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The Friday Column: Redwood’s Reflections

June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 Mark O'Donnell 2004 Viewschild indoctrination, future of the watchtower society, geoffrey jackson, jehovahs witnesses, the friday column, undue influence, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

A memory appeared on my Facebook page. from four years ago today, June 8, 2014. This was my very first

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Life Stories Suicide The Friday Column 

The Friday Column: From Self-Injury to Self-Respect: Lisa’s Story

June 1, 2018 Mark O'Donnell 2265 Viewsapostate, child abuse, child indoctrination, freedom, future of the watchtower society, jehovahs witnesses, organization, undue influence, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

I was born and raised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. It was an identity that was given to me. Some

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Homophobia The Friday Column 

The Friday Column: Whatever Happened to Watchtower’s Tact?

March 16, 2018 Covert Fade 2302 Viewscaleb and sophia, convention video, homophobia, kamden pine, watchtower

Watchtower’s book Benefit From Theocratic Ministry School Education, which instructs Witnesses on how to discuss their faith with others, features

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The Friday Column: Are you still in the cage?

April 21, 2017April 22, 2017 Covert Fade 2898 ViewsAlice Cheshire, breaking free, freedom, jehovahs witnesses, mind control, the friday column, therapy, undue influence, watchtower

Growing up within the JW world, particularly as a woman, you got used to boundaries, to barriers, and to being

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The Friday Column: Outside the bubble

July 15, 2016July 16, 2016 Covert Fade 1615 ViewsJames Sequoia, jehovahs witnesses, the friday column, watchtower

Last month marked three years since I resigned as Ministerial Servant, tossed out my neck-tie and walked away from the

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The Friday Column: Five ways my life has changed for the better since I left my religion

July 8, 2016July 9, 2016 Cedars 2905 Viewsanxiety, apostate, best life ever, depression, family, happiness, homosexuality, jehovahs witnesses, watchtower

Since deciding to walk away from the Jehovah’s Witness (JW) religion last year, there have been many changes to my

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The Friday Column: To the newly shunned

July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 Covert Fade 2619 Views#worstconventionever, Jehovah's Witness shunning, shunning, the friday column, watchtower

Like many ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses, members of my family will soon be attending the 2016 convention entitled “Remain Loyal to Jehovah.”

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The Friday Column: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Doubts

June 10, 2016 Covert Fade 2025 Views#worstconventionever, apostate, cults, doubts, faithful and discreet slave, god's organization, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org, undue influence, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Like myself, my wife was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and has always loved reading. When she was around 7 years

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The Friday Column: What it means to be a Jehovah’s Witness

June 2, 2016June 3, 2016 James Strait 1813 ViewsBITE model, Caleb and Sofia

There’s been a lot of buzz lately surrounding the new video release from JW.org featuring the characters “Caleb and Sophia.”

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Jehovah's Witness Leadership - Girls need not apply
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The Friday Column: No Girls Allowed – Growing up as a Female Jehovah’s Witness

May 27, 2016 Mark O'Donnell 4566 Viewselders, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org, misogynism, misogynist comments, misogyny, undue influence, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

From JW Survey contributor Brooke No girls allowed – a common theme throughout my childhood; raised with all older boy cousins, I had to learn to stick

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Life Stories News The Friday Column 

Update: JW Survey needs YOU!

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 Covert Fade 1529 Views

Last Friday, we put up an article opening the doors to submissions from you, our readers. We have had a

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Life Stories News The Friday Column 

The Friday Column: JW Survey needs YOU!

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 Covert Fade 3853 Viewsactivism, the friday column

Would you like to help make a difference? We are looking to expand our voluntary writing team in order to

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Blood transfusions Shunning The Friday Column 

The Friday Column: Why I don’t want to destroy Watchtower

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 Covert Fade 3022 Viewsaustralian royal commission, blood, bloody policy, child abuse, Jehovah's Witnesses blood transfusions, Jehovah's Witnesses Child Abuse, jehovahs witnesses, royal comission, shunning, the friday column

I don’t want to bring down the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. That might have a couple of you blinking

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