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Sneak preview: A book that tells the story of a “reluctant apostate”

September 18, 2016September 18, 2016 Cedars 5278 Viewsapostasy, faithful and discreet slave, hemant mehta, indiegogo, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, reluctant apostate, royal commission, watchtower

It was the winter of 2012. All the talk among ex-JWs was about the Candace Conti lawsuit, recent “new light” about

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Why I can no longer support aggressive forms of activism against Jehovah’s Witnesses

November 25, 2014November 25, 2014 Cedars 7426 Viewsaggressive activism, apostates, cult victims, jehovahs witnesses, mentally diseased, picketing, strategic activism, undue influence, watchtower

I can vaguely remember the last time I encountered “apostates” during my years as an active Witness. I recall they

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The Opposite of Shunning – A message to my newborn daughter

May 14, 2014May 14, 2014 Cedars 5135 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

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My 21st Century Apostasy Trial

December 31, 2013January 2, 2014 Cedars 6996 Viewsapostasy trial, apostate, cult, disfellowship, elders, heresy, jehovahs witnesses, john cedars, judicial committee, letter of disassociation, organization, prodigal son, shunning, watchtower

I received the phone call on Friday night. I was expecting it. My mother-in-law had been approached at the kingdom

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The Story of Cedars – A Prisoner No More

November 6, 2013December 20, 2015 Cedars 19282 Viewsapostate, armageddon, child abuse, cults, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, john cedars, masturbation, new light, organization, sexual repression, shunning, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

After running JWsurvey for more than two years, the time has finally come to share my story. Why has it

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