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2016: The Year In Review – Part Two: Vanishing Books, Blood, Videos, Telly Awards, and Farewell to Brooklyn

January 7, 2017February 5, 2020 Mark O'Donnell 3443 Viewsapostate, apostates, armageddon, blood transfusions, brooklyn, brooklyn bethel, child indoctrination, cults, disfellowshipping, faithful and discreet slave, future of the watchtower society, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, jw survey, jw.org, organization, shunning, undue influence, warwick, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, youtube

In Part One of our 2016 review, we managed to scrape the surface of some of the more significant articles

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2016: The Year In Review – Part One: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Child Abuse

January 1, 2017February 5, 2020 Mark O'Donnell 5545 Views2016, apostate, blood transfusions, branch closures, brooklyn, brooklyn bethel, child abuse, child indoctrination, child molestation, cults, disfellowshipping, downsizing, faithful and discreet slave, future of the watchtower society, god's organization, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, joseph rutherford, JW Broadcasting, jw.org, organization, preaching work, shunning, tony morris, two witness rule, undue influence, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

As we say goodbye to 2016 and welcome a new year, we reflect on the events which captured our attention

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The Friday Column: The Ghost of Christmas-That-Never-Was

December 30, 2016December 30, 2016 Covert Fade 2925 Views

As I sat looking at the fairy lights on my Christmas tree last week, I accepted that for another year

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Governing Body Member Tony Morris Flees a Journalist In The Street

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 Covert Fade 8015 Viewschild abuse, District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses 2016, geoffrey jackson, gerrit losch, jehovahs witnesses, revealnews.org, tony morris, trey bundy, watchtower, Watchtower child abuse

Readers of JW Survey will be familiar with the work of Trey Bundy, an investigative reporter working for the Reveal

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JW Survey Results for 2015 and Reflections on 2016

December 5, 2016February 5, 2020 Mark O'Donnell 6546 Views2015 global survey, child indoctrination, downsizing, faithful and discreet slave, future of the watchtower society, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jwsurvey, organization, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

The year 2016 has seen a tidal wave of news, scandals and controversial topics surrounding Jehovah’s Witnesses. From horrific and

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NEWS BULLETIN: Australian Government Issues Report Condemning Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Sexual Abuse Policies

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 Mark O'Donnell 7237 Viewsapostate, australian royal commission, candace conti, child abuse, child molestation, cults, geoffrey jackson, governing body, Irwin Zalkin, jehovahs witnesses, jw survey, jw.org, organization, two witness rule, undue influence, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

The criticisms of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their various regulations, from handling of child abuse matters to the prevention of medically

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Holy drain covers: No expense spared on new Warwick headquarters

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 Cedars 10677 Viewsblue lake, child abuse, drain covers, governing body, idolatry, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org logo, organization, tax exemption, warwick, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, watchtower logo, world headquarters

Many of you will remember the unprecedented May 2015 JW Broadcasting episode in which Governing Body member Stephen Lett disclosed

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Australian Royal Commission puts Watchtower back under microscope.

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 Covert Fade 5488 Viewsaustralian royal commission, child abuse, Jehovah's Witnesses and child abuse, Royal Commission Case Study 29, Royal Commission Case Study 54

July of 2015 saw the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society endure one of the most controversial and shocking events in its

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Coercion or Personal Choice?: The Reality of the Jehovah’s Witness Stance on Blood

November 4, 2016November 5, 2016 Covert Fade 7755 Viewsblood, blood transfusions, bloody policy, child indoctrination, cults, disfellowshipping, elders, eloise dupuis, governing body, JW Blood transfusions, Mirlande Cadet, Watch Tower Society

The recent tragic deaths of two Jehovah’s Witnesses in Canada, Eloise Dupuis and Mirlande Cadet, have focused media and political attention on the

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Jehovah’s Witness Elders Accused of Playing Rape Recording to Victim

October 28, 2016November 10, 2016 Covert Fade 5113 Viewsaustralian royal commission, Courtney Tanner, Jehovah's Witnesses Child Abuse, Salt Lake Tribune

Not a month goes by without fresh media claims about Watchtower’s mishandling of alleged sexual assault. This past year alone

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News Bulletin: Éloïse Dupuis Dead at 27 – Watchtower Claims Another Victim, Son Left Motherless

October 16, 2016February 5, 2020 Mark O'Donnell 10233 Viewsblood transfusions, bood, child indoctrination, cults, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jw survey, jw.org, undue influence, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Éloïse Dupuis, a 27-year-old Jehovah’s Witness from Quebec, Canada. Éloïse died on

Jehovah's Witness Youths are encouraged to lie about homosexuality

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Upcoming 2017 JW Assembly Encourages Witness Youths to Lie About Homosexuality

October 8, 2016October 26, 2016 Covert Fade 7875 Viewsgod's organization, governing body, homosexuality, indoctrination, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, jw.org, organization, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Theocratic Warfare has long been a controversial aspect of Watchtower theology. Often dressed up in with euphemisms and wordplay to

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“Pay Up Joyfully to Jehovah”: New songbook includes not-so-subtle plea for donations

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 Cedars 7934 Viewschanges to songs, charles taze russell, contributions, donations, finances, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, My Prayer of Dedication, new songbook, organization, sing out joyfully to Jehovah, take my silver and my gold, watchtower

On Sunday we reported on how the 2016 annual meeting was less than thrilling compared to previous years. Witnesses have grown