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Watchtower Jehovah's Witnesses build Kingdom Halls
Added: (Mon Aug 29 2005)
Like an old fashioned 'barn raising' few people except the religious will devote free time to putting up a building, but Witnesses can do it, and since non-baptized helpers are always present, it affords those reluctant to go door-to-door additional opportunities to “get their monthly time in,” as is required to be considered a Jehovah’s Witness.
The local Witnesses benefit, since it cuts the cost of their loan from the Watchtower Society to get the land, and the Watchtower benefits, not only from the publicity but they also now own more property and buildings (No, the local Witnesses will never own it.)
The Watchtower is BIG money, being one of the top 40 New York City Corporations making nearly one billion dollars a year. That’s just from one of their many corporations.
The Watchtower pays no taxes on their buildings,without any significant charity to compensate the community.
THINK! Have you ever seen a Jehovah's Witnesses,hospital,school,college,charity for the poor,soup kitchen,food pantry?Moreover,they don't donate to any of the established charities.They won't donate blood although they use blood fractions and components for themselves.
By their own Yearbook accounts, Witnesses are shrinking in number in many Western countries as of the last few years, as the Internet facilitates the spread of information (much of it critical of the Witnesses).
Witnesses are cautioned against creating JW-related websites, largely to prevent their members from discovering the history and dirty laundry of this organization on other websites. (There are literally hundreds of former members pages in many languages.)
To even vocally question the teachings of the Watchtower will result in complete cutting off, with family and friends usually being forbidden to talk to them. The Watchtower is a truly Orwellian world, in a time when Orwellian societies are nearly obsolete.
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