What properties does the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society hold title to?

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• a -2 from noonespecial I guess. Cool it bro, it was only meant as a joke on the phrase "hold title to" and "hold TIGHTLY to"

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  by borasalama on September 28th, 2008

• I don't guess that you noticed that noonespecial has never negged anyone. You can tell by clicking on their avatar and looking on the left hand side of the profile page. http://www.answerbag.com/profile/?id=496605
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  by Texasescimo on November 11th, 2009

• TY Texasescimo am pleased to know that, and sorry noonespecial. That's one more thing we have in common.

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  by borasalama on November 12th, 2009

• That was nice borasalama.

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  by Texasescimo on November 12th, 2009

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• Good information to know about this C-U-L-T.

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  by maS elcnU on October 22nd, 2008

• All these suppossed "different" people with all of this "suppossed" inside info just so happen to find AB long enough to post this slander, never to be heard of again. What a coincidence. http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2974776

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  by Texasescimo on November 11th, 2009

• Isn't this a fine rambling rant that is long on venom, short on fact and totally devoid of verification or logic? The last two words sum up the whole thing. Almost as sad is the fact that it doesn't begin to answer the question.

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  by bruceytom on April 3rd, 2012

• Welcome back bruceytom!

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  by Texasescimo on April 4th, 2012

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• Is 'Anonymous' a screen name here in AB or is it what it seems to be in most sites, a fear of establishing an identity? This isn't a loaded question, but a genuine inquiry.

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  by bruceytom on July 1st, 2007

• "Anonymous" is the default name given to every new user here. If you wish to remain anonymous - you do not change the name.

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  by Perryman on July 2nd, 2007

• Thanks, perry. I won't read any more into it than there is.

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  by bruceytom on July 2nd, 2007

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• What is the source of this information?

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  by Perryman on May 14th, 2008

• The end of the information, where you estimate the value is where I have to question it. Certainly only someone in the actual office of an organization could provide a reliable figure. Anything else would be a wild guess.
  You are transferring ownership of every Kingdom Hall in the United States to the Watchtower Society in your estimate, when in reality, the ownership lies with a group of trustees that the congregation selects or to a corporation that the local congregation forms.

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  by Perryman on May 15th, 2008

• With this particular religious organization, they would rather have control rather than title, which is why they require all financing to be done thru them. They properties they own outright are held in various corporations registered in the USA; Canada; and abroad. These various corporations number in the hundreds.
  As mentioned, there are separate entities for their commercial projects; as well as proprietary assets: software; processes; proprietary information.
  The numbers estimated have also been confirmed elsewhere on the net, though not in as much detail.
  All this informaion is relatively easy to find, though a bit tedious.

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  by Anonymous on May 19th, 2008

• The “information” on the net is highly speculative.
  Common sense says that you would only believe the figures that an institution itself provides.
  There are people on the net who pretend to know details.
  In regards to so many corporations and licenses, the Witnesses simply are following the laws of the land or common, accepted business practices.
  The local congregation has a choice as to finance within, or outside of the Society when building or remodeling a Kingdom Hall.

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  by Perryman on May 20th, 2008

• No congregation can finance with anyone except the society when building or remodeling a kingdom hall or any other facility for that matter. I ought to know. I was involved with it several times.
  The information I provided is "hard" information.
  And, Yes, I do know the details; I was involved with the "details" for over 30 years.

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  by Anonymous on May 20th, 2008

• I also have an extensive background in real estate; finance; business; and corporations; and have seen thousands of kingdom halls and convention centers throughout the United States.
  I was very heavily and deeply involved with the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society for over 45 years; members of my family were circuit overseers and pioneers and special pioneers; I was an elder for several decades as was my father; my brother was in Bethel; my cousin and his wife are missionaries at this time.

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  by Anonymous on May 20th, 2008

• I would suggest that your knowledge is limited, and are attempting to give the "witnesses" the benefit of the doubt.
  Facts speak for themselves. Whether they deserve the benefit of the doubt is questionable, and a completely different subject.
  You refer to the witnesses simply following the law of the land, or commonly accepted business practices.
  Your knowledge in this area appears to be extremely limited.
  I would suggest that you begin asking the congregation and the organization questions, and see what happens.

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  by Anonymous on May 20th, 2008

• I am not being caustic. You have a valid question, yet your approach is identical to most other "witnesses" who believe what they have been told from the platform and have not searched out the "real" answers for themselves like the Boreans.
  As I said the information is not hard to find, and I was not referring to finding it on the net. The answers are out there; in the county records; nationwide; worldwide. Go find them.
  Yes it takes work, but the answers are there.
  I found them. So can you.

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  by Anonymous on May 20th, 2008

• I have financed and refinanced Kingdom Halls several times in the past ten years.
  Twice, we used a secular financial institution, not the Watchtower Society.
  I do not care who you are, or what you claim to know.
  You have obviously lost something over the years, like the ability to tell the truth.

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  by Perryman on May 21st, 2008

• Perhaps you did use a secular financial institution. But that may depend on where you are located.
  I can assure you that it was not with the blessing of the society. They usually have a simple, yet severe, kneejerk reaction to such things.
  And before you suggest that I have lost the ability to tell the truth, I suggest you do some serious research yourself, ask questions of your circuit and district overseeers and see what happens. I answered the question posed. Believe what you will.

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  by Anonymous on May 21st, 2008

• Challenging me won't solve your problem. If you want to know the truth of a matter: go to god in prayer, and ask him to show you the truth of a matter. Your prayer will be answered without fail.
  The truth is out there to find if you search for it. Search out the corporate filings with the Secretary of State's office in New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Search out the filings required by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Check out the filing with the province of Quebec in Canada. I have given you a start.
  "Make sure of all things, Hold fast to what is fine."

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  by Anonymous on May 21st, 2008

• Challenging me will serve you no purpose as I do not need to prove anything to you.
  I have told you the truth, I have no reason not to. Perhaps that is not what you wish to accept.
  If you wish to know the truth of a matter, ask god in prayer to show you the truth of a matter. Your prayer will be answered.
  Paul commended the Boreans for searching the scriptures to make sure what they were taught was true. I would recommend to you to "make sure of all things, hold fast to what is fine"

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  by Anonymous on May 21st, 2008

• Interesting how all these people have all of this info and find AB just long enough to post this suppossed inside info and leave.
  http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4027942

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  by Texasescimo on November 11th, 2009

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• the board composed of dedicated baptized witnesses does not earn an income. hard to believe but true. every individual that works at any facility is there strictly on a volunteer basis. they are provided room and board. and a very modest monthly allowance, (about $90.00 per individual) depending on seniority, will depend the size of apartment they will live in. the largest apartment of these is no bigger than any normal size apartment of about 600 square feet. i know, i have stayed in the living quarters of these as a guest. we are not a cult, we do not fit the definition of a cult. to call us a cult is out of sheer ignorance.

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  by autumn leaves on October 22nd, 2008

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• Yes there are over 101,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses now worldwide. No organization prints publications in as many languages as they do.
  This requires manpower and physical space.

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  by Perryman on November 26th, 2007

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• wow, i was born and raised a JW ,until i turned 14 and told my fanatic jw mother to shove that crap where the sun dont shine. now at 80yrs old, shes been flat on her back for ywo years and had every complication in the book: anemia, C Diff, painful bed sores, sepsis, cathader for the rest of her pathetic life-- all because she refused blood when she broke her leg 2 years ago. instead of surgery to reset the leg she was stuck in traction for 6 months of torture! i have nothing but anger and resentment for her and that horrid multi-billion dollar cult that wrecked her life....oh and tp the nut JW above who thinks that it take hundreds of billions of dollars to spread "gods word": are you serious?! guess you never heard of Gandi and Mother tereasa. Grow up you simple minded brain washed nut!

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  by Richard Rutty_S on October 4th, 2010