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Ian McEwan slams Watchtower’s blood stance as “utterly perverse and inhumane”

March 29, 2014March 29, 2014 Cedars 3046 Views1945, author, blood transfusions, brooklyn, ian mcewan, jehovahs witnesses, novello, the childrens act, the times, utterly perverse and inhumane, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Renowned author Ian McEwan has launched a scathing attack on Watchtower’s blood policy, calling it “utterly perverse and inhumane.” McEwan

Cedars' Blog JW.org News

JW.org boasts of “best life ever” while pushing family ties into second place

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 Cedars 7148 Views2014 district convention, best life ever, cameron, convention, family ties, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org, organization, pioneering, propaganda, serving where the need is great, shunning, watchtower, what must be kept in second place, what your peers say

Hot on the heels of its promotional video about the Philippines typhoon, JW.org has released a short film aimed at

Cedars' Blog Governing Body News

Governing Body discontinues the role of district overseer

March 20, 2014 Cedars 7759 Viewsdistrict overseer, district overseers, governing body, no more district overseers, organization, simplification, watchtower

A leaked letter addressed to all congregations, dated March 20 2014, has confirmed that district overseers will soon be a

Cedars' Blog Governing Body News

Governing Body member Guy Pierce dies of ‘massive stroke’

March 19, 2014March 20, 2014 Cedars 13647 Viewsannual meeting, governing body, guy h pierce, guy pierce, guy pierce dead, guy pierce died, jehovahs witnesses, stroke, watchtower

Multiple sources are reporting that Governing Body member Guy Pierce died yesterday morning, March 18, 2014, of a severe stroke.

Cedars' Blog Higher education News

Watchtower continues crusade against higher education

March 15, 2014March 15, 2014 Cedars 9259 Viewsanthony morris iii, higher education, jehovahs witnesses, june 15 2014 watchtower, organization, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

The Watch Tower Society has long stigmatized higher education and dissuaded young Jehovah’s Witnesses from a meaningful career as anything

Cedars' Blog History and scandals News

Why the Governing Body owes an explanation for what happened in the Philippines

March 12, 2014March 13, 2014 Cedars 9258 Viewsannual meeting, become jehovahs friend, geoffrey jackson, governing body, Guiuan, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org, kingdom hall, mark sanderson, organization, Philippines, Sheryl Gariando, Tacloban, Tanauan, Typhoon Haiyan, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

I should have known better than to click on the latest JW.org video, entitled “Philippines Typhoon—Faith Conquers Adversity.” My intuition

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High Court orders baby in UK to have blood transfusion against parents’ wishes

March 7, 2014March 7, 2014 Cedars 3624 Viewsbirmingham children's hospital, blood transfusions, high court, jehovahs witnesses, mr justice keehan, watchtower

The High Court in the UK has ruled that a sick baby who is only a few weeks old will

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

Off the hook: Charges against Lawrence dropped as lawsuit is thrown out by judge

March 1, 2014March 1, 2014 Cedars 3634 Viewschild abuse, child molestation, danita williams, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, mcalester, oklahoma, Ronald Lawrence, sodomy, statute of limitations, warren gotcher, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Campaigners against the mishandling of child sex abuse by Watchtower were dealt a huge blow yesterday as news emerged that

Cedars' Blog News Property sales

Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports on Watchtower’s real estate sell-offs

February 28, 2014 Cedars 3339 Viewsbrooklyn, brooklyn bethel, brooklyn daily eagle, dipti kumar, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, property sales, real estate, warwick, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Decent media coverage of Watchtower’s Brooklyn real estate sell-offs tends to be few and far between, but it seems the

Cedars' Blog Governing Body News

The Self-praising Slave: Governing Body tells pioneers to be like them

February 25, 2014March 2, 2014 Cedars 7009 Viewsbrooklyn, brooklyn bethel, faithful and discreet slave, geoffrey jackson, governing body, imitate the faithful and discreet slave, jehovahs witnesses, new light, pioneer meeting, use of resources, wallkill, warwick, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

One of my final and most bizarre experiences as a Jehovah’s Witness came in November 2011 when I attended my

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

Kathleen Conti breaks down during emotional SNAP presentation

February 21, 2014February 21, 2014 Cedars 3378 Viewsbarbara dorris, candace conti, child abuse, child molestation, david clohessy, governing body, Irwin Zalkin, jehovahs witnesses, kathleen conti, mcalester oklahoma, snap, two witness rule, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Child sex abuse can leave deep and long-lasting emotional scars on its victims, as any abuse survivor will tell you.

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Watchtower word games – letter orders changes in terminology and assembly arrangements

February 17, 2014February 17, 2014 Cedars 5118 Viewsbranch visit, changes to assemblies, circuit assembly, District Convention, governing body, headquarters representative, jehovahs witnesses, organization, regional convention, special assembly day, terminology, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, zone overseer, zone visit

JWsurvey has been sent a scan of a letter, dated 17 February 2014, to be read out to all congregations

Cedars' Blog Mental health News

Doubts over organizational solidarity as disturbing video on handling suicide is leaked

February 13, 2014September 3, 2017 Cedars 10299 Viewsdisfellowshipping, elder rulebook, governing body, instructions to elders, jehovahs witnesses, kingdom ministry school, leaked information, organization, shepherd the flock of god, shunning, suicidal, suicide, watchtower, watchtower leak

A week ago this website covered the leaking of several videos that were used during a recent “Kingdom Ministry School”