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“Will this Memorial be our last?” – Watchtower teases Witnesses over 2014

January 24, 2014 Cedars 7875 Views1914 2014, 1914 centenary, armageddon, elephant or goldfish, expectations, jehovahs witnesses, last memorial, memorial of christ's death, watchtower, will this memorial be our last

Early October 2014 will mark precisely 100 years of Christ’s invisible rule from the heavens – according to the teachings

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Russia threatens ban of JW.org – but is it something to celebrate?

January 22, 2014January 22, 2014 Cedars 9743 Viewscensorship, extremist, internet, J R Brown, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org, jw.org banned in russia, russia ban on jw.org, russian federation, Tsentralniy District Court, watchtower, Yekaterina Elbakyan

JW.org has issued a press release warning that it is due to be banned in Russia if Watchtower is unsuccessful

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Would you take the pill? – A simple Facebook test has shocking results

January 21, 2014March 23, 2015 Cedars 7060 Viewsfacebook test, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, loyalty, november 15th 2013, pill, sound from an objective or human standpoint, watchtower

Last weekend congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses all over the world discussed the November 15, 2013 Study Edition of the Watchtower

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Canadian ‘brainwashed’ runaway teenager chooses religion over mother

January 20, 2014March 23, 2015 Cedars 3703 Viewsbrainwashing, canada, Candis McCarville-Wier, Cassidy McCarville, cbc report, chilliwack, cults, jehovahs witnesses, mind control, Tracey Jackson, unbelieving parents, watchtower

A Canadian mother has been left distraught after her daughter fled home due to her newfound faith as a Jehovah’s

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Witness couple and two young children found dead in shocking ‘murder suicide’

January 18, 2014March 23, 2015 Cedars 7863 Viewsdomestic violence, Irmo, jehovahs witnesses, Kia Miller, murder suicide, nervous breakdown, organization, Rachel Hinson, Sheddrick Miller, South Carolina, suicide, watchtower

A congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Carolina has been rocked by the apparent murder-suicide of a Witness family of

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Witness juror’s actions branded “disgraceful” after she forces mistrial over her beliefs

January 14, 2014January 16, 2014 Cedars 5533 ViewsAdrian Morris, Angela Alsobrooks, Circuit Court Judge Michael R Pearson, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jury duty, kevon neal, Mark Magaw, maryland, mistrial, Washington Post, watchtower

News has emerged within the last week of a judge in Maryland being forced to toss out a manslaughter trial

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My review of the 2014 Yearbook

January 10, 2014February 10, 2014 Cedars 6968 Views1914, 2014 yearbook, annual meeting, anthony morris iii, apostate, armageddon, become jehovahs friend, branch closures, brooklyn, brooklyn bethel, candace conti, child abuse, child molestation, cults, david splane, disfellowshipping, faithful and discreet slave, governing body, guy pierce, internet, Irwin Zalkin, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org, new light, organization, preaching work, shunning, Sierra Leone, sparlock, warwick, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, watchtower statistics, worldwide report, worldwide work

A regular highlight for Jehovah’s Witnesses is the release of the Yearbook, which chronicles the accomplishments of the organization over

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2014 Global Survey now launched!

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 Cedars 2828 Views

I’m thrilled to announce that the 2014 Global Survey has now been launched! Hosted by surveymonkey.com, it promises a much

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Watching the Watchtower over 2013 – the year in review

December 26, 2013December 29, 2013 Cedars 4815 Views2013 review, annual meeting, anthony morris iii, apostate, armageddon, branch closures, brooklyn, brooklyn bethel, candace conti, child abuse, child molestation, cults, david splane, faithful and discreet slave, geoffrey jackson, governing body, guy pierce, Irwin Zalkin, jehovahs witnesses, jw survey, jw.org, new light, new world translation, organization, rick simons, shunning, silver sword, wallkill, warwick, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, youtube

As 2013 winds to a close, we can now pause to reflect on what has proved an eventful year for

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“JW Defense” YouTube channel takes aim at apostates

December 24, 2013January 28, 2014 Cedars 7064 Viewsapostate, apostates of jehovah's organization, Diotrephes, jehovahs witnesses, JW Defense, organization, slander, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, youtube, youtube channel

Few people would envision that an organization with 8 million publicity agents in 230+ lands, a zero-tolerance approach to dissenters,

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Watchtower claims divorce rate is “skyrocketing” – but is it?

December 14, 2013December 14, 2013 Cedars 6220 Viewsarmageddon, divorce rate, exaggeration, fear mongering, jehovahs witnesses, last days, march 15 watchtower, watchtower, watchtower magazine

When glancing through the latest March 15th Watchtower Study Edition, I was struck by an arresting statement that would previously

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Jonathan Rose – the pedophile elder who won the support of a congregation

December 12, 2013January 7, 2014 Cedars 8256 Viewschild abuse, child molestation, Chris Osuh, congregation, David Stockdale QC, elders, facebook, jehovahs witnesses, Jonathan Rose, London Bethel, Manchester Crown Court, Manchester Evening News, New Moston, paedophile, pedophile, watchtower

On October 30th, pedophile Jonathan Rose received a nine-month prison sentence at Manchester Crown Court on two charges of indecent

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Father of four quits job after attending Annual Meeting

December 3, 2013December 15, 2013 Cedars 6952 Viewsannual meeting, geoffrey jackson, jehovah's hand, jehovahs witnesses, youtube

A video has been uploaded to YouTube by a mother of four whose husband declared he was quitting his job