Ray opened up a door for us, not leading to him, but to our own mind and heart with freedom. He freed many slaves and had absolutely no desire to 'own' or direct or rule them.
Posts by Gayle
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96Ray Franz was an Idiot
by vinman inray franz who gave us insight into the gb due to a crisis of conscience was an absolute moron, with absolutely no critical thinking skills whatsoever like all of us have.
i mean, to have a conscience based on some magic man in the sky.. how stupid can you be?
in search of christian freedom?
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VA shooting suspect was raised a JW! He mentions it on his Twitter account
by WingCommander inanyone in the usa following this morning's shooting "on-air" live tv will know what i'm talking about.
bryce williams (not real name, but on-air name) shot and killed 2 people on live television this morning in roanoke, va. he was wearing a go-pro camera, and uploaded his first-person video onto his social media accounts.
i've seen his twitter feed (before it was taken down), and not very far down he mentions being raised a jw.
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Gayle
Any religion that teaches, even to their children: All the world is evil. World destruction is 'needed' for happiness. They don't need to kill anyone, but they have a "hit-man" (Jehovah) to take care of that. They will see the birds eating the flesh of millions/billions. They will be spending likely years, burying everyone's bones, but then they will find happiness. ???
This is a setup for some very disturbed people. Compound that with some living with critical racial issues now. Compound that with "gay" inclinations, when taught they are "evil" for that. Taught that if they aren't happy with their life and act out otherwise, then the most loving, good people, including their mom, will cut them off cold.
How the brain works through all that is very complicated. Children's brain cells fed that crap can be very critical.
Most can work through that positively, but ones need support, and need to start reading and living positive things. Identifying falsehood, learn to sort through negative thoughts. Some won't be able.
p.s. Be assured, this is not an excuse to kill innocents. I believe in the death penalty in such cases. Some then kill themselves in their misery and I wish they would do that themselves before any others.
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Advice
by Tigerlove inhello, new member here.
i have a question that has been bugging me for a couple of months now.
so i have been dating this guy(a witness ) for over a year now.
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Gayle
Your boyfriend is dishonest and immature. You deserve a boyfriend that is proud of you and willing to yell that from the rooftops. He is a slave to his religion and obviously to his mom. This is double trouble. As a JW you would just about not have much association of your family and non-JW friends. You would lose so much but gain nothing.
please research: jwfacts.com
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VA shooting suspect was raised a JW! He mentions it on his Twitter account
by WingCommander inanyone in the usa following this morning's shooting "on-air" live tv will know what i'm talking about.
bryce williams (not real name, but on-air name) shot and killed 2 people on live television this morning in roanoke, va. he was wearing a go-pro camera, and uploaded his first-person video onto his social media accounts.
i've seen his twitter feed (before it was taken down), and not very far down he mentions being raised a jw.
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Gayle
An interesting opinion about the mass shootings in U.S.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-does-us-have-so-many-mass-shootings/ar-BBm9m4V?ocid=spartandhp
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VA shooting suspect was raised a JW! He mentions it on his Twitter account
by WingCommander inanyone in the usa following this morning's shooting "on-air" live tv will know what i'm talking about.
bryce williams (not real name, but on-air name) shot and killed 2 people on live television this morning in roanoke, va. he was wearing a go-pro camera, and uploaded his first-person video onto his social media accounts.
i've seen his twitter feed (before it was taken down), and not very far down he mentions being raised a jw.
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Gayle
So the shooter was raised a JW,,but not one when grown?, inactive? Dfd? But still saying "Jehovah" directed him in all this? -
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What Qualifications does Geoffrey Jackson have as a Translator of the Bible ? In any Capacity ?
by smiddy ingeoffrey jackson left school at the age of 15 and began pioneering , he never attended a university ,never studied ancient greek ,hebrew or aramaic at any recognized teaching academy , he has no certificates or credentials / qualifications from any place of learning that is approved by a competent body of religious instruction .. and by his own words at the australian royal commission , under oath he stated that was his primary role as a translator of scripture into other languages .. a 15 year old drop out from school in australia is the chief/ prime translator of the bible for jehovah`s witnesses world wide in their many languages that they preach in .. it would be very interesting to see his report cards for those few years he did attend school .. is it just me , or does anybody else see that his qualifications don`t come up to scratch to be a translator of the old testament or the new testament scriptures , and be taken seriously as a translator of either , into any language.. if i am wrong anywhere in this post feel free to correct me .. smiddy.
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Gayle
Reminds me, like Fred Franz, always coming across as an authority of Greek and Hebrew. But under oath in court, could not read or translate. They are such ignorant boasters. -
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What percent are getting baptized only at 'Regional' Conventions?
by Gayle inwhat 'percent' at circuit assemblies or special day assemblies?
are ones inclined to wait for the regionals (more exciting) or not necessarily?
these regional conventions reporting quite low numbers, averaging approx.
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Gayle
what 'percent' at circuit assemblies or special day assemblies? Are ones inclined to wait for the Regionals (more exciting) or not necessarily?
These Regional Conventions reporting quite low numbers, averaging approx. .5% of attendance.
Also, what percent at Regionals are attenders among the 'Average Publishers?' What percentage of others are there, among the interested, the inactives, the disfellowshipped?.
Are these 'low' baptism numbers getting any comments or observations?
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district overseers
by pepperheart indoes anybody know how many district overseers there used to be either in the us or the uk ?
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Gayle
Just a guess : 34? (for U.S.) -
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2015 Regional Convention (Cleveland, Ohio) - No accounts report read? No video about abuse?
by My Name is of No Consequence ini went to the convention this past weekend in cleveland with my wife and son.
most of the session was the status quo, but here are some of observations that i believe are worth noting: .
1. i did not see a lot of jw.org advertisements and the website was not mentioned a whole lot during the session.
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Stats of conventions in Mexico
by ILoveTTATT2 ini just went to a convention in mazatlan, mexico.. i had wanted to do this for a very long time, it left me shaken a bit (because i had a confrontation of sorts with one jw who recognized me), but i got some stats that give some insight into the borg.
it really is crumbling, even in the places where they have arguably had the best, wildest success in the world: mexico.. just so you can see how much they have success in mexico compared to the us or anywhere else:.
top three countries in 2014 were:.
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Gayle
2014 Yearbook for Mexico, shows 27,701 baptized for their 12,833 congregations (2.15 persons each for the year). If each congregation has 1 person baptized at the Regional Convention and at their two Special Day (Circuit) Assemblies an average of 1.15 more total; not that impressive. 63 Avg. pubs. per cong.