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Cedars' Blog News Shunning

If shunning loved ones is scriptural, why does Watchtower publicly deny the practice?

June 22, 2014 Cedars 8142 Views

Watchtower representative Veikko Leinonen recently made an appearance on Finnish television in which he essentially denied that Jehovah’s Witness parents

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

Elders labelled “spiritually corrupt and morally bankrupt” in Mark Sewell trial

June 13, 2014 Cedars 7886 Viewschild abuse, child molestation, ciaran jones, jehovahs witnesses, mark sewell, merthyr crown court, organization, two witness rule, wales online, watchtower

Wales Online reporter Ciaran Jones is closely following a court case at Merthyr Crown Court where a former elder, Mark

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The Charity Commission and Jehovah’s Witnesses – is the game finally up?

June 11, 2014June 11, 2014 Cedars 7498 Viewscharitable status, charity, charity commission, child abuse, child molestation, governing body, government consultation, jehovahs witnesses, Jonathan Rose, margaret hodge, nick hurd, public benefit, third sector, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Not long after waking up from my indoctrination as a Witness I posted an article on this website expressing my

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“Get ready for the time of your life!” – Promo video for Atlanta International Convention leaked

June 7, 2014 Cedars 7268 Viewsatlanta international convention, georgia dome, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, july 4-6, regional convention, the time of your life, watchtower

Rarely does Watchtower need to stretch itself too hard to “sell” a convention or assembly to Jehovah’s Witnesses, but a

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No scriptures required: Elder Coordinators to stand down if they are over 80

June 6, 2014 Cedars 9306 ViewsCOBE, coordinator of the body of elders, elder coordinator, elders, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, june 1st letter to elders, organization, samuel herd, watchtower

A remarkable letter has been circulated to all bodies of elders stipulating that the Coordinator of the Body of Elders

Cedars' Blog Evolution and creation News

Busted! – Recently disfellowshipped son finds shocking misquote in ‘Creation’ book

June 3, 2014June 3, 2014 Cedars 9283 Viewsapostate, creation book, creationist, deception, disfellowshipping, evolution, evolutionist, jehovahs witnesses, lies, life how did it get here by evolution or by creation, misquotes, niles eldredge, watchtower

“Just move on” is what Watchtower ideally prefers former Witnesses to do after leaving the organization. So-called ‘apostates’ are urged

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

Piling on the torment – New Moston elders allow pedophile Rose to quiz victims

May 22, 2014May 28, 2014 Cedars 7849 Viewschild abuse, child molestation, jehovahs witnesses, Jonathan Rose, Manchester Evening News, New Moston, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Back in December this website reported on the story of Jonathan Rose, the convicted pedophile who was sentenced to nine

Cedars' Blog Life Stories News

The Unbaptized ‘Apostate’ of Salem, Massachusetts

May 20, 2014June 6, 2014 Cedars 7853 Viewsapostate, apostates, barbara anderson, bible study, bible teach book, child abuse, human apostate, jehovahs witnesses, marking, massachusetts, organization, pedophilia, salem ma, salem witch trials, two witness rule, un ngo, unbaptized, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

If you happen to be studying the bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses, you would be forgiven for assuming that your opinion

Cedars' Blog News Stealth tithing

“You can keep $5,000 plus expenses, send the rest to us” – Watchtower completes stealth-tithing smash-and-grab

May 18, 2014July 26, 2017 Cedars 7833 Views5000, branch closures, construction program, five thousand, jehovahs witnesses, kingdom hall, kingdom hall construction worldwide, monthly expenses, pledged donations, smash and grab, stealth tithing, watchtower

At the beginning of May, congregations all over the world were told of a new “Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall

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So, how were you rated? – Elders rate pioneers from A to E for metropolitan witnessing

May 17, 2014May 17, 2014 Cedars 10900 Viewsapplication form, disfellowshipped, forgiveness, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, literature carts, metropolitan public witnessing, metropolitan witnessing, organization, pioneers, public witnessing, reinstatement, reproved, watchtower

The sight of Jehovah’s Witnesses standing next to eye-catching wheeled carts brimming with books and magazines is fast becoming a

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The Opposite of Shunning – A message to my newborn daughter

May 14, 2014May 14, 2014 Cedars 6742 Viewsdisfellowshipping, emotional blackmail, jehovahs witnesses, liberty, organization, shunning, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Those who have been following my story will know that it was only as recently as last November that I

Cedars' Blog News Shunning

Finnish NGO urges governmental investigation into Watchtower’s judicial policies

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 Cedars 6733 ViewsAnna-Maija Henriksson, disassociation, disfellowshipping, finland, finnish, human rights, jehovahs witnesses, justice minister, organization, shunning, suicide, universal declaration of human rights, UUT, watchtower

A Finnish non-governmental organization (NGO) has issued a report to the country’s Ministry of Justice calling for an investigation into

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Why South Korea needs to stop giving Jehovah’s Witnesses reasons to feel persecuted

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 Cedars 6891 Viewsconscientious objection, conscientious objectors, conscription, human rights, jehovahs witnesses, Kim Ju-hwan, north korea, persecution complex, south korea, undue influence, united nations, universal declaration of human rights, watchtower

Kim Ju-hwan is a 24-year-old with an uncertain future. His beliefs as a Jehovah’s Witness have brought him into direct