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any new light since 2008
by rekless in
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What did Raymond Franz believe after his exit?
by Botzwana in
1. watchtower
2. bible
did he start believing in the trinity and hellfire?

i have not read in search of christian freedom yet as i do not have a copy of it.

does he touch on this in that book?.
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Today, the Sudbury (Suffolk - UK) Congregation heard announced that "Rory Sullivan is no longer one of JWs"
by AndersonsInfo in
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2. friends
http://www.acarpenterfromnazareth.com/2012/03/open-letter-to-body-of-elders.html#moresunday, march 25, 2012an open letter to the body of elders .

an open letter to the body of elders,.

sudbury (suffolk) congregation of jehovah's witnesses.
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Occupy Jehovah's Witnesses: When the 0.1% are the 99.9%
by rory-ks in
1. jw
2. friends
on the evening of thursday, april 5th, after sundown, some 19 million people will meet in kingdom halls around the world to celebrate the lord's evening meal.

of those 19 million less than half will be fully-fledged jehovah's witnesses comprising men, women, and children, who have dedicated their lives to the cause, amounting to some 7-and-a-half million - a mere 0.1% of the world's 7 billion population.. .

that 0.1% are in a privileged position.
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Prelude to a disfellowshipping: An open letter.
by rory-ks in
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2. friends
an open letter to the body of elders, .

sudbury (suffolk) congregation of jehovah's witnesses.. .

on wednesday, april 4, 2012, the decision will be carried out to announce to the congregation that, rory sullivan is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.. .
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Prelude to a disfellowshipping
by rory-ks in
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2. friends
i was 25 years a congregation member; ten years an elder; all told, up to 18 years an appointed man; a decade or so as a full-time minister; assembly speaker, with the pinnacle giving the public discourse at a district convention.. .

i stopped being an active member of the congregation in november 2010, but it had been brewing for several years, with the customary gradual drifting away - all the necessary mental gymnastics as my spiritual views changed and doubts set in; quitting the theocratic ministry school; ceasing to answer; sitting quietly off to the side.

i think the straw that broke the camels back was when family worship inevitably became family worship.
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The Governing Body - Elusive & Strong
by the-illuminator81 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when it comes to cults, jehovah's witnesses have a very strong hierarchical leadership system.

in many ways it enforces their control on the individual.

one of the tricks is that the lower levels of followers never get direct contact beyond the circuit overseer level.
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Is it possible to define faith in a simple, logical, unambiguous way?
by losthobbit in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was wondering if it's actually possible to define what faith is in a simple, logical, unambiguous way.. .

i have a theory that words which cannot be defined in a simple, logical, unambiguous way do not really mean anything specific, and therefore should probably be avoided.. .

i know there have been books written on this subject, but i think that anyone who has to write an entire book to define a simple word like faith, does not really understand what it means.. .
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ex-jw-uk
by bigmac in
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2. friends
i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

i've already found several by reading older posts..
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What's the BIGGEST WEAK LINK in the WTS Armor?
by Black Man in
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2. friends
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is it the pedophile thing, ngo, generation change, blood issue?

what do you think it is?.