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The Watchtower Punished: Society loses legal battle over child abuse case

June 15, 2012July 22, 2013 Cedars 5448 Viewsalameda county superior court, assets frozen, candace conti, child abuse, child abuse scandal, governing body, jane doe, jehovahs witnesses, jonathan kendrick, two witness rule, Watch Tower Society, watchtower lawsuit, watchtower legal defeat, watchtower ordered to pay damages, watchtower punished

Dramatic news is emerging that the Watch Tower Society has lost its first lawsuit since the Olin Moyle libel case

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Watchtower’s New “Toy Story” – What Parents Need To Know

May 28, 2012August 28, 2013 Cedars 7019 Views2012 district convention, anthony morris iii, become jehovahs friend, brainwashing, caleb video, calebs toy wizard, childrens dvd, critical thinking skills, cults, district convention release, governing body, indoctrinating children, jehovahs witnesses, latest dvd release, safeguard your heart, sparlock, sparlock the warrior wizard, Watch Tower Society, watchtower animation, watchtower toy story

The 2012 “Safeguard Your Heart” District Convention has already generated controversy among thinking Jehovah’s Witnesses with the release of a

Cedars' Blog Divine Direction

Under the microscope – the Watch Tower Society’s claims to divine direction (part 4)

May 26, 2012September 16, 2012 Cedars 3757 Views1918, 1919, behemoth, bible students, charles taze russell, christs inspection, faithful and discreet slave, finished mystery, governing body, increasing light, jehovahs witnesses, joseph rutherford, judge rutherford, leviathan, light gets brighter, maria russell, studies in the scriptures, the finished mystery, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Part 4 – Was our organization chosen in 1919? In the fourth and final installment of my “Under The Microscope”

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Under the microscope – the Watch Tower Society’s claims to divine direction (part 3)

May 14, 2012May 10, 2014 Cedars 3023 Views30 other lands, global preaching work, jehovahs witnesses, preaching campaigns, preaching the good news, public ministry, the inhabited earth, this good news of the kingdom, Watch Tower Society

Part 3 – Are we preaching in all the inhabited earth? In a series of articles, I am scrutinizing the

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Under the microscope – the Watch Tower Society’s claims to divine direction (part 2)

May 8, 2012September 16, 2012 Cedars 3029 Viewschristian love, christian neutrality, disfellowshipped teenagers, disfellowshipping, jehovahs witnesses, jesus disciples, love between christians, racism, shunning, shunning of teenagers

Part 2 – Do we have genuine love among ourselves? This article discusses love between believers, which is another identifying

Cedars' Blog Divine Direction

Under the microscope – the Watch Tower Society’s claims to divine direction (part 1)

April 30, 2012September 16, 2012 Cedars 3166 Viewsdivine directioon, faithful and discreet slave, future of the watchtower society, gods approval, jehovahs witnesses, jw expansion, jw growth figures, organization, preaching work, spirit directed organization, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, worldwide work

Part 1 – Is wondrous expansion now taking place? If you are one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, then your whole outlook

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Branch closures and fire sales – a growing trend for the Society?

April 26, 2012August 7, 2013 Cedars 5959 Viewsbethel property in brooklyn, bethels for sale, branch closures, brooklyn bethel, credit card donations, future of the watchtower society, indianapolis assembly hall, ireland branch for sale, ireland branch office, jehovahs witnesses, menlo park, new zealand branch office, norway branch for sale, reduced magazines, Watch Tower Society

As explained in the previous article, it is becoming increasingly evident that the Watch Tower Society has entered a period

Cedars' Blog Downsizing

What does the future hold for the Watch Tower Society?

April 23, 2012September 16, 2012 Cedars 3512 Viewsfuture of the watchtower society, impact of internet, jehovahs witnesses, organization, reduced magazines, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Perhaps, like me, you have often pondered the above question many times. Whether you are a devout Jehovah’s Witness, or

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Where is the public benefit?

February 18, 2012January 27, 2013 Cedars 3613 Viewscharitable status of jws, charity commission, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, organization, public benefit, revoking charitable status, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

I am a British citizen and a taxpayer. I am also one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and have been since I

Cedars' Blog Governing Body Survey

My Message to the Governing Body – The Results of the 2011 Global Survey

February 4, 2012September 16, 2012 Cedars 4521 Views2011 survey results, apostate, faithful and discreet slave, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jw survey, organization, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Attention: if you are in regular contact with any members of the Governing Body, please notify them of this message.

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“Lord, whom shall we go away to?”

January 14, 2012September 16, 2012 Cedars 2889 Viewsapostate, discouraged, encouragement, faith, freedom, friends, governing body, help, jehovahs witnesses, john 6, loneliness, making friends outside jw, meetings, organization, struggle

“Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting life; and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
When Peter spoke the above words, the last thing on his mind was any question of leaving an ‘organization’ of any kind. Jesus, and no human organization, was the one with sayings of everlasting life.

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Watch Tower Faces Clean-up Bill For “Ruining The Earth”

December 29, 2011July 10, 2013 Cedars 4153 ViewsBethel, Chemical dumping, jehovahs witnesses, Pollution, Printing chemical disposal, Ruining the earth, Walkhill, Watch Tower Society, Watchtower Farm

Reports that several 55-gallon drums containing benzene, xylene, and other chemicals hazardous to human health have been unearthed at three different sites near the Watchtower Farms complex in upstate New York. It is uncertain exactly how and when the drums were buried, and the scale of the pollution and full scope of the clean-up operation is not yet known.

Cedars' Blog Domestic Abuse

“Won Without a Word” – At What Cost?

December 11, 2011September 16, 2012 Cedars 3572 Viewsdomestic abuse, domestic violence, governing body, help for women, jehovahs witnesses, jw divorce, jw marriage, refuge, spousal abuse, violent husband, watchtower, women, won without a word

Watchtower publications define the role of a Christian wife who finds herself married to a husband who does not share her faith. The scripture they use advises women in such situations that they can win over their husbands “without a word,” or by letting their actions rather than their words give evidence that faith can make one a better person.