Jehovah’s Witnesses maintained NGO status with the United Nations for 9 years before this association was exposed by the Guardian Newspaper in 2001. The Witnesses immediately abandoned their connection with the UN, stating that the only reason for the association was for use of the UN library.
The idea of becoming independent is both exciting and terrifying when you’re first starting out. Depending on your situation, your
“I’m losing my mind”, I thought as the air rushed out of my lungs. The compass of my life was
Regular Survey readers will be familiar with the work of Reclaimed Voices – an organisation set up in the Netherlands
In just a few short months, the Netherlands based Reclaimed Voices foundation has accomplished some astonishing things on behalf of
Growing up a Jehovah’s Witness is an experience that has shaped me in innumerable ways. To be fair, Watchtower’s influence
As a Jehovah’s Witness child, our religious community was seen as a spiritual paradise in contrast to all other organizations on
In 2011, Watchtower published a study article in which God was referred to as “the Great Physician.” The magazine gave
If there is one reoccurring question, one burning issue that most readers who write in to JWsurvey need addressing, it
It’s only through happenstance that I came to be an admin here at JWsurvey, but it was an opportunity I
I am occasionally asked by visitors to JWsurvey.org what my personal religious beliefs are, particularly since my articles are often
“Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting life; and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
When Peter spoke the above words, the last thing on his mind was any question of leaving an ‘organization’ of any kind. Jesus, and no human organization, was the one with sayings of everlasting life.
