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Subject: Re: Anthony "Jess" LaVey and Similar such one's give other ex-Occultists a Bad Name


Author:
Jeff Harshbarger
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Date Posted: 13:03:27 06/24/04 Thu
In reply to: Vince 's message, "Anthony "Jess" LaVey and Similar such one's give other ex-Occultists a Bad Name" on 12:35:22 06/24/04 Thu

>Hi Jeff,
>
>Yes, he posted on the old "ex-occultists message
>board" that I used to have (of which this board is an
>expansion of). I think you may have posted on it a few
>times as I recall.
>
>Jess used to post there and this was when I first
>became aware of him. He asked if I would put his
>testimony on the Spotlight site, but, even though it
>would have made an interesting addition to the
>testimonies page, I was disturbed by parts of it that
>did not seem to ring true.
>
>Soon after, all the controversy came out about him and
>other researchers put together some challenges to him,
>outlining some of the discrepencies.
>
>Anyone any idea what he is up to these days?
>
>Stories like this damage the church because when they
>are proved wrong, critics doubt the testimonies of
>other ex- occultists and tar us all with the same
>brush.
>
>A while back, I had someone implying that Ihad made my
>own testimony up and they sought to poke holes in it.
>Needless to say, because it is true, and I have
>nothing to hide, they could not succeed.
>
>Jeff, have you had similar criticisms of your own
>testimony?
>
>I think, as each of us is going to be releasing a book
>about our experiences, we will probably get a few more
>people implying that what we say isn't true. Bring it
>on I say!

I was approached by a person, probably the same one who approached you, that attempted to pick a part my testimony. But, not everyone is a Rebecca Brown, Mike Warnke, Bill Schnobloen or Pam Shufert(to name a few posers)!

I think that the Body has grown leary and tired of sensational 'ex' testimonies, however. And, that is the good that has come out of it. Now, let's share what Christ has done instead of stories about the Illuminati, werwolves or 'The Brotherhood.'

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Re: Anthony "Jess" LaVey and Similar such one's give other ex-Occultists a Bad Namemargolotta13:21:21 06/24/04 Thu
Bill Schnobloen & Other Such Related BooksVince00:50:05 06/26/04 Sat
Re: Anthony "Jess" LaVey and Similar such one's give other ex-Occultists a Bad Namedelivered20:41:02 09/28/04 Tue



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