It looks like I'm a month late to this party. I had this very question today and was interested in seeing it go back into print, maybe with someone writing a foreword in dedication to the life of Ray and Cynthia. It'd be nice to see someone today that is continuing the work of exposing JW lies and hypocrisy to do a foreword, someone who themselves has been influenced by Ray..... John Cedars or Paul Grundy maybe? I wish there were some real contact information on the Commentary Press website so that we could get an answer as to where continued publishing stands. It still needs to be available as a PDF/ebook for secrecy, but as was mentioned, some of us still want a physical copy, for me if nothing more to remind me of who I was and who helped me change for the better.
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Commentary Press
by Hold Me-Thrill Me infrom 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/.
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Will Anything at The Convention Make Those That Are In Start To Question Anything?
by disillusioned 2 inmy husband, as far as i know, has never seen any of the gb.
with all the videos on at the convention showing the gb speaking, is there anything that would make him think wth!.
he thinks the gb are special, appointed by jehovah, that god speaks to them and imparts special knowledge.
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I don't think so. I agree with The_Doctor. The doubters were pretty convincing. They brought up points I hadn't ever thought of. "Nobody actually saw him heal her. He rushed everyone out of the room." The drama presented the faith as a blind faith that you have no evidence in, just hearsay. The more I thought about it, I realized that I can see that now. But honestly, if I was still in I wouldn't have batted an eye. I would have thought, "Hmmm, really good points! We do have the truth." I imagine the only ones who really caught on were those already mentally out or starting to doubt. -
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This just happened within last 15 mins......
by Lied2NoMore ini saw an instagram post showing a short clip of a talk being given in one of our southern states.
the talk clip showed speaker making the statement, "jehovah doesn't want anyone to know satans real name, jehovah hates satan so much, he doesn't even want his name mentioned" .
i posted in comments: matt 5:44-48 with the full scripture rendered from niv.
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I heard this same mindless drivel today. I almost laughed. "That's why the Bible always assigns titles to him...... Satan, Devil, etc." Yes, SE USA. -
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Try Other Religions
by Sofia Lose insometimes i get a strong curiosity to start dabbling into other religions, other faiths, you know?
really different ones such as islam, judaism, hinduism, etc.. has anyone here looked into something else?
has your spirituality been satisfied by any other than christianity?.
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I think looking at other religions is great. But you have to be careful. Look at the arguments of those that are both for and against the religions. Look at the propaganda. And then look at the expose' on the propaganda. Find people who love the religion, and then find those who are objective in their opposition to the religion. Going through this process, I found that all religion is a snare & a racket. For me it turned from a search for faith and God, into an educational exercise and helped solidify my views as an agnostic.
For me, I found that all the research and critical thinking that I learned while investigating my views as a JW was just as helpful in investigating and exposing the hypocrisy and false teachings of other religions. But I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent learning about other religions and thought processes. After a while, you realize that there's not much difference between Jews, Islamics, Christians, etc. Most of them believe much of the same, just in different flavors, forms, and shapes. It's all the same crock of lies.
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Help me identify a small cyst...
by pronomono ini'm having problems identifying a small cyst that i get every once in a great blue moon.
i like to call it a lollipop cyst because it looks like a really small lollipop.
so, it's basically a small cyst at the tip of a really small shaft (not my penis).
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It's good to know it's not serious. I've thought about snipping it with disinfected toenail clippers. It's small enough I can get around it. But usually it doesn't bother me enough to the point that I can't wait for it to go away on it's own. -
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Help me identify a small cyst...
by pronomono ini'm having problems identifying a small cyst that i get every once in a great blue moon.
i like to call it a lollipop cyst because it looks like a really small lollipop.
so, it's basically a small cyst at the tip of a really small shaft (not my penis).
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That looks about right! The shaft on mine is a little smaller, but looking at other images on Google, I think we have a winner. Thanks, Splash. Now I know what to research. -
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The first 4000 years Jehovah communicates with humans,the next 2000 years is given to Jesus and he communicates with no one.
by smiddy inthe bible has ample evidence of god communicating with humans during the first 4 centuries.. since jesus time ,god has not communicated with humans at all .,in the same way as he did in the first 4 centuries .. in fact jesus has not communicated with humans in the same way as jehovah did for the first 4000 years., during his 2000 years to this date , .
does not the bible say , god does not change , he is the same today as he was yesterday and will be tomorrow ?.
so why was god communicating with humans on a regular basis , one way or another for 4000 years and then , neither jehovah or his son jesus christ ever directly contacted humans ?.
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God's silence was a major factor in me becoming agnostic. I had many prayerful nights looking for an answer, some reassurance. But nothing. I reasoned that God comforted his people in the past, that if I ask I shall receive, so I asked for guidance, for reassurance, for more faith, for something to believe in. The silence was deafening. So then I cursed God hoping to die. Still silence. That night was a major turning point. I realized either God didn't care or he didn't exist. Either way he was dead to me and not something/someone that I wanted to believe in. Same goes for Jesus. Realizing that I might have been taught to pray the wrong way, I prayed to Jesus asking for the same and repenting of my sins. Still nothing. So I gave up. I've been a lot happier since. -
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Help me identify a small cyst...
by pronomono ini'm having problems identifying a small cyst that i get every once in a great blue moon.
i like to call it a lollipop cyst because it looks like a really small lollipop.
so, it's basically a small cyst at the tip of a really small shaft (not my penis).
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I'm having problems identifying a small cyst that I get every once in a great blue moon. I like to call it a lollipop cyst because it looks like a really small lollipop. So, it's basically a small cyst at the tip of a really small shaft (not my penis). Every time I Google for this, Google thinks the small shaft is my penis (once again, not my penis! lol). The stem is 1mm or less in diameter, symmetrical. The length is usually about the same as the diameter, maybe a tad bit longer. And the cyst is usually twice the diameter of the stem and symmetrically round. The entire thing is flesh colored and usually hurts from friction of being under my clothes. If I give it a week or two, it will eventually go away. I'm not sure if it is shrinking out of existence, or dying and falling off. It's like it magically appears and then disappears. I've never tried popping it, and I always treat it with rubbing alcohol.
I've never had one pop up in the same place. I've had three that I know of over the course of two years. One on my chest popped up like a third nipple, and I've had two in two different locations of my thigh/leg. To my knowledge, my wife has never had one. I can't find a picture online and this one is in a particularly difficult place to get a picture on my lower inner thigh. It hasn't worried me enough to bother going to a doctor, but I'd still like to figure out what it is and do some reading on it. Anyone ever have something like this, or might be able to point me in the right direction? Thanks, all!
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Songs celebrating leaving the faith? Not being a puppet, mind controlled, living life, etc etc
by aley63 ini am looking for some songs that are in ref to celebrating leaving, seeing the light, realizing what you were told wasnt right, being happy w your life, etc etc.
all those emotions about being controlled and repressed, being told what you can feel or think or how to live, blindly following the "brotherhood ".
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Nice to see a fellow Rush fan. And now your name makes perfect sense.
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Songs celebrating leaving the faith? Not being a puppet, mind controlled, living life, etc etc
by aley63 ini am looking for some songs that are in ref to celebrating leaving, seeing the light, realizing what you were told wasnt right, being happy w your life, etc etc.
all those emotions about being controlled and repressed, being told what you can feel or think or how to live, blindly following the "brotherhood ".
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Rush - Faithless
"I don't have faith in faith, I don't believe in belief, You can call me faithless."
I've got my own moral compass to steer by
A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky
And all the preaching voices -
Empty vessels ring so loud
As they move among the crowd
Fools and thieves are well disguised
In the temple and market place
Like a stone in the river
Against the floods of spring
I will quietly resist
Like the willows in the wind
Or the cliffs along the ocean
I will quietly resist
I don't have faith in faith
I don't believe in belief
You can call me faithless
I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that's faith enough for me
I've got my own spirit level for balance
To tell if my choice is leaning up or down
And all the shouting voices
Try to throw me off my course
Some by sermon, some by force
Fools and thieves are dangerous
In the temple and market place
Like a forest bows to winter
Beneath the deep white silence
I will quietly resist
Like a flower in the desert
That only blooms at night
I will quietly resist