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Date Posted: 02:48:57 09/07/04 Tue
Author: Mike K.
Subject: Squeezy profits
In reply to: Roving Reporter News Network 's message, "UBF Expenses at MSU" on 13:51:48 09/06/04 Mon

How much did the UBF charge for each attendant? And how much money did they reap when they passed the collection baskets with great expectations from each attendant?

Please also note that these conferences are designed from the beginning to generaet money.

First off, you register your "sheep" to attend -> pay, even if they won't come (of course, UBF won't pay for the expenses but the money goes into the UBF storage)
Second off, the price isn't subsidized, but inflated. From the beginning, if every registering person would merely attend, they're already making their fair cut.
Third off, they're passing the bucket afterwards saying "we want to thank God for the grace obtained at this conference". Your "shepherds" will make suggestions how much money is "thankful enough" (in my case, note I was a student living off $300 a month[!] and already paying tithes - it was about $60 suggested to me so the whole conference was supposed to eat nearly 50% of my monthly allowance!)

And then, yup, where's the money goes? Please don't tell me it goes to pay the fulltime missionaries - we ALSO paid for them - additionaly.
Also, don't tell me it goes into keeping the meeting place intact or upgraded - we ALSO paid for that - additionaly.
Then, don't tell me it's given to poorer chapters - we ALSO gave for that - additionally.

Guess it all goes into some bank accounts in Switzerland, Benoit, Brussels or wherever.

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Re: UBF Expenses at MSU -- former, 08:23:31 09/07/04 Tue