Watchtower appears in court to give oral arguments in appeal against Candace Conti verdict
In June 2012 the online community of free-thinking current and former Jehovah’s Witnesses was rocked by the news of a
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“Je suis Charlie” – Why events in Paris should be a wake-up call for Jehovah’s Witnesses
I was in Zurich making my way home from a series of Jehovah’s Witness-related gatherings in Europe when I first
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Reshaping History – How the Watchtower controls their image by editing their own past
When Watchtower’s new ‘history’ book was released this summer it was said to have been released because their old one
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Dear Watchtower, THANK YOU for your “tight pants” copyright complaint!
By now I’ve written a number of articles about Watchtower, but it’s been a while since I’ve written anything addressing
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Mark Sewell has appeal rejected as yet another UK JW sex abuse case begins
Earlier this year Mark Sewell, a Jehovah’s Witness from South Wales, was convicted for eight historic sex offenses, including rape,
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Judge intervenes to grant blood transfusion for boy despite parents’ “devout beliefs”
On Monday a number of UK newspapers reported that the son of two devout Jehovah’s Witnesses WILL be given a
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Which one is the answer? – Watchtower sends two replies to one letter
A JWsurvey reader has been left scratching his head after receiving two separate and conflicting answers to his question from
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Why I can no longer support aggressive forms of activism against Jehovah’s Witnesses
I can vaguely remember the last time I encountered “apostates” during my years as an active Witness. I recall they
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Lawsuit filed claiming historic child abuse and fraud in Texas
Last month the Dallas-based Turley Law Firm filed a civil lawsuit against the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New
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After his branch visit performance, is “Tight Pants Tony” now a liability for the Governing Body?
It seems almost unthinkable that Tony Morris should be forced to stand down from the Governing Body, but stranger things
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“I do not answer to Watchtower” – Stunning Gerrit Lösch declaration revealed
Most Jehovah’s Witnesses consider the Watch Tower Society to be almost synonymous with “God’s organization.” As such, they are to
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Stephen Lett: More evidence for 1914 than for “gravity, electricity, wind!”
A cornerstone teaching of the Jehovah’s Witness faith is the idea that Jesus began ruling over the Earth in 1914,
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Watchtower’s advice on mental health: A tale of two religions
In 2011, Watchtower published a study article in which God was referred to as “the Great Physician.” The magazine gave
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