Posts by RayPublisher

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One year of being free

by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

one year ago, this thursday, i went to work as usual.

i got home, ate dinner, got myself dressed for the meeting, and helped my kids get ready like i usually did.. my son had a talk that evening, his second one.

many of my family went to support him.

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So glad you are out Ricky and that I've been able to get to know you and call you a friend!

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"Crisis of Conscience" and "In Search of Christian Freedom" in stock at Amazon.

by ScenicViewer in

- crisis of conscience (hardcover), $29.95 here.. - in search of christian freedom (hardcover), $29.95 here.. - in search of christian freedom (paperback), $29.95 here.. all sold by cynthia franz..

RayPublisher

Dan and Debbie Dykstra supposedly own the copyright but are apparently not interested in letting anyone order them anymore and it is a pity IMO.

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from commentary press: "in honor of raymond & cynthia franz, the present copyright owner of crisis of conscious and in search of christian freedom is committed to further distribution of these publications.

more details will be forthcoming.".

http://www.commentarypress.com/.

RayPublisher

Dan and Debbie Dykstra supposedly own the copyright. PM me if you want more info on that front...

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"Crisis of Conscience" and "In Search of Christian Freedom" in stock at Amazon.

by ScenicViewer in

- crisis of conscience (hardcover), $29.95 here.. - in search of christian freedom (hardcover), $29.95 here.. - in search of christian freedom (paperback), $29.95 here.. all sold by cynthia franz..

RayPublisher

BTTT

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Commentary Press

by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

jw
friends

from commentary press: "in honor of raymond & cynthia franz, the present copyright owner of crisis of conscious and in search of christian freedom is committed to further distribution of these publications.

more details will be forthcoming.".

http://www.commentarypress.com/.

RayPublisher

I remember reading about the person that was given charge of commentary press on here a year or two ago... Since the site redesign I have had a hard time making sense of things here.

Who on this board knows the person that was bequeathed the rights?

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Commentary Press

by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

jw
friends

from commentary press: "in honor of raymond & cynthia franz, the present copyright owner of crisis of conscious and in search of christian freedom is committed to further distribution of these publications.

more details will be forthcoming.".

http://www.commentarypress.com/.

RayPublisher

Once again the most important book that any former JW or struggling JW could read is not available in hard copy... it's a travesty.

An excellent audio version (not yet complete though) is on my friend's youtube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXwzOAVQahM&list=PLPbDQHX1wDvkTM_18LXAWSpnVVFTkcA9m

And his video series summarizing much of the content of the books is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8WvGLL8ixc&list=PLPbDQHX1wDvnptaVWFbYGODEdh4Kk7iNK

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Change to dress and grooming rules for JWs in USA soon?

by RayPublisher in

my guy with the lurk account on jwtalk (where all the kool-aid drinking jws go to talk about how wonderful 'the twoof' is) sent me some more interesting threads, here's one:.

spoiler: starting new the new service year september.

"there will be new directives from the branch through the circuit overseer on dress and grooming that will disqualify one to be a congregation publisher.

RayPublisher

My guy with the lurk account on JWtalk (where all the kool-aid drinking JWs go to talk about how wonderful 'The Twoof' is) sent me some more interesting threads, here's one:

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Spoiler: Starting new the new service year September

"There will be new directives from the Branch through the Circuit overseer on Dress and Grooming that will disqualify one to be a congregation publisher. I have heard what some of the info is but not all. Guess we will have to wait to see what is all included in new instructions."

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"Part of the direction is on anyone dressing heterosexually. Seems like this has gotten out of hand especially in large metropolitan areas around the world. Those that even give the appearance of such (Example: Skinny Jeans) Will be disqualified as a publisher. There are other areas to be covered both male and female but this is one."

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"This information came in letter form from the branch to CO's and future directions will be implemented Starting in Sept. We have been given suggestion on proper dress and grooming for some time. I guess in order to get the attention of those whom like to walk the line its time to lay it on the line if you want to look like like the world then be in the world. If you want to be recognized as a witness of Jehovah then obey. The choice will be given"

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Changes for Volunteers at Conventions and Assemblies in Spain

by RayPublisher in

someone sent me this from jwtalk.

a guy on there just posted this regarding changes to the way the jws volunteer at conventions in spain and the changes seem fairly major:.

we had a special meeting today called a training session for volunteers.

RayPublisher

Someone sent me this from JWtalk. A guy on there just posted this regarding changes to the way the JWs volunteer at conventions in Spain and the changes seem fairly major:

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We had a special meeting today called a training session for volunteers. Lots of changes were announced, although I don't know if this is worldwide or just local for Spain.

A country-wide committee has been formed made up by brothers who are experts in safety at work. This committee has two main goals: improving safety and reducing the number of volunteers and the amount of time they spend working and therefore missing the program. They check every venue where conventions or assemblies are to be held and will suggest solutions for all the risky spots they find. They also meet with the authorities and coordinate their efforts with police, civilian service, firemen and the like.

The number of volunteers in Spain will be reduced from 46,000 (mostly cleaning) to around 2,500. Professionals will now take care of risky tasks instead of well-intentioned but untrained volunteers. For example, volunteers will no longer install sound systems in the ceiling or hang monitors or pannels. Those elements will be included in the rental contract. No longer will brothers take care of medical emergencies: The city will provide sanitary professionals and the first aid department will just call them. The same goes for the traffic department: the police will take care of traffic if necessary.

For many years we have prided ourselves to hand back stadiums much cleaner than they were. Everybody was enouraged to participate, you often saw children and students and even first-time visitors cleaning. That is over. Whenever we rent any stadium, we will require the owners to provide the facilities perfectly clean and to clean them after the convention. That way it will not be necessary that thousands of volunteers to spent the whole night before the convention working cleaning the place, or to stay for long after the convention.

A database has been created containing volunteers approved by the bodies of elders, and only they will receive training (as we did today) and will be allowed to work. Congregations will no longer receive an assignment to clean a certain area, but every volunteer will receive his asignment personally. The same applies to all departments. Cleaning tools and products will be available and in case we make some dirt, we can clean it ourselves, as we do at home. Cleaning teams will still check from time to time, but not that often. This new approach has already been tested in some areas and the results were very good.

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I wonder if this is going to carry over into the USA and other countries.

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Apostasy Trial on YouTube - Undercover spycam part 1

by RayPublisher in

for only the second time in internet history, a video recording of a secret jehovah's witness apostasy trial has been published online on the jwstruggle youtube channel.

follow isaac's story here:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se9rh6qux0o&feature=youtu.be.

RayPublisher

@kairos Me too!! Been editing part 2 allllllllll morning.

@daringhart13 Isaac is a trooper and now a personal friend. Yes the elders "wing it", shoot from the hip, make up sh!t, etc. etc.

@freemindfade You said a mouthful bro I totally agree.

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Part 2 is now online here:

http://youtu.be/373zBncUuoQ

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Part 3 next week (hopefully!)

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Apostasy Trial on YouTube - Undercover spycam part 1

by RayPublisher in

for only the second time in internet history, a video recording of a secret jehovah's witness apostasy trial has been published online on the jwstruggle youtube channel.

follow isaac's story here:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se9rh6qux0o&feature=youtu.be.

RayPublisher

@Hairtrigger It's online now, idk what happened there...

@Eden Yep they are/will be discarding the 1914 date as time goes on.

@Carla Thanks Carla I fixed the site it was an errant plugin!

I also put up a bunch of screengrabs from the video and a short article on JWStruggle.com if anyone wants to see them.