCult
I'm not sure I'd be too quick to dismiss Anony's information . . .
Many here refused to believe that GB members were autographing NWT's for Cuban politicians until the evidence was posted recently.
While I remain skeptical, I would like to see some evidence. A memo or something has to exist if this is true. Get that memo, Anony, then post it.
Until then, mind telling us from where do you get your information?
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The Great Tribulation May Have Started
by headisspinning inmy ex husband who is a jw just sent me this:.
"the world is on the precipice of a major multifaceted crisis.
the great tribulation may have just started.. .
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Awesome! Yet another WT publication peddling campaigne motivated by fear. Should be an increase of placements and contributions
The Watchtower zombies will be out in full force!
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30th Anniversary of the Free Minds Journal
by Dogpatch in30th anniversary of the free minds journal.
sunday, 13 march 2011 22:09well my friend chaton and i just finished sealing the last envelope of the 30th anniversary issue of the free minds journal.
i guess it must be one of the longest cult-related journals running.
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Literature Is FREE To All, Donations For World Wide Work.
by PublishingCult in*** km 10/91 p. 7 question box ***.
question box.
should publishers and pioneers feel obligated to contribute to the societys worldwide work each time they obtain literature for field service at the kingdom hall?.
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Awesome informative stuff, Randy. Thanks!
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Why Don't Witness Parents Get Angry?
by metatron inthere are a great many puzzlements in regard to the meek and servile compliance of witnesses but one area has long interested me.
specifically, why don't more witness parents get angry at the do-nothing watchtower society?
i can recall one somewhat deranged elder's wife who got away with demanding to speak to the assembled body of elders because she was worried that 'all of of our kids are falling out of the truth'.
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PublishingCult
The WTBTS is a printing and publishing corporation.
Jehovah's Witnesses are its non-commissioned, non-salaried sales force.
Children of JW's are literature peddlers in training, and JW parents are their sales supervisors/trainers.
The WTBTS MISSuses Scripture to put the entire burden of the child's spirituality/conditionability/sales training on the parent.
They don't care.
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Classy guy . . . and shows compassion for a friend and colleague who is obviously ill.
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Literature Is FREE To All, Donations For World Wide Work.
by PublishingCult in*** km 10/91 p. 7 question box ***.
question box.
should publishers and pioneers feel obligated to contribute to the societys worldwide work each time they obtain literature for field service at the kingdom hall?.
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Yes, their changing the method of collecting money had much, if not everything, to do with changing tax laws a la Jimmy Swindler.
I just see how ridiculous it is the manner in which they explain it to the infantile unthinking accepting JW's. It's lunacy.
The publications are free to everyone, and your donations are for the world wide work.
The world wide work is printing, publishing, and placing our literature.
It's for the literature, but it's not for the literature.
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Literature Is FREE To All, Donations For World Wide Work.
by PublishingCult in*** km 10/91 p. 7 question box ***.
question box.
should publishers and pioneers feel obligated to contribute to the societys worldwide work each time they obtain literature for field service at the kingdom hall?.
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*** km 10/91 p. 7 Question Box ***
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? Should publishers and pioneers feel obligated to contribute to the Society’s worldwide work each time they obtain literature for field service at the Kingdom Hall?
No. As stated in the April 21, 1990, letter to all congregations in the United States: “Publishers may . . . make their own donations to support the worldwide work according to their ability and desire, whenever they choose to do so.—2 Cor. 8:10-15; 9:6-14.”
However, some publishers have chosen to make their donations at the time they pick up a literature supply. They do this because picking up literature serves as a convenient reminder of their privilege and responsibility to support the worldwide work regularly. Others contribute personally at the same time they put in the voluntary donations received from interested ones met in the field ministry. Many have decided to make a specific donation each week. Still others set aside an amount for the worldwide work each month, just as they do for Kingdom Hall expenses.
Whenever it is done, each one has to determine what he or she can personally do in support of the worldwide work. Such giving should be done in an orderly way in accord with how the giver is prospering. (1 Cor. 16:2) When we make such donations, we must have in mind that we are contributing not simply to cover the cost of producing the literature but rather to support all facets of the worldwide work.
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? Are we not donating twice for the literature if a donation is made at the time we get literature and then when we put donations received in the field into the contribution boxes designated for the Society’s worldwide work?
No. Donations that go into the contribution boxes for the Society’s worldwide work are not only for the literature. Both publishers and sincerely interested persons in the field receive the literature without charge. When publishers make their donations, it is in support of maintaining branch offices[for printing and publishing our literature], Bethel homes [for printing and publishing our literature], missionary and ministerial schools [which train JW's how to peddle our publications], missionaries [who peddle our publications in other countries], traveling overseers [sales managers who help motivate you to peddle more of our publications], literature distribution centers [speaks for itself], and numerous other support services necessary for accomplishing the overall assignment Jesus gave his disciples [which, in our view, is to peddle our publications]. Publishing literature is [not] just a small part of this. [It's the biggest part of this]. (brackets mine)
Therefore, when donations are received from interested ones in the field, we should not say that the donation is “for the literature [eventhough, logically, it is for the literature].” As we explain to them, those who sincerely desire to read our literature receive it without charge. Any donations such ones give will be used to care for expenses involved in the worldwide work [the printing, publishing and distribution of our literature]. The same is true of donations made by publishers.
*** km 3/91 p. 3 Our Simplified Literature Distribution Arrangement ***WHAT OUR DONATIONS ACCOMPLISH
4 Thus, it is appropriate that we be prepared to explain briefly and clearly how our worldwide Bible educational work is supported by voluntary donations. All funds received are used to defray the enormous expenses incurred in accomplishing the Kingdom-preaching work in this modern era. In addition to producing literature for worldwide distribution, the Society maintains branch offices, Bethel homes, ministerial and missionary schools, missionaries, traveling overseers, literature distribution centers, and numerous other support services necessary for accomplishing the overall assignment Jesus gave his disciples.—Matt. 24:14; 28:19, 20.
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OK, so you pay/donate money when you pick up your literature or at some other time, but the money you donate goes to the “worldwide work”. Everyone gets the literature for free. Any and all donations are for the “worldwide work”. When a publisher gets a donation at the door, he should not keep that money to help offset the cost of using his time and money to peddle Watchtower publications, but should also turn THAT money in to the WTBTS for the worldwide work.
What is the “worldwide work”? The printing and publishing of WTBTS literature.
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by PublishingCult in*** km 10/91 p. 7 question box ***.
question box.
should publishers and pioneers feel obligated to contribute to the societys worldwide work each time they obtain literature for field service at the kingdom hall?.
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*** km 10/91 p. 7 Question Box ***
Question Box
? Should publishers and pioneers feel obligated to contribute to the Society’s worldwide work each time they obtain literature for field service at the Kingdom Hall?
No. As stated in the April 21, 1990, letter to all congregations in the United States: “Publishers may . . . make their own donations to support the worldwide work according to their ability and desire, whenever they choose to do so.—2 Cor. 8:10-15; 9:6-14.”
However, some publishers have chosen to make their donations at the time they pick up a literature supply. They do this because picking up literature serves as a convenient reminder of their privilege and responsibility to support the worldwide work regularly. Others contribute personally at the same time they put in the voluntary donations received from interested ones met in the field ministry. Many have decided to make a specific donation each week. Still others set aside an amount for the worldwide work each month, just as they do for Kingdom Hall expenses.
Whenever it is done, each one has to determine what he or she can personally do in support of the worldwide work. Such giving should be done in an orderly way in accord with how the giver is prospering. (1 Cor. 16:2) When we make such donations, we must have in mind that we are contributing not simply to cover the cost of producing the literature but rather to support all facets of the worldwide work.
*** km 11/91 p. 2 Question Box ***
Question Box
? Are we not donating twice for the literature if a donation is made at the time we get literature and then when we put donations received in the field into the contribution boxes designated for the Society’s worldwide work?
No. Donations that go into the contribution boxes for the Society’s worldwide work are not only for the literature. Both publishers and sincerely interested persons in the field receive the literature without charge. When publishers make their donations, it is in support of maintaining branch offices[for printing and publishing our literature], Bethel homes [for printing and publishing our literature], missionary and ministerial schools [which train JW's how to peddle our publications], missionaries [who peddle our publications in other countries], traveling overseers [sales managers who help motivate you to peddle more of our publications], literature distribution centers [speaks for itself], and numerous other support services necessary for accomplishing the overall assignment Jesus gave his disciples [which, in our view, is to peddle our publications]. Publishing literature is [not] just a small part of this. [It's the biggest part of this]. (brackets mine)
Therefore, when donations are received from interested ones in the field, we should not say that the donation is “for the literature [eventhough, logically, it is for the literature].” As we explain to them, those who sincerely desire to read our literature receive it without charge. Any donations such ones give will be used to care for expenses involved in the worldwide work [the printing, publishing and distribution of our literature]. The same is true of donations made by publishers.
*** km 3/91 p. 3 Our Simplified Literature Distribution Arrangement ***WHAT OUR DONATIONS ACCOMPLISH
4 Thus, it is appropriate that we be prepared to explain briefly and clearly how our worldwide Bible educational work is supported by voluntary donations. All funds received are used to defray the enormous expenses incurred in accomplishing the Kingdom-preaching work in this modern era. In addition to producing literature for worldwide distribution, the Society maintains branch offices, Bethel homes, ministerial and missionary schools, missionaries, traveling overseers, literature distribution centers, and numerous other support services necessary for accomplishing the overall assignment Jesus gave his disciples.—Matt. 24:14; 28:19, 20.
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OK, so you pay/donate money when you pick up your literature or at some other time, but the money you donate goes to the “worldwide work”. Everyone gets the literature for free. Any and all donations are for the “worldwide work”. When a publisher gets a donation at the door, he should not keep that money to help offset the cost of using his time and money to peddle Watchtower publications, but should also turn THAT money in to the WTBTS for the worldwide work.
What is the “worldwide work”? The printing and publishing of WTBTS literature.
What am I missing?
