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Does Jehovah control the weather?

January 5, 2016January 6, 2016 Cedars 4293 Viewsdisaster, divine intervention, geoffrey jackson, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, organization, Philippines, Travis Brooks, Typhoon Haiyan, watchtower, weather, yap

“How many of our brothers have been affected?” During my years as a Jehovah’s Witness, that was usually the first

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The trouble with apostates (and why it shouldn’t put you off being one)

December 2, 2015December 8, 2015 Cedars 5701 Viewsapostate, atheism, christian evangelicals, christian v atheist, evangelical activists, jehovahs witnesses, kim mikey, mike and kim brooks, watchtower

At the beginning of October I produced and participated in a video featuring 62 Jehovah’s Witness apostates from all over

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My response to Mark Sanderson’s “come home to Jehovah” November broadcast

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 Cedars 13361 Viewsgoverning body, inactive ones, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, mark sanderson, november 2015, november episode, return to jehovah, watchtower

Last night I was contacted by one of my Facebook friends who was facing a dilemma. They had themselves been

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Highly-secretive “Talmudic” Correspondence Guidelines document leaked by Watchtower insider

October 23, 2015December 20, 2015 Cedars 6597 ViewsBethel, blood transfusions, child abuse, child molestation, correspondence guidelines, crisis of conscience, governing body, in search of christian freedom, jehovahs witnesses, leak, pdf download, ray franz, raymond franz, talmudic, watchtower

The last few weeks will have been deeply frustrating for the Governing Body, as multiple leaks have exposed a growing

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The Tight Pants Rule: Wearing “disturbing” clothing gets you banned from preaching

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 Cedars 8063 Viewselders, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, metrosexual look, spanx, tight pants tony, tony morris, watchtower

A few weeks ago I was contacted by one of a number of active elders who are “awakened” from Watchtower

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62 apostates mark JWsurvey Day 2015 with a message of love for Jehovah’s Witnesses

October 4, 2015August 1, 2017 Cedars 7108 Views62 apostates, cult, indoctrination, jehovahs witnesses, jwsurvey day, love jehovah's witnesses, organization, watchtower, youtube video

If you are a Jehovah’s Witness, you will have to be satisfied with remembering October 4th 2015 as the day

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Watchtower issues DMCA takedown over leaked annual meeting letter

September 29, 2015 Cedars 7328 Viewsannual meeting, copyright, cover-up, dmca takedown, governing body, internet, jehovahs witnesses, leaked letter, theocratic ministry school, watchtower, watchtower leak

On Thursday, September 24, JWsurvey reproduced a Watchtower letter that had been leaked by a bethel insider. Dated October 4,

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Watchtower in crisis: Frustration grows at bethel as Governing Body focuses everything on Warwick

September 28, 2015September 29, 2015 Cedars 8424 Viewsannual meeting, bethel lay-offs, bethel leaks, bethelites, branch closures, contamination, downsizing, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, organization, Pollution, shortage of funds, warwick, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

The Watch Tower Society is continuing to hemorrhage information. Hot on the heels of the leak of the annual meeting

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Theocratic Ministry School GONE as 2015 Annual Meeting announcements leaked in advance

September 24, 2015September 29, 2015 Cedars 6584 Views2015, announcements, annual meeting, bethel leak, bible teach book, digging for spiritual gems, downsizing, jehovahs witnesses, organized book, organized to accomplish our ministry, Our Christian Life and Ministry Meeting, reduction in printing, theocratic ministry school, Treasures From God’s Word, watchtower, watchtower and awake magazines

It’s the time of year when Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide look forward with eager anticipation to Watchtower’s Annual Meeting. Usually hosted

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More downsizing on the way? Multiple sources report bethel letter warning of further cuts

September 23, 2015September 24, 2015 Cedars 5228 Viewsbethel cuts, bethel letter, bethelites, downsizing, jehovahs witnesses, lay offs, morning worship, watchtower

Normally I don’t like to report on stories unless I have confirmation in my hand, be it in the form

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The silent majority speaks: Results of the 2014 Global Survey now available

September 18, 2015September 23, 2015 Cedars 3945 Views2014 global survey, apostate, child abuse, disfellowshipped, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, jwsurvey results pdf, organization, shunning, watchtower

2014 was a big year for Jehovah’s Witnesses, and not just because it marked 100 years of the “short period

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12 things we learned from Geoffrey Jackson’s testimony at the Royal Commission

September 14, 2015September 15, 2015 Cedars 12480 Viewsangus stewart, child abuse, child molestation, christmas, corporal punishment, faithful and discreet slave, geoffrey jackson, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, justice mcclellan, new light, penguin, royal commission, shunning, summons, two witness rule, watchtower

If you are one of the many current and former Jehovah’s Witnesses who spent much of last month glued to

Cedars' Blog Governing Body News

David Splane explains the overlapping generation teaching (without actually explaining it)

September 10, 2015September 15, 2015 Cedars 10214 Views1914 generation, david splane, generation teaching, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, new light, organization, overlapping generation, propaganda, september, september 2015, this generation, watchtower

The September JW Broadcasting episode is now available on tv.jw.org, and for any avid follower of goings-on at Watchtower this