Though condemning the
world's
commercial system as part of
Satan's system, the
Watchtower
Society has not held back from
utilising it to the fullest, in the
process becoming a multi-
billion
dollar organization. By the year
2000, the Watchtower Society
owned hundreds of millions of
dollars of real-estate in
Brooklyn
alone. By claiming religious or
charity status, the money
earned
over the last century has
generally been tax free.
The Watchtower Society has
used
stocks, bonds and trusts as
investment vehicles. One such
trust was the H M Riley Trust,
from the deceased estate of
Henrietta Riley.
This trust traded in shares in
companies such as Exxon
Mobil,
Coca Cola, Proctor & Gamble
and
Phillip Morris, one of the
world's
largest cigarette manufacturer.
Conclusion
Due to their political nature,
Witness school children
endure
embarrassment and
humiliation
having to stand outside the
class
or sit whilst other students
stand
during remembrance days,
anthems and flag salutes. At
the
same time the leaders are
actively
involved in influencing and
lobbying the political systems.
The Watchtower Society holds
associated NGO status with
political organisations and
sends
representatives to political
enquiries. If the Watchtower
Society can send attendees to
influence government on
matters
of religious tolerance why are
individual Witnesses forbidden
from voting or holding political
cards, at the risk of torture and
death?
This is yet another area where
illogical Watchtower doctrine
has
created unnecessary suffering
for members, and shown the
hypocrisy of the leadership.
Political neutrality is at odds
with
the long-term prosperity of the
Watchtower organisation and
will no doubt be another area
in
which the rules loosen over
coming decades.

You are an apostate. Be-careful, cause you may be sinning against the holy spirit.