http://www.amazon.com/crisis-conscience-raymond-franz/dp/0914675249/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1354095941&sr=1-1&keywords=crisis+of+conscience.
http://www.amazon.com/search-christian-freedom-raymond-franz/dp/0914675176/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1354095976&sr=1-1&keywords=in+search+of+christian+freedom.
http://www.amazon.com/combatting-cult-mind-control-best-selling/dp/0892813113/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1354096024&sr=1-1&keywords=combating+cult+mind+control.
My reading list, in order, would be:
1. Crisis of Conscience by Ray Franz
2. Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steve Hassan
3. Captives of a Concept by Don Cameron
4. In Search of Christian Freedom by Ray Franz
5. (Essay below) 'Why I Am an Agnostic' by Robert G. Ingersoll
http://www.amazon.com/crisis-conscience-raymond-franz/dp/0914675249/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1354095941&sr=1-1&keywords=crisis+of+conscience.
http://www.amazon.com/search-christian-freedom-raymond-franz/dp/0914675176/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1354095976&sr=1-1&keywords=in+search+of+christian+freedom.
http://www.amazon.com/combatting-cult-mind-control-best-selling/dp/0892813113/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1354096024&sr=1-1&keywords=combating+cult+mind+control.
my son grab my phone and wifey seen this site.
on for a second she was mad.
led into arugment today.
"i believe unless a person is born again there is no salvation"
You have eternity, right? So, why not slow down and keep ALL of these thoughts to yourself, UNTIL you have the benefit of having meditated on this topic for a year or so.
When you make statements like the one above, this is what your wife (and JW landlord) are thinking: "This man has been taken over by the demons."
Question: Are you less likely or more likely to influence your wife, if she believes you are posessed by demons?
The answer to that question should dictate your strategy.
Facts/truth/doctrine are not the issue, here. Thought Reform is the issue.
my son grab my phone and wifey seen this site.
on for a second she was mad.
led into arugment today.
Unless you want a divorce, these two things are terrible ideas: (1) promoting alternative religious views and (2) writing a DA letter.
i had to buy a new desk top cp and it has windows 8 installed.
i had not even learned windows 7 yet.
i was on the phone for > half a day trying it get my new netgear modum going.
I use the product below, so that Windows 8 'feels' like Windows 7. I am not a fan of the native user interface of Windows 8.
this is doing the rounds on facebook.
google earth--reference.
47.110579 9.227568 ( i copied it and pasted the number in the g-earth search bar ).
One of the comments on YouTube provides an explanation.
"It's a smudge of something on the camera. It's in the same spot all the way through the tunnel down? the road......."
a blog on huffington post.... interesting thoughts...that mostly would go flying over the average jw's head, those that think they know the bible oh so well.... i've highlighted certain points that pertain (technically they all do, but some really stand out) to how jws view things.. my main reason for posting this is so i can find it easily later, as it'll disappear from huffpo eventually.. .
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-hayes/5-misconceptions-about-the-bible_b_2173965.html.
when it comes to the bible, modern americans are at a distinct disadvantage.
Welcome back, PSacramento! Nice to see you around here, again.
a blog on huffington post.... interesting thoughts...that mostly would go flying over the average jw's head, those that think they know the bible oh so well.... i've highlighted certain points that pertain (technically they all do, but some really stand out) to how jws view things.. my main reason for posting this is so i can find it easily later, as it'll disappear from huffpo eventually.. .
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-hayes/5-misconceptions-about-the-bible_b_2173965.html.
when it comes to the bible, modern americans are at a distinct disadvantage.
I read that earlier today.
I found Correction #5 to be particularly interesting.
it looks like they are cracking the whip and weeding out the undesirables whether it be elder or inactive ones..
Nope.
just picked it up yesterday..... anyone a gamer on xbox?
pm me and lets throw down.
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bttt
