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  Download Raymond Franz PDF Books Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom

  by Tenacious in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for those who've never read these incredible books by our friend ray franz.. here are links for both.

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  happy reading!.

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  Tenacious

  If Ray Franz had really wanted them to be downloaded free of charge, he would have made it crystal clear in his will, as would Cynthia.
  

  In his last years I don't believe Ray was concerned with the distributing of his information but rather that it was available.

  Saying what a dead person would have wanted is hardly a legal argument - but it might be enough to salve a conscience from "breaking in" and stealing stuff. And saying it is "vital" information is another way of arguing in favour of stealing something.

  It's clearly obvious you have not read both of Ray's books, otherwise, you would know how Ray and Nestor K. felt about the spreading of this 'vital' information. I'm going to go out on a limb to say you've never downloaded anything illegal, or have you?

  Your insinuations and argument is flawed. But hey, freedom of speech, right?
  
  
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  Visual Methodologies and Watchtower Illustrations

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have been reading a fascinating book about various strategies for studying the meaning of images: visual methodologies by gillian rose.

  various approaches covered include compositional analysis, content analysis, psychoanalysis, semiology and discourse analysis.

  it struck me how ripe watchtower imagery would be to such scrutiny, and how subtle trends in ideological emphases may be identified through the visual iconography that may be less apparent in the overt expositions of watcthower written texts.

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  Tenacious

  The best psychological manipulation the governing maggots have pulled is getting the members to identify the Org with Jehovah and Jehovah with the Org.

  In the members mind, the Org is Jehovah. And that is why it's so hard to break through that wall. All else is just frosting on the cake.

  Take for example the shunning booklet titled "Return to Jehovah".

  Returning to the Org is returning to Jehovah. Sinister and brilliant but only momentary.
  
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  Juan Gabriel died.

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the world, michael jackson's death was the death of an insanely well known person.. in latin america, juan gabriel was like our michael jackson, he was that well known.. generations of people all over latin america knew his songs.

  you heard his songs when you broke up with someone and went to the bar, you heard his songs in karaoke, you heard his songs every saturday when your grandma played music loudly and she only had the one cassette and it was his.... i hadn't cried for the death of an artist before, but today i did.. there are sooo many memories, both good and bad, in mine and hundreds of millions of people, in which he was a part.. mexico and all of latin america is in pain right now.. may he rest in peace..

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  I feel that Juan Gabriel was more on the level of a U.S. Justin Timberlake.

  The Michael Jackson of Mexico is without question Vicente Fernandez Sr.

  Now if that man died, Mexico would probably shut down. Kinda like having a head of state pass.
  
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  December Study Watchtower - Preparing to Reveal a New Light?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jw/wtbt's anti-scriptural & anti-christ teaching that "a person's own death wipes out their sins" (based on their lie that romans 6:7 is to be interpreted literally) appears to have had a little wedge inserted into it.

  despite making numerous accurate references to the fact that 1st century christians had figuratively died to sin, the svengalis at the top of the brooklyn pyramid point-blank refuse to discuss/cite/quote romans 6:7 and its true meaning.

  page 10, par.

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  I, for one appreciate your research on the Bible Searcher. Keep it up man.

  This point alone is worth your input:

  The fact remains that J.W.'s are equating the benefits of their own death with that of Christ's - and it hasn't dawned on them! I reckon it's worth enlightening them.
  
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  Can you prove that our entire universe and existence is not a computer simulation?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. social
  2. current

  if you were a computer programmer and you were to create a simulated automated world, that would constantly evolve and self run after initial designs.

  first you would have to code the rules, laws, and core elements of this world.

  while this is being coded, the program is not run yet, so none of it exists.

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  Say what you want to say and be critical of this hypothesis that EndofMysteries has stated with his OP. However, you can't ignore people like Nick Bostrom, Neil Degrasse, and James Gates Jr. when they speak. And last time I checked, these scientists, scholars, and doctors are significantly smarter in this area than anyone posting on this thread or on this forum for that matter.
  
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  Can you prove that our entire universe and existence is not a computer simulation?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. social
  2. current

  if you were a computer programmer and you were to create a simulated automated world, that would constantly evolve and self run after initial designs.

  first you would have to code the rules, laws, and core elements of this world.

  while this is being coded, the program is not run yet, so none of it exists.

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  And yes, scientists have been able to replicate a realistic virtual universe:

  Virtual Reality Universe
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  Can you prove that our entire universe and existence is not a computer simulation?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. social
  2. current

  if you were a computer programmer and you were to create a simulated automated world, that would constantly evolve and self run after initial designs.

  first you would have to code the rules, laws, and core elements of this world.

  while this is being coded, the program is not run yet, so none of it exists.

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  This is a very interesting and highly debated subject among scientists.

  Here's a story that touched on this subject:

  Is the Universe a Virtual Simulation?
  
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  Self-righteous Watchtower vs the pagan-inspired New Testament.

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  watchtower refuses to translate stauros as cross despite having no evidence to refute the long-standing ancient belief that jesus died on a cross; and in spite of evidence that the romans were in fact using crosses in executions by jesus' day.

  they shun the word simply because of the use of crosses in ancient pagan religions.. watchtower refuses to refer to their places of worship with the word church because of the word's supposed pagan origin or past usage to refer to pagan places of worship.. now contrast watchtower's self-righteous attitude of avoiding the use of all words having pagan religious usages, with the new testament verse of 2 peter 2:4:.

  certainly god did not refrain from punishing the angels who sinned, but threw them into tarʹta·rus, putting them in chains of dense darkness to be reserved for judgment.. tartarus is a word that had rich pagan mythological meaning when it was written in the nt.

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  I enjoyed your post Island Man. Always rich with good information.

  The Watchtower maggots are sinister and evil in just about everything they touch and teach.

  I've been working on exposing their "Silver Sword" translation.

  Soon, I hope to start a list of numbered threads for each New Testament letters and books
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  Download Raymond Franz PDF Books Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom

  by Tenacious in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for those who've never read these incredible books by our friend ray franz.. here are links for both.

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  happy reading!.

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  In all honesty and sincerity I think if Ray was alive, with physical copies being more expensive to produce and distribute, he would have made both books available for free. Again, I'm speculating based on how Ray felt about bringing his insider knowledge to the masses thereby exposing the WTS.

  Being a published author I have to agree with JeffT in terms of acquiring a copyright waiver or license to freely distribute a book that is still legally licensed to Cynthia and/or to her heirs or estate.

  Don't misunderstand me and allow me to perfectly clear. Just because I'm published AND I initially provided the books for free does not demonstrate bias for neither argument.

  This book is a must for those that are still trapped in the mental asylum otherwise known as the WTS. And in no way do I wish to curtail this exodus which continues to this day and will continue many years into the future. However, in order to protect myself, and Simon, and others that may download the book by this medium, I must exercise caution and revoke the downloads.

  If you Google both of these books they are easily available to whomever wishes to read them. Some legally downloadable and some not so much. Your choice but either way I encourage you to search for them. The truth will literally set you free.
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  GB says they are GOD, check this out.......

  by Freeandclear in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have been watching the arc videos on youtube with geoffrey jackass, er i mean, jackson and a couple of very powerful things struck me.. forgive me if these have been covered before but...did anyone else notice he says several times that the gb are the "guardians of doctrine?

  " haha g.o.d.

  do we really have any further need for witnesses!?

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  It's kinda eerie that Georgie would say that.

  I immediately thought:

  2 Thessalonians 2:4 - "He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God."