RAY FRANZ TODAY (page 2)

GromitSK

How interesting Ray and I have the same birthday :). I really enjoyed Crisis of Conscience though I read it after I had left. ISoCF was of less interest to me as I had already rejected Christianity as a religion but he is entitled to his beliefs as is everyone else. On the one hand I can understand the bitterness and anger of those deceived by this cult for many years, and who may have missed opportunities in life on top of believing a load of old rubbish. On the other hand, many of the major religious organisation have done far far worse in their history and today are regarded as respectable something I find most difficult to comprehend. Personally although I would by no means recommend WTS are a religion nor would I recommend any of the other flavours on offer.

dinah

Thanks for the update Mouthy. He is a beautiful human being. He and I emailed a few times about 5 years ago when I woke up from the borg. His words were very comforting to a woman who was seriously losing her mind over that stuff. He gave me some great advice.

steve2

Until I read Crisis of Conscience in late 1983, I had never seriously considered that my questions about the Watchtower Society had any validity. The local brothers blind-sided me by virtually ignoring my sincere questions and telling me my motives were what I should question, not "the Truth". They almost had me convinced that my doubts about the Watchtower's claims were purely due to a supposedly "bad heart".

When I began to see that even witnesses in good-standing and in responsible positions held the same sorts of doubts, I was shocked. It was the loving, reasonable tone of Crisis of Conscience that stood out for me: It was not bitter or rampant in making its point - unlike a lot of anti-JW literature. It was infused with humility and a hope that the organization would acknowledge its own culpability. Thank you, Ray.

cattails

Can I read some of these books online?

K8)

tenyearsafter

I believe you can get them in .pdf format...you can get more info from this thread:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/best-of/153702/1/Crisis-of-Conscience-and-In-Search-of-Christian-Freedom-available-as-pdfs

BizzyBee

He truly is the most humble man I ever met

I concur. Having spent three days in his and Cynthia's company at Peter Gregersons's cabin in the early 80's, I can honestly say that Ray Franz is a genuinely humble, serious and kind man. It is so ironic that the WTS would try to portray him otherwise.

Chalam

Hi,

Yes Ray is truly a man of God. If you watch any of the interviews with him you will see he is full of love and notice a distinct lack of malice and bitterness.

I checked his site and there are some excellent papers that are likely well worth reading

Essays and Commentary in English

Go to archive

All the best,

Stephen

digderidoo

Is Ray Franz's email the one on the home page of that site?

Paul

minimus

Thanks 4 the Ray update. He is a WONDERFUL man!

A few years ago, on JWD, there were a few who regularly, maliciously badmouthed Ray Franz. Simon put a stop to it. I was amazed by the nastiness of some who treated Franz with ridicule and almost hatred.

I hope Ray Franz will realize that sooooooooooo many of us APPRECIATE him!

leavingwt

Is Ray Franz's email the one on the home page of that site?

Paul

Yes. I used that one and he responded to me. (It may take a while for him to respond, understandably.)

RAY FRANZ TODAY

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