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Finnish NGO urges governmental investigation into Watchtower’s judicial policies

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 Cedars 6491 ViewsAnna-Maija Henriksson, disassociation, disfellowshipping, finland, finnish, human rights, jehovahs witnesses, justice minister, organization, shunning, suicide, universal declaration of human rights, UUT, watchtower

A Finnish non-governmental organization (NGO) has issued a report to the country’s Ministry of Justice calling for an investigation into

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Why South Korea needs to stop giving Jehovah’s Witnesses reasons to feel persecuted

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 Cedars 6636 Viewsconscientious objection, conscientious objectors, conscription, human rights, jehovahs witnesses, Kim Ju-hwan, north korea, persecution complex, south korea, undue influence, united nations, universal declaration of human rights, watchtower

Kim Ju-hwan is a 24-year-old with an uncertain future. His beliefs as a Jehovah’s Witness have brought him into direct

Blood transfusions News

London court rules in favor of transfusion refusal

April 27, 2014 Jeni 3017 Viewsblood transfusions, jehovahs witnesses, Nottinghamshire Healthcare, sex offender, watchtower

A judge in London has upheld a decision by NHS lawyers that a mentally-ill sex offender should be allowed to

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Circuit Overseers to assume responsibility for appointing and deleting elders

April 25, 2014September 26, 2014 Cedars 10200 Viewscircuit overseers, elders, faithful and discreet slave, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, menlo park, september 1st, watchtower

A leaked letter from the Governing Body has announced an enormous shift in the way Jehovah’s Witness elders are to

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Two days after the memorial – Apostates reveal the secret of happiness

April 17, 2014April 18, 2014 Cedars 7282 Viewsapostates, happy, happy apostates 2014, jehovahs witnesses, last memorial, memorial, memorial of christ's death, pharrell williams, watchtower, youtube

This Spring saw a concerted effort on the part of Jehovah’s Witnesses to invite as many as possible to their

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Watchtower continues assault on ‘devious’ and ‘hypocritical’ former believers

April 12, 2014April 12, 2014 Cedars 8539 Viewsapostate, apostates, devious, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, Karl-Heinz Kusserow, organization, shunning, sons of korah, universal declaration of human rights, watchtower, watchtower july 15 2014

The latest Watchtower launches yet another scathing attack on ‘apostates’, namely any current or former Witnesses who disagree with the

Cedars' Blog News Stealth tithing

Governing Body instructs congregations to pledge fixed monthly donations

April 7, 2014July 26, 2017 Cedars 14728 Viewsassembly hall, brooklyn, child abuse, congregation funds, congregations, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, kingdom hall, kingdom hall construction worldwide, menlo park, monthly donations, organization, stealth tithing, watchtower, who owns a kingdom hall

A leaked letter dated March 29, 2014, has been circulated to all elders advising of a huge shake-up in financing

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

Prevention order for jailed Jehovah’s Witness who fled to the Caribbean to molest kids

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 Cedars 3716 Viewschild abuse, child molestation, dominican republic, elder, ipswich, jehovahs witnesses, sex offenders prevention order, william rogers

79-year-old jailed pedophile Jehovah’s Witness, William Rogers, has been issued with a sex offenders’ prevention order limiting his future contact

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

March 29, 2014March 29, 2014 Cedars 3708 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 8369 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 8774 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 15307 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 10681 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