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The economic promise of investing in high-quality preschool: Using early education to improve economic growth and the fiscal sustainability of states and the nation
Committee for Economic Development
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This report argues that broadening access to preschool programs for all children is a cost-effective investment that pays dividends for years to come and will help ensure our states' and our nation's future economic productivity.
This report builds on CED's previous work in early education by providing the economic evidence that justifies increasing investments in preschool. It has become generally accepted that preschool programs play an important role in preparing children—both advantaged and disadvantaged—to enter kindergarten. There is also a consensus that children from disadvantaged backgrounds in particular should have access to publicly supported preschool programs that provide an opportunity for an "even start." Broadening access to preschool programs for all children is a cost-effective investment that pays dividends for years to come and will help ensure our states' and our nation's future economic productivity.
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First in the family: Advice about college from first generation students
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Demography is not destiny: Increasing the graduation rates of low-income college students at large public universities
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Adult learners in higher education: Barriers to success and strategies to improve results
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Digest of Education Statistics
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Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Opening Doors project publications
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Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Website and Secondary School Toolkit - English
Education Finance Council
2008-09 EFC (Expected Family Contribution) Formula Guide
Low-income students and college success: More than money
Project stepping stone: A college preparation program for Hispanic youth
2006-2007 National directory of scholarships, internships, and fellowships for Latino youth
The narrowing gap in New York City teacher qualifications and its implications for student achievement in high-poverty schools
Preventing student disengagement in middle schools and keeping students on the graduation track in high-poverty middle-grades schools: Early identification and effective interventions
A college access contract
In-state tuition for undocumented immigrants: States' rights and educational opportunity
How far behind in math and reading are English Language Learners?
Early Head Start and teen parent families: Partnerships for success
Federal Student Aid (FSA)
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Evaluation of new century high schools: Profile of an initiative to create and sustain small, successful high schools
Black college dollars: 2007-2008 Directory of scholarships for African-American students
Community colleges and rural America: Progress and prospects
Indiana Chafee Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program
The Sallie Mae Fund
Lumina Foundation Lessons: Students aren't just data points, but numbers do count
Hacia Adelante - Pathways to College - A Guide for Latino Families
Addressing the needs of adult learners
Forging new partnerships: Adult and developmental education in community colleges
Condition of education 2002: Special analysis, nontraditional undergraduates
Funding Gaps 2006
Can you spot a scholarship scam? Be a smart consumer
Middle school practices improve student achievement in high poverty schools
Voices in urban education
After Michigan, what? Next steps for affirmative action
College grants on a postcard: A proposal for simple and predictable federal student aid
Socioeconomic school integration, Race, class, and integration: Gaining new insights
How families of low- and middle-income undergraduates pay for college: Full-time dependent students in 1999-2000
Affordability of postsecondary education: Equity and adequacy across the 50 states
The affordability of university education: A perspective from both sides of the 49th parallel
A summary of career beginnings impact evaluation: Findings from a program for disadvantaged high school students
Mentoring high-school Latino students: Realism versus false hope
The mentoring of disadvantaged youth
Rural education at a glance
Lumina Foundation focus: Dreams detoured: Rising college costs alter plans and threaten futures
Global debt patterns: An international comparison of student loan burdens and repayment conditions
Swimming against the tide: The poor in American higher education
Indicators of opportunity in higher education
Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education: A two-tiered education system
The burden of borrowing: A report on the rising rates of student debt
Debts and decisions: Student loans and their relationship to graduate school and career choice
State merit scholarship programs and racial inequality
Education as crime prevention: Reinstating Pell Grant eligibility for the incarcerated
Foster care independence act of 1999 and John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
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Workforce contingent financial aid: How states link financial aid to employment
Improving lives through higher education: Campus programs and policies for low-income adults
Improving lives: State and federal programs for low-income adults
What's at stake? The social and economic benefits of higher education
The impact of advice on price: Evidence from research
Merit aid and college access
Dealing with debt: 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients 10 years later
Grappling with the access problem
Federal Perkins Loan teacher cancellation
Postsecondary Education English Spanish Glossary
Financial aid issues for students from low income families
Doors of opportunity opening or closing: We are using tax credits and tuition discounts to appease middle-class voters instead of expanding educational opportunity
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College access: Results from a survey of low-income teens and parents
Twenty-first Century Scholars Program
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Study of the effect of the Talent Search program on secondary and postsecondary outcomes in Florida, Indiana and Texas
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Reclaiming the American dream
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Colleges and universities expand efforts to improve access and affordability
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Fixing No Child Left Behind
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How America pays for college 2009: A national study by Gallup and Sallie Mae
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Who do you think Jesus is? Read our thoughts and share yours as well.
Oz, the Great and Powerful
It's 2013 and the "wizard of Oz" is certainly looking better than his predecessor of 1939 movie fame. But prequels are good that way; everyone is younger and better looking, even the witches.
In the classic MGM movie the Wizard turns out to be a bit of a nebbish masquerading as an all-powerful hero. When the curtain is "accidentally" pulled aside, he's revealed as his true, pretty powerless self.
But things are far more complex in the prequel. Oz wants to know, is he or isn't he the promised one who can "set things right" and "save us all?" The wizard himself wonders if it's possible for a fraud to transform himself and those around him for good. One trailer ends with his impassioned decree: "We're going to need everyone to believe!" Can we wait till March 8 to find out what everyone needs to believe in order to save the world?
The movie is sure to be visually stunning and entertaining. But it probably will also pose age old questions about good and evil, how to tell the difference and what to do about it. So what does it all mean in real life?
Whatever your story, we all have the same prequel. We didn't write it, we can't control it and it affects who we are and what kind of power we do and don't have.
Our prequel begins with two people who were not satisfied to have a relationship with the One who truly is "THE Great and Powerful." They disobeyed God in an effort to get His greatness and power for themselves. The whole story is in B'rsheit (the book of Genesis).
God never meant for human beings to be powerless. He created us to be great. But when the first humans decided to pursue greatness and power apart from God's will and God's ways, it really messed them up. Their relationship with God was broken. Their relationship with each other was broken. And that brokenness has been passed down and played out in every generation, all the way down to you and me.
That is the story behind the story of how we got where we are. How the story of our lives goes forward depends on what we do about our brokenness. Do we deny it? Or try to transform ourselves and others into the "great and powerful" solution to our problems?
Or do we recognize the One who is supremely Great and Powerful, and ask Him how to be transformed?
Our thoughts and actions have told God over and over that we are the creators of our own story, and he (if he exists), can have whatever part we choose to write for him.
But God wrote his own script. He entered this world as baby, lived among us and modeled what it means to be really human. Jesus suffered for us, died for us to heal our brokenness. His power can truly transform us and "set everything right."
Why do so many books and movies center on some kind of promised savior? We may not agree on the answer, but maybe the question is worth asking yourself... and God. But if you ask, get ready cause once he answers, you won't be "in Kansas" anymore.
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- Nicky said...
'But God wrote his own script. He entered this world as baby, lived among us and modeled what it means to be really human. Jesus suffered for us, died for us to heal our brokenness. His power can truly transform us and "set everything right."
I say amen to that. Blessings. - 3:07 PM
- _____ said...
Well said: "But God wrote his own script." He is the only one who can take the role of the true Messiah. God wrote the greatest love and adventure story and others can only imitate his great plan.
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WASA receives solid review from auditors
While operating through some of the toughest economic times in history, the Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority (PCWASA) has received evidence that its fiscally conservative policies and sound management practices have resulted in a solid financial position for the sewer utility this year.
That evidence comes from a "clean" audit opinion from Mauldin & Jenkins Certified Public Accountants, following the firm's recent independent auditor's report. The report revealed that the financial statements of PCWASA from this past fiscal year (2011) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the utility as a component unit of the city of Peachtree City.
The financial statements of the Authority for the year ending Sept. 30, 2011, including the changes in financial position and cash flows, were in compliance with generally accepted U.S. accounting principles, auditors determined.
Miller Edwards and David Irwin, Certified Public Accountants with Mauldin & Jenkins, presented the FY 2011 audit results to the PCWASA board of directors and management, noting several indicators of sound financial practices at the Authority.
The clean audit opinion was important, said Edwards. But the auditors also noted the section in the report titled "management's discussion & analysis" (MD&A), which is not a requirement of the auditing process. It is an attempt to provide the public with a narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities and highlights of the Authority during this past fiscal year, noted Stephen Hogan, PCWASA General Manager.
Hogan and Lynda Price, business manager for the Authority, were instrumental in putting the MD&A together, while working with the auditors during the review process.
"That (MD&A) is not required, but since the Authority has provided it, hats off to you," said Edwards, during his presentation of the Auditor's Report. "It was a banner year for operations."
Edwards said the "banner year" was due to WASA's current ratio of unrestricted assets to current liabilities, which is 4:1, another indicator of sound financial positioning. He went on to note that WASA had $11.6 million dollars in net assets, which reflects a significant, necessary investment in the maintenance and operations of the system.
The independent auditors also noted that the difficult decision to raise rates at the end of 2010 was the right one.
"It was a healthy decision to have the rate increase," Edwards told the WASA board. "It allows you to do what you need to do to maintain the system."
Edwards also referred to the authority's "healthy looking cash flow statement," which is the cash flow generated from operations. There are two questions related to cash flow that every utility must consider, Edwards noted: One, did operations generate a positive cash flow; and two, did operations generate sufficient cash flow? PCWASA achieved both of these objectives during FY 2011, he concluded.
"We are very pleased with the clean audit opinion that we received from this past year's Independent Auditor's Report," said Hogan. "I think it reflects positively on the authority in several ways, beginning with our credibility in presenting our financial statements fairly and accurately during a time when some businesses and governments have not always adhered to compliance. In addition, the report shows that we are making fiscally responsible decisions with our ratepayers' dollars, while not compromising the integrity of the public's sewer system, the importance of environmental protection, and the need to invest in our infrastructure for the future."
Now that the PC-WASA is back in the black, how about deleting the surcharge they added to our bills a few years back? The smelliest thing about the sewer system here is how expensive it is! Please note they no longer itemize the surcharge, but have rolled it into the total on the bill. The WASAuthority needs to come under PTC authority instead of being an unregulated separate entity. It's taxation without representation all over again! That surcharge may be the most irritating thing about living in PTC, second only to the mismanagement that required it in the first place.
Why don't you go talk to the politicians like Brown and Haddix on why they wouldn't let WASA expand and provide sewer to Senoia after Photocircuits and their revenue departed PTC? Remember that? "We can't allow WASA to expand because then Senoia will DEVELOP itself!" So, Senoia instead goes to Coweta County and gets DOUBLE the capacity that they asked for from WASA/PTC and can expand even more. Brilliant!!!!
The decision above is one of the stupidest I have ever seen by a political body and the anti-everything crowd was soooooo happy with it until the water/sewage rates skyrocketed. Amazing how short-sighted the citizens are and the lack of any knowledge about cause-and-effect.


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This is a discussion on Mandate gun ownership?How would libs like that within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; A Modest Proposal « Hot Air...
Excellent idea. And for those who refuse to purchase guns and ammo, tax them or give them a penalty and let me have the money so I can purchase more guns.
A particularly biting sarcasm that exposes the health care legislation and subsequent ruling for what it is. I like it.
Worth the read,with some points that need to be thought about.
I remember when Kennesaw,Georgia passed a law that mandated its citzenship to keep a gun in the house. Of course, they didnt enforce it but the Liberals threw the godawfullest dog squallin racket that was ever was heard around the nation.
I would rather stand against the cannons of the wicked than against the prayers of the righteous.
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I like the idea...we can start pushing for it Jan 20, 2013.
The last Blood Moon Tetrad for this millennium starts in April 2014 and ends in September 2015...according to NASA.
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As you can see by the "likes" I likes this idea. If they can use taxes to oppress us....they can use taxes to protect us by making sure we are all able to defend ourselves. Think of the fear it would strike in criminals hearts to know that the chances are great that any home the decide to break into will have a loaded weapon behind the door. Any person they confront have a greater chance of protecting themselves. I know it won't happen, but a girl can dream....can't she?
A woman must not depend on protection by men. A woman must learn to protect herself.
Susan B. Anthony
A armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one has to back it up with his life.
Robert Heinlein
We'd be like the Swiss. Do they get government mandated health care too?
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
Ronald Reagan
I always thought that was one word: godawfullestdogsquallinracketgodawfullest dog squallin racket
I do believe you have it proper though.
I agree with the mandate!
"He went on two legs, wore clothes and was a human being, but nevertheless he was in reality a wolf of the Steppes. He had learned a good deal . . . and was a fairly clever fellow. What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his own life. The cause of this apparently was that at the bottom of his heart he knew all the time (or thought he knew) that he was in reality not a man, but a wolf of the Steppes."
Include a mandate that would require the TSA to hand out hand guns to everyone getting on a commercial flight. (wasn't that Archie Bunkers idea?)
"Confidence is food for the wise man but liquor for the fool"
Ya know, I actually typed it like that and then thought that some of our yankyfied friends might not be able to understand it, so I changed it.I always thought that was one word: godawfullestdogsquallinracket
I would rather stand against the cannons of the wicked than against the prayers of the righteous.
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I posted similar idea on another forum yesterday. And I have a catchy name for it.
To heck with TSA involvement, make ATF do their job and make sure everyone (not just Mexican cartel members) has a good firearm. Heck, they could pass out some alcohol while they're at it.Let's push for the Citizens' Protection and Violence Reduction Act of 2013.
It shall require every legal resident over the age of 18, who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm, to own a gun of at least .38 caliber in pistol or .223 in rifle or a shotgun, and sufficient ammunition to train and defend him or herself. Anyone failing to be so equipped within one year of enactment will be subject to a $1000 tax, annually, until so equipped.
SCOTUS said it's OK to tax into compliance.
The only common sense gun legislation was written about 224 years ago.
I carry always not because I go places trouble is likely, but because trouble has a habit of not staying in its assigned zone.
Too bad the world doesn't work this way. It would be amazing to watch the faces of Pelosi, and Harry trying to assimilate these ideas into their...minds.
All men are equal...CC makes us equal-er.
Mandating every household have guns makes guns available in every household the BGs break into. Really. Think about it. Don't the BGs steal enough guns already?
Retired USAF E-8. Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
They don't in Switzerland where everyone not only owns a gun, but is trained to use it. Some theft occurs, but not to the same extent here in the US.
Not for long. Eventually there would be a shortage of badguys.Mandating every household have guns makes guns available in every household the BGs break into. Really. Think about it. Don't the BGs steal enough guns already?
I would rather stand against the cannons of the wicked than against the prayers of the righteous.
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Covers of the Public and Study editions of The Watchtower | |
Categories | Religious |
Frequency | Semimonthly |
Circulation | 52,946,000 printed - Public Edition (1st of month), 14,974,000 printed - Study Edition (15th of month) |
Publisher | Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc. |
First issue | July 1879 |
Company | Jehovah's Witnesses |
Based in | United States |
Language | 228 languages |
Website | http://www.jw.org |
Covers of the Public and Study editions of The Watchtower | |
Categories | Religious |
Frequency | Semimonthly |
Circulation | 52,946,000 printed - Public Edition (1st of month), 14,974,000 printed - Study Edition (15th of month) |
Publisher | Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc. |
First issue | July 1879 |
Company | Jehovah's Witnesses |
Based in | United States |
Language | 228 languages |
Website | http://www.jw.org |
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom is an illustrated religious magazine, published semimonthly in 228 languages[1] by Jehovah's Witnesses via the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania and printed in various branch offices around the world. Along with its companion magazine, Awake!, Jehovah's Witnesses distribute The Watchtower—Public Edition in their door-to-door ministry.[2][3] The Watchtower—Public Edition is the most widely circulated magazine in the world, with an average print run of nearly 53,000,000 copies per month;[4][5] The Watchtower—Study Edition is used at congregation meetings, with an average monthly print run of nearly 15,000,000.[6]
The publication was started by Charles Taze Russell on July 1, 1879 under the title Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence. According to its first issue, the magazine's purpose was to draw attention to Russell's belief that people of the time were "living 'in the last days' 'the day of the Lord'—'the end' of the Gospel age," and that "the dawn of the 'new' age, are facts not only discernible by the close student of the Word, led by the spirit, but the outward signs recognizable by the world bear the same testimony."[7]
In 1908 the name was changed to The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence. In 1920, the Watch Tower Society reprinted all issues from 1879–1919 in seven volumes, known as the Watchtower Reprints, which have since been reprinted by various Bible Student groups. On 15 October 1931, the magazine was renamed The Watchtower and Herald of Christ's Presence; in January 1939, The Watchtower and Herald of Christ's Kingdom; from March 1939 until the present, its full name has been The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom.[8]
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The stated purpose of The Watchtower, as suggested by its subtitle, Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom, is to draw attention to the kingdom of God, which Jehovah's Witnesses believe is a real government that will soon replace all earthly governments. According to the magazine's mission statement,[9]
THIS MAGAZINE, The Watchtower, honors Jehovah God, the Ruler of the universe. It comforts people with the good news that God's heavenly Kingdom will soon end all wickedness and transform the earth into a paradise. It promotes faith in Jesus Christ, who died so that we might gain everlasting life and who is now ruling as King of God's Kingdom. This magazine has been published continuously since 1879 and is nonpolitical. It adheres to the Bible as its authority.
The Watchtower is the primary means of spreading the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, and includes articles relating to Bible prophecy, Christian conduct and morals, as well as the history of religion and the Bible.
The Witnesses' worldwide "Field Service" report appeared each year in the January 1 issue of The Watchtower from 1882 until 2004, and in the February 1 issue from 2005 to 2007. As of 2008, the "Field Service" report does not appear in The Watchtower but continues to appear in the annual Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses.,[10] and on the official website.[11][12]
Previously, each issue of the Watchtower contained study articles and other regular features and was distributed to the general public. As of 2008, two editions of The Watchtower are produced each month. The issue dated the 1st of each month is distributed to the public and is referred to as the Public Edition. The subjects covered in the issue as well as the style of writing are intended to appeal to non-Witnesses. The issue dated the 15th, called the Study Edition, contains "pointed information prepared especially for Jehovah's Witnesses" and is generally distributed only to members but is made available to members of the public attending the study of The Watchtower at congregation meetings.[13][14]
The Public Edition of The Watchtower contains biblical articles relating to a monthly theme shown on the cover. Other regular sections are:
As of January 2013, The Watchtower—Public Edition has been reduced from 32 to 16 pages, with greater focus on the official Jehovah's Witnesses website.
The Study Edition contains study articles written for the Watchtower Study, as well as other intra-organizational information directed to current and prospective members.[15]
Congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide discuss the same article each week at the Watchtower Study. In this meeting, each paragraph is read aloud by a designated reader, after which the conductor asks the question printed at the bottom of the page for that paragraph; members of the congregation are then called upon to answer the questions based on the printed information. They are encouraged to put the information in their own words and to "draw attention to scripture application, supporting arguments, or practical application of the material."[16]
Many study articles in The Watchtower are based on outlines from discourses presented at District Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses.[17][18]
Other regular sections of the Study Edition are:
The November issue of each year contains an article outlining the various ways that donations can be made to support the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses.
The Writing Committee of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses oversees the research, editing, and development of the articles. The articles are mostly contributed by writing committees from worldwide branch offices, which are then checked by editors and translated into the languages of publication; all involved are volunteers.[20] Women are permitted to write articles that are not of a doctrinal nature.[21] The names of the authors (except in first-person life stories), and other publishing staff are never included in the magazine. All articles are produced under the authority and supervision of the Governing Body; the content is therefore considered the official teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses.[22]
Since the first issue of The Watchtower in 1879, with 6,000 copies printed, circulation of The Watchtower continued to increase, and the magazine has not missed an issue.[23] The magazine is printed in nineteen different countries;[24] about 25% of the total is printed at one of the organization's printeries in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Public Edition has an average monthly print run of about 53,000,000 copies, making it the magazine with the largest circulation in the world.[4] The monthly print run of the Study Edition is not stated in the English edition; the Russian edition states a print run of nearly 15,000,000.
The magazine is distributed by Jehovah's Witnesses, who consider their preaching work to be a public service. Witnesses commonly offer these magazines in the course of their house-to-house ministry. They are also distributed by approaching people in public places, or given informally to doctors, academics, politicians and acquaintances. The Watchtower may also be seen left as reading material in public places, including bus terminals, or laundromats. The Watch Tower Society advises against distribution practices such as mailbox drops and placing large stacks in public places, which they consider to be less effective methods of arousing interest compared to personal presentation of the literature.[25]
In addition to printed editions, The Watchtower has been published in other forms. Since 1997, Jehovah's Witnesses' official web sites have carried articles formatted for the Internet,[26] and began hosting digital downloads in 2008.[27] Specific accessibility efforts include:
Until March 1990, The Watchtower and its companion Awake! were available for a small charge that varied over time and in different countries. For example, in the United States, the suggested donation per issue was $0.05 in 1950,[30] gradually increasing to $0.25 in 1989.[31] On January 17, 1990, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against Jimmy Swaggart that sales of religious literature were subject to taxation,[32] which introduced ambiguity into the formerly tax-free practice of suggesting a specific amount in exchange for the magazines. The Watch Tower Society supported Swaggart in the case, arguing that the perceived sale of religious literature should be exempt from taxation.[33]
From March 1, 1990, the journals were made available at no cost, on a freewill donation basis in the United States, with the stated purpose of simplifying their Bible educational work and distinguishing themselves from those who commercialize religion.[34] The article "Use Our Literature Wisely", which appeared in the May 1990 issue of Our Kingdom Ministry, stated that "there are growing pressures against all religious elements" and went on to say that their main concern was to move ahead in the worldwide preaching work, "without hindrance."
The sale of Jehovah's Witnesses' literature was gradually phased out in other countries, and The Watchtower has been distributed free of charge worldwide since January 2000, its printing being funded by voluntary donations from Jehovah's Witnesses and members of the public.[35]
(help)"Each article in both The Watchtower and Awake! and every page, including the artwork, is scrutinized by selected members of the Governing Body before it is printed."