![]() ![]() ![]() I appreciated his books, & only dimly perceived the heartbreak he must have felt when nearly all of his longtime JW companions turned against him.īut I've often wondered - did Ray Franz proactively leave the organization, or was his departure more reactive? Also, although he stated in his book that he was distressed by the decisions of the Governing Body when he was serving as a member, would he have been sufficiently distressed by his pangs of conscience to have left on his own, had there been no witch-hunt for apostates at Bethel prior to his departure? Practically every ex-JW who's read his revealing explanations of the inner workings of the Watchtower Society has benefited from his courageous efforts to speak the real truth about a sect that claims exclusive honors as the single, solitary version of "God's Truth" on earth today. Ray Franz' books have had a major impact upon tens of thousands of sincere JWs. I will also refer to "Crisis of Conscience" as COC, & the Watchtower Society as WT. ![]() In this preamble I refer to him as Ray Franz. ![]() All applicable quotes in this thread are coming from my personal hard copy (paperback) of Ray Franz' "Crisis of Conscience", the Fourth Edition, copyrighted 2008.įor brevity, I will often refer to Ray Franz as RFz through the bulk of the quotes. ![]()
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