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Raymond Franz Dead At 88
Friday, June 4th, 2010Thanks to the message boards at JWD, I recently learned that Raymond Franz has died. His books, Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom, did not play a part in my losing faith in the Watchtower Society. But they did for many other ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses. For some ex-Witnesses, these books were the only [...]
Debate Tactics At Orlando Sentinel’s Web Site Over Jehovah’s Witnesses
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010The Orlando Sentinel blog posted a tiny blurb in their “Religion World” section about Jehovah’s Witnesses called Jehovah’s Witness magazine is world’s most widely read. What makes the blurb interesting? Post number 1 was by someone called LeavingWT. It was a short comment about things he (or she) doesn’t like about Jehovah’s Witnesses and the [...]
Why Jehovah’s Witnesses Think They Have More Freedom Than You Do
Thursday, December 31st, 2009If only this cat knew that rats are WAY cooler pets. Smug little bastard… People who are not Jehovah's Witnesses are free to make choices. We can go to church, become atheists (like yours truly), or celebrate any holiday we choose. We can read whatever we like, listen to any music we like, or watch [...]
Harassment By Evangelicals Lit My Path To Atheism
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Just a quick link before I head off to work. I submitted an article to Ex-Christrian.net entitled Harassment By Evangelicals Lit My Path To Atheism and it appears there today. Some of the links were added by the folks over there in case you’re wondering. Check it out at the link.
5 More Reasons Why I Don’t Like It When Jehovah’s Witnesses Preach At Me
Saturday, July 19th, 2008In an earlier post, I gave you five reasons why I don’t like it when Jehovah’s Witnesses preach at me. Note that this was more than just a list of gripes. This was a list of major no-nos for any Jehovah’s Witness who wanted to talk religion with me. But you didn’t really think there [...]
5 Reasons Why I Don’t Like It When Jehovah’s Witnesses Preach At Me
Sunday, July 13th, 2008When ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses are trying to get past that whole Watchtower thing, it can be helpful to codify their problems with the Society by making a list. This helps them understand their experiences in a simple, straight forward way. Understanding (hopefully) allows them to move on with their lives instead of creating their own “I [...]