1. Raymond Victor Franz was a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses from October 20,1971, until his removal on May 22,1980, and served at the organization's world headquarters for fifteen years, from 1965 until 1980.
11 Facts About Raymond Franz
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Raymond Franz's father associated with the Bible Student movement and was baptized in 1913.
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Raymond Franz joined the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1938, and became a baptized member in 1939.
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In 1944, Raymond Franz graduated from Gilead, the group's school for training missionaries, and temporarily served the organization as a traveling representative in the continental United States until he received a missionary assignment and transferred to Puerto Rico in 1946.
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Raymond Franz became a representative of Jehovah's Witnesses throughout the Caribbean, traveling to the Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic, until at least 1957 when Jehovah's Witnesses were banned in the Dominican Republic by dictator Rafael Trujillo.
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At the age of 37, Raymond Franz married Cynthia Badame on February 28,1959, and she joined him in his missionary work.
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Raymond Franz began to be frustrated by what he mentioned as the Governing Body's dogmatism and overemphasis on traditional views rather than reliance on the Bible in reaching doctrinal decisions.
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On May 8,1980, Raymond Franz was told that he had been implicated as an apostate.
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On May 21,1980, Raymond Franz was called to a Governing Body session where he was questioned for three hours about his biblical viewpoints and commitment to Watch Tower doctrines.
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Raymond Franz refused the Watch Tower Society's offer of a monthly stipend as a member of the "Infirm Special Pioneers".
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On May 30,2010, at age 88, Raymond Franz fell and suffered a brain hemorrhage.