gnosis= knowledge , epi-gnosis=accurate knowledge .Paul used both words
raymond frantz
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Wack ass J-dub apologist channel on YouTube.
by Joliette ini'm trying to post the video, but the name of the youtube channel is named micheal rankin.
he suddenly stopped making youtube videos.. can't post in google chrome.. .
okay, never mind here it goes:.
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The real reason Russians don't like the Watchtower
by raymond frantz inthe jw.org is always going on about how unfair the russian authorities are and how brothers and sisters in russia for this reason are persecuted .but , it could be that the russians don't like the watchtower because the don't like ngo's .the watchtower has maintained it's status as ngo in europe and the russians don't like ngo's as they see them as foreign agents .the following is an extract from the recent news there :".
moscow, january 16 (ria novosti) - russian justice minister alexander konovalov said on wednesday that only one non-governmental organization in russia has so far registered as a foreign agent under a recently introduced law on ngos.. russia's controversial new law, obligating non-governmental organizations financed from abroad and involved in political activity to register as "foreign agents," came into force last november.
the first organization to register under the new law last december was the "shchit i mech" (shield and sword) human rights group from the chuvashia republic.. "as for requests, i have no other information besides the only association from chuvashia, about which you already know," konovalov told a session of the state duma, the lower house of the russian parliament.. the minister added that russian ngos are currently in a stage of "adjustment" to the norms of the new law, which should gradually become part of routine judicial practice.. alexei glukhov, the head of "shchit i mech," said earlier his organization decided to register under the new legislation to find out how the new law works from the inside.. the new legislation also requires ngos to publish a biannual report on their activities and carry out an annual financial audit.. failure to comply with the law could result in fines of up to 500,000 rubles ($15,900).. kremlin officials have repeatedly claimed that washington is using ngos in russia as a cover to bring about political change.
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raymond frantz
The jw.org is always going on about how unfair the Russian Authorities are and how brothers and sisters in Russia for this reason are persecuted .But , it could be that the Russians don't like the Watchtower because the don't like NGO's .The Watchtower has maintained it's status as NGO in Europe and the Russians don't like NGO's as they see them as Foreign Agents .The following is an extract from the recent news there :"
MOSCOW, January 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said on Wednesday that only one non-governmental organization in Russia has so far registered as a foreign agent under a recently introduced law on NGOs.
Russia's controversial new law, obligating non-governmental organizations financed from abroad and involved in political activity to register as "foreign agents," came into force last November. The first organization to register under the new law last December was the "Shchit i Mech" (Shield and Sword) human rights group from the Chuvashia Republic.
"As for requests, I have no other information besides the only association from Chuvashia, about which you already know," Konovalov told a session of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament.
The minister added that Russian NGOs are currently in a stage of "adjustment" to the norms of the new law, which should gradually become part of routine judicial practice.
Alexei Glukhov, the head of "Shchit i Mech," said earlier his organization decided to register under the new legislation to find out how the new law works from the inside.
The new legislation also requires NGOs to publish a biannual report on their activities and carry out an annual financial audit.
Failure to comply with the law could result in fines of up to 500,000 rubles ($15,900).
Kremlin officials have repeatedly claimed that Washington is using NGOs in Russia as a cover to bring about political change. President Vladimir Putin once famously called Russian NGOs involved in politics "jackals."
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How to use disfellowshipping as a way to bring them to the light
by sosoconfused inso after i stepped down and began to be the cynical young angry ex-elder in the hall a few brothers decided to have a surprise shepherding call.. they asked me what had me down, i said nothing.
i am actually very happy right now.
then one brother says, "i think you are forgetting what makes us so special in the first place... we obey god as ruler... rather then men.
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raymond frantz
brilliant ,unexpected point ,destroyed his argument and made it plainly clear that disfellowshiping is not in the Bible
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Is trying to awaken a JW tantamount to "robbing him of his bliss"??
by never a jw inlast thursday i was propmpted by a recent thread to read the daily text (feb 28, 2013).
i then had the audacity to send a text message to all four jw's nephews/nieces (in their mid 20's).
i offered my opinion by summarizing it "put and shut up".
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raymond frantz
Most young JWs are attracted from the wide social circle that a JW community can offer ,they don't understand many of the issues as they are well hidden.A safe amount of religiosity will hide them from their eyes for many years to come .It is only after they settle down have families that they might start questioning .Your text will be ignored by the conscious but will be engraved in the unconscious as a splinter ready to cause awakening at the right time under the right conditions
"I know exactly how you feel. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it you're entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that brought you here. Do you know what I'm talking about? "-MATRIX
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My Bible Highlights Comment last night
by BU2B inlast night i gave a comment at the bible highlights, i never comment anymore unless i can say something that might plant a small seed in someones mind.. anyways the bible reading was mark 5-8. my comment was, "i appreciated mark 7:6-8 where it reads he said to them: isiah aptly prophesied about you hypocrites for it is written, this people honor me with their lips but their hearts are far removed from me.
it is in vain they keep worshiping me, because they teach as doctrines, commands of men.
letting go the command of god, you hold fast the traditions of men.
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My Bible Highlights Comment last night
by BU2B inlast night i gave a comment at the bible highlights, i never comment anymore unless i can say something that might plant a small seed in someones mind.. anyways the bible reading was mark 5-8. my comment was, "i appreciated mark 7:6-8 where it reads he said to them: isiah aptly prophesied about you hypocrites for it is written, this people honor me with their lips but their hearts are far removed from me.
it is in vain they keep worshiping me, because they teach as doctrines, commands of men.
letting go the command of god, you hold fast the traditions of men.
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raymond frantz
You can help your congragation in many ways .I try all the following and work a treat :
- I never mention the phrase "faithful and discreet slave " or pray for them
- All my talks and highlights have only one objective :Tell the cong to think for themselves and accept only the Bible as the only authority .I use old Watchtowers so if I get asked I'm covered
- I'm bombading them with flyers in their cars ,houses concerning the main problems the JW's are faced today :united nations fiasco ,baptismal vows, Christ is not your mediator etc.
- I run my meetup made up of ex jws and christians and ,the group is growing every month
Need flyers in pdf format ,let me know and I'll be happy to help ...
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What if you simply IGNORED being disfellowshipped and continued as before?
by Terry ini know this is an odd idea.
maybe it is even silly.. but, i do daydream..... .
what if you were informed that you are disfellowshipped and you flashed a huge smile and said, "nah.".
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raymond frantz
Brilliant idea ,I thought of it too ,just completely ignore their protocol .Let's all get disfellowshiped and laugh in their face every week at the meeting
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My wife just told me to move out...
by nolongerconfused inbecause of "religious" differences, she now wants me to move out and "separate"...i said what biblical grounds does she have for her request?.
she couldnt respond...she said she'd rather be beaten up by me than have an "apostate" in the house.... this org definitely encourages conditional love.... i don't know what to do...by the way, we dont have children.
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raymond frantz
I'm so sorry you have to go through this ,I had to work slowly with my wife .Too much too soon is dangerous for people who have been indoctrinated for years .It takes time .As everyone else said ,stick to your guns ,don't move out ,ask legal advice and stop talking to her about religion .Only time will tell but I hope everything works out for you .All my love and thoughts goes out to you ,I will pray fro you brother ,have courtage
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New Light needs batteries
by Roberta804 inwell i think the borg crossed the line with many of the r&f.
met a young woman at a class i take come to find out she and her husband are recent ex-jws.
they were both born-ins and they felt the printing company is taking too many liberties and that many in the khs are not talking about it... just leaving.
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raymond frantz
Only at the Minsterial Training School for elders and servants they will openly say that you can't serve as an elder if you promote higher education within your family .Intrestingly they won't say any of that on their website .Double standards
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Why are Ex-JW's not more effective in slaying the Watchtower monster?
by Terry inwhat the watchtower society has is focus.
what ex-jw's lack is that very thing...in spades.. .
divide and conquer, eh?
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raymond frantz
theredeemer, the doctrinal issues is something that dosn't bother then the atheist EX-JW's but both classes should agree that INFORMATION CONTROL ,MANIPULATION AND OUTRIGHT REWRITING OF HISTORY along with EXTREME DISFELLOWSHIPPING are human rights that need to be fought and they can be the common ground for both classes,do you agree?