PROTESTS AT WATCHTOWER CONVENTIONS

by Lawrence Hughes 162 Replies latest jw friends

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  OUTLAW

  While I don't think that public protests at ASSemblies really do anything other than reinforce the 'angry apostate' view that Witnesses have,

  if it helps him deal with his grief and anger, then I say power to him.....Mary

  I agree..If it helps Lawrence,he should do it..

  Hello Lawrence, most people posting as you already know are moral cowards,

  they are hiding behind there cartoon avatars still scared to death of the Watchtower Org.....Rick Fearon

  Your a Moron..Fearon..

  I doubt Lawrence will be Back on JWN..

  Bragging about his 1 day,3 person,WorldWide WBT$ Protest..

  Making it out to be something it`s not..Like you did..

  This protest means something to him..

  It`s not a Shameless Advertisement for Rick Fearons "Bullshit Six Screens" Show..

  Now Crawl back Under your Rock..

  ................... ...OUTLAW
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  coffee_black

  Hello Lawrence, most people posting as you already know are moral cowards, they are hiding behind there cartoon avatars still scared to death of the Watchtower Org.

  Rick, you have shown yourself to be a bully. You have no right to judge the people posting on this forum for keeping their identity private. I know many of them personally. Do you? Honestly, Rick, your behavior on this forum is about as far from Christian as one can get. You have allowed your hatred of the Watchtower to take over your life. You feed on every negative story, real and imagined, and try to stoke the flames of hatred in others. Hatred feeding on hatred. You have given your hatred for Jehovah's Witnesses more importance than Christ. Jesus said to love your enemies and pray for those persecuting you. What do you think he would have to say to you? Or does that even matter to you any more? Any you pastor a Church? That in itself is horrifying since you show so much hatred to anyone who disagrees with or questions you. Just like the watchtower you despise.

  Of all the people who have helped others to realize the truth about the truth, Ray Franz stands tall. He never picketed, he never lashed out at anyone the way you do. He never created sensational headlines, or drew attention to himself. He simply told the truth. Rationally, and with kindness, honesty and integrity.

  I am ashamed FOR you Rick. I have met you and thought you were better than this. Enough is enough!

  Coffee Black... aka Debbie (Moody) Shard, who is not afraid of the watchtower or you ....and refuses to allow the watchtower or your antics to consume the rest of my life. and here is my picture so you can see that I'm not hiding behind anything.

  
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  PublishingCult

  most people posting as you already know are moral cowards

  So, not picketing a kingdom hall or DC, or not having the desire to picket a Kingdom Hall or DC, and/or criticizing Rick Fearon for picketing a KH or DC makes you a moral coward . . . ?

  I thought habitual lying, bigotry, hoaxing, and defrauding made one a moral coward. Hmm . . . I simply must check my morality manual again.

  Does anyone even know for certain whether this is THE actual Lawrence Hughes? Just wondering.
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  koolaid-man

  Thank you Deb for speaking up and letting people know who you are. I wish more would follow suit.

  Sorry you are upset over my post. I think some of the comments made about Lawrence wanting to protest were unkind and hitting him below the belt. This man lost a beautiful fourteen year old daughter due to the blood policies of the Watchtower Org. Rather then condemn and undermine his objective, members of this board should be offering encouragement and rooting him on.
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  steve2

  Rather then condemn and undermine his objective, members of this board should be offering encouragement and rooting him on.

  Rick, it would be so refreshing if you could read our posts more carefully and not rush to judgement about us.

  Not one of us has condemned or undermined Lawrence's objective. Sure, we've questioned the effectiveness of protests but in the context of actually acknowledging his loss. Our view is not hard to grasp: protests backfire and stoke the fires of religious persecution - that's it in a nutshell.

  I credit Lawrence with still being able to decide for himself - there are others who post on this forum who openly cheerlead protests - and good for them too. I do not infer anything about their personalities or feel the need to label them. They just have different views on the matter than some of us.

  The significant and painful loss of Lawrence's daughter should not get mixed in with the debate on protests - it is a quite separate issue. Most of us here are empathic and many of us can speak from our own experience of loss. When I was 10, I lost a JW cousin 3 years older to a rare congenital condition that could be treated with blood transfusions. His slow death almost destroyed his family - so I full well know the dreadful impact of the blood doctrine - but I don't go using it to "legitimize" anything and everything I might do and say against the Watchtower Society.
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  coffee_black

  Sorry you are upset over my post. I think some of the comments made about Lawrence wanting to protest were unkind and hitting him below the belt. This man lost a beautiful fourteen year old daughter due to the blood policies of the Watchtower Org. Rather then condemn and undermine his objective, members of this board should be offering encouragement and rooting him on.

  Once again you miss the point. It is you who I and others are speaking out against. You are trying once again to hitch your wagon to Lawrence's star and get attention for yourself. It is not just one post of yours that I have read and am disgusted by. It is your behavior on this forum... against anyone who disagrees with you. Count me as one who disagrees with you and is disgusted by your behavior.

  Lawrence if you are reading this, be careful. Do not allow Rick to hijack you into promoting his website or conference call. He has lost all crediblity.

  For once, Rick, look in the mirror at what you have become! It is nothing to be proud of.

  Coffee

  Oh... and I have never been in hiding. I have nothing to lose. My family is out....or dead. I do not judge others who stand to lose everything by revealing their identity. I have compassion for them... you have no right to judge them either. You were once a dub too...in fact, you still act like one.
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  Mary

  koolaidman said: I think some of the comments made about Lawrence wanting to protest were unkind and hitting him below the belt.

  And what about your pathetic comment that most people on JWN are "moral cowards" who are "hiding behind there cartoon avatars still scared to death of the Watchtower Org"? On previous threads, you've already accused posters of being Watchtower spies? In fact, if this is your view of posters on JWN, why do you even bother posting on here anymore?

  You seem to be rapidly losing touch with reality Rick. As Coffee Black already mentioned, your credibility is shot through no one's fault but your own and now you seem to be suffering from the 'persecution complex' like other JW apologetics do: they come on here, say something inflammatory to stir the hornets' nest, then when they get the backlash, they can breathe a sigh of relief thinking "Ahhhhh.....I'm being persecuted just like Jesus said his true followers would be. Proof that I must be right!" It would also appear that you're egging Simon on to ban your sorry ass so you can add further to your persecution complex. Despite repeated warnings from him to knock it off, you're still intent on trying to promote your particular brand of bullshit crap even though you've been exposed as a hoaxster and someone who apparently suffers from delusions of grandeur amongst some other mental problems.

  For god's sake, seek professional help.
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  Broken Promises

  *stands and applauds coffee_black*

  Yeah, what she said....
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  koolaid-man

  Excuse me.......... Any person reading this post will quickly draw the conclusion that Lawrence is being attacked by indirect , underhanded means. Some posters are attempting to subvert one of the only ways Lawrence can release some justified agitation he has toward The Watchtower Organization. Am I reading more into this than I should? Am I running ahead?

  Please Explain these posts .....

  Lawrence, Lawrence, Lawrence, get a life free from limp-minded and impotent vengeance: All you succeed in doing is fuel the JWs' illusions that they are so unique that they attract the hatred of obsessive apostates. I'd rather watch paint dry than see how much publicity you drum up with your motley collection of rent-a-protesters.

  I'd rather mow my lawn

  The media is not interested in the conventions nor the protests

  Protests and picketing outside conventions only reinforce the idea of angry apostates who can't move on.

  I thought you were banned from this forum.

  In the eye's of the public, you're putting on a freak show.

  (May your kind words of encouragement to Lawrence help him in his ongoing commitment to expose WBTS.)
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  OUTLAW

  

  Rick Fearon AKA Uncool aidman

  #1..

  Hello Lawrence, most people posting as you already know are moral cowards, they are hiding behind there cartoon avatars still scared to death of the Watchtower Org.

  Lawrence you are a hero, I applaud your efforts, you are a man of action. You are not some anonymous fictitious bufoon sitting behind a computer screen

  pretending to be some internet therapist helping Jehovah's Witnesses. The people demeaning your thread should be ashamed for trying to discourage a sincere man

  who lost a loved one IN DEATH due to Watchtower doctrine. If you want to protest, I say protest , do not listen to people Who are still having a hard time diconnecting

  from The Watchtower Organization! Thank you Rick Fearon

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  #2..

  Excuse me.......... Any person reading this post will quickly draw the conclusion that Lawrence is being attacked by indirect , underhanded means.

  Some posters are attempting to subvert one of the only ways Lawrence can release some justified agitation he has toward The Watchtower Organization.

  Am I reading more into this than I should? Am I running ahead?

  Please Explain these posts .....

  Lawrence, Lawrence, Lawrence, get a life free from limp-minded and impotent vengeance: All you succeed in doing is fuel the JWs' illusions that they are so unique that they attract the hatred of obsessive apostates. I'd rather watch paint dry than see how much publicity you drum up with your motley collection of rent-a-protesters.

  I'd rather mow my lawn

  The media is not interested in the conventions nor the protests

  Protests and picketing outside conventions only reinforce the idea of angry apostates who can't move on.

  I thought you were banned from this forum.

  In the eye's of the public, you're putting on a freak show.

  (May your kind words of encouragement to Lawrence help him in his ongoing commitment to expose WBTS.).....Rickfearon

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  Rick Fearon..

  In the 1st post..

  You could have wished Lawrence well as some of us did and left it at that..But ..

  You turned it into an opportunity to bad mouth JWN Posters..

  For not breaking Guidline #9 on JWN..

  While Breaking Guidline #2 to do it..

  In the 2nd post you carry on your insanity..

  Refusing to acknowledge any positive posts to Lawrence..

  And..

  You Hi-Jacked Lawrences thread..

  To carry on your personal War with JWN..

  Are you getting Lonely at Six Screens?..The most Discredited Show in ExDub World..

  You can thank yourself for that..Everyone is sick of you..

  Keep your Poison on Six Screens..

  We don`t want it here..

  ....................... ...OUTLAW