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My response to the haters (and why I can’t always shake it off)

April 11, 2015October 10, 2015 Cedars 6486 Viewsalun williams, joel martz, jw primetime, kim mikey, mike kim, tony balchen, tony prime, unwitness

I suffer from depression, but even at my darkest moments, when my mind has briefly flirted with notions of suicide,

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Witnesses on Instagram respond to images of tragic JW mother who died refusing blood

March 23, 2015March 25, 2015 Cedars 4401 Viewsblood transfusions, emma marie, governing body, instagram, jehovahs witnesses, michelle

Since a doctrinal decision reached at Watchtower headquarters some time in 1945, Jehovah’s Witnesses have been prohibited from receiving various

Cedars' Blog Evolution and creation

What is JWsurvey’s approach to science, religion and the bible?

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 Cedars 3148 Viewsagnostic, atheist, bart ehrman, bible authenticity, book of daniel, evolution, gerrit losch, jehovahs witnesses, jwsurvey, messianic prophecy, religion, religious neutrality, scholars, watchtower, youtube

Frequent visitors to JWsurvey will be familiar with this website’s posting guidelines for comments, which include the following rule regarding

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

Kendrick cornered by reporter as ABC News shines spotlight on Watchtower’s child abuse record

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 Cedars 4157 Viewsabc nightline, candace conti, child abuse, child molestation, dan harris, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jonathan kendrick, letter to elders, pedophile, pedophilia, rick simons, trey bundy, watchtower

The hits just keep on coming for Watchtower as the fallout from the 2012 Conti verdict continues to snowball. In

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse Governing Body

Stephen Lett slams “apostate-driven lies and dishonesties” concerning child abuse record

February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 Cedars 8124 Viewsapostate driven lies, child abuse, child molestation, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, morning worship, stephen lett, trey bundy, watchtower

Governing Body member Stephen Lett has slammed criticism of the organization’s child abuse record as “apostate-driven lies and dishonesties” in

Cedars' Blog Doomsday Predictions News

“Great balls of fire!” – More doomsday artwork in new May 2015 Watchtower

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 Cedars 7114 Viewsarmageddon, doomsday cult, gerrit losch, is the end near, jehovahs witnesses, may 2015 watchtower, paradise, watchtower

Not content with telling Witness children they may die if they don’t listen at meetings, Watchtower is making sure its

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

PBS airs Trey Bundy’s must-see documentary on child sex abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses

February 17, 2015February 19, 2015 Cedars 7825 Viewscandace conti, center for investigative reporting, child abuse, child molestation, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, Jim McCabe, pbs newshour, trey bundy, watchtower

Yesterday, February 16, 2015, at 6pm EST, PBS Newshour aired a stunning 9-minute expose of Watchtower’s policy of secrecy regarding

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

Is the media finally grasping just how bad Watchtower’s child abuse problem is?

February 14, 2015February 17, 2015 Cedars 3723 Viewscandace conti, child abuse, child molestation, Irwin Zalkin, jehovahs witnesses, jonathan kendrick, jose lopez, reveal, the center for investigative journalism, trey bundy, watchtower

One of the most frustrating aspects of trying to raise awareness of the harm caused by Watchtower is how little

Cedars' Blog Child Indoctrination News

“Pay attention or die!” – A disturbing glimpse of JW child indoctrination at work

February 13, 2015February 21, 2015 Cedars 6983 Viewsbecome jehovahs friend, caleb and sophia, child indoctrination, fear mongering, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, lesson 15, noahs ark, pay attention at the meetings, watchtower

Anyone who was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness can empathize with the scenario of two children struggling to hold their

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Full program of United States elders meeting leaked on YouTube

February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 Cedars 8053 Viewselder meeting, jehovahs witnesses, leaked elder video, local design construction department, new kingdom halls, Robert Luccioni, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

A few days ago I posted an article about a special meeting to which all elders in the United States

Cedars' Blog Governing Body News

The day I prank-called a Governing Body member

February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 Cedars 6013 Viewsanthony morris iii, brooklyn bethel, brooklyn headquarters, faithful and discreet slave, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, prank call, tight pants tony, tony morris, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

On Wednesday evening something very rare and unexpected happened. I had a phone conversation with Anthony Morris III – a

Cedars' Blog Downsizing News

New commercial-style standard kingdom hall design unveiled to elders

February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 Cedars 9660 Viewsconsolidation, downsizing, elder meeting, jehovahs witnesses, leon weaver, new kingdom hall design, Robert Luccioni, standardized kingdom halls, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

On Saturday, January 31st a special meeting was held for all elders in the United States Branch Territory. A letter

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The Bethel “Happy” video – unauthorized shenanigans or calculated propaganda stunt?

January 31, 2015February 4, 2015 Cedars 6837 Viewsbethel happy video, bethelites, bethelites dancing, brooklyn, child abuse, jehovahs witnesses, patterson, pharrell williams, propaganda, shunning, watchtower

In Spring of last year I helped organize a group of former Jehovah’s Witnesses from various countries to film our