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Why it is morally wrong for Watchtower to push baptism on children

October 8, 2013July 16, 2014 Cedars 10461 Viewsannual meeting, anthony morris, baptism, child baptism, child indoctrination, david splane, gerrit losch, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org, organization, shunning, teenage baptism, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

During my time as a ministerial servant (before becoming an elder) I was asked to study with a boy in

Cedars' Blog Governing Body News

Governing Body on show: God fixed weather to produce “sister proof” new bible

October 6, 2013October 7, 2013 Cedars 8066 Views139th annual meeting, annual meeting, anthony morris iii, faithful and discreet slave, geoffrey jackson, gerrit losch, governing body, guy pierce, jehovahs witnesses, new bible, new light, new understanding, organization, shunning, sister proof, wallkill, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Thinking Witnesses have been left scratching their heads at the strange manner in which the revised New World Translation bible

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New English NWT Bible released as Annual Meeting is leaked online

October 5, 2013October 12, 2013 Cedars 12807 Viewsannual meeting, drjohnchrist, faithful and discreet slave, geoffrey jackson, gerrit losch, governing body, gray bible, grey bible, guy pierce, jehovahs witnesses, JW library, jw.org, new bibles, new light, new world translation, organization, reddit, sexist, shunning, sister proof, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Watchtower’s much-anticipated 129th Annual Meeting was held today at the Stanley Theater, New Jersey. In an unprecedented move, the event

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Court orders Sydney teenager to accept life-saving blood transfusion

October 2, 2013October 2, 2013 Cedars 5897 Viewsawake magazine, blood transfusions, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, Lisa Kosack, patient x, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Last week a teenage Jehovah’s Witness in Sydney lost his bid to refuse a blood transfusion after a court ruled

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Arkansas man accused of firing 19 rounds at Jehovah’s Witnesses

October 1, 2013October 1, 2013 Cedars 4380 Views19 rounds, arkansas, bentonville congregation, centerton, door to door, jehovahs witnesses, john baldwin, pitbull, preaching work, shooting, tulsa, Watch Tower Society

Police arrested an Arkansas man over the weekend after he allegedly fired 19 rounds at a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses

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Candace Conti speaks out at RNA 2013 conference

September 30, 2013October 10, 2013 Cedars 5614 Viewscandace conti, child abuse, child molestation, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, laurie goodstein, religion newswriters association, rna2913 conference, two victim rule, two witness rule, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Journalists attending the 2013 Religion Newswriters Association conference in Austin, Texas were given a unique insight into the scourge of

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New Awake! magazine urges “healthy skepticism” of the media

September 27, 2013November 7, 2013 Cedars 6183 Viewscandace conti, child abuse, healthy skepticism, Irwin Zalkin, jehovahs witnesses, misquotes, negative media, new light, organization, richard dawkins, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Two weeks ago this website reported on the December 15th Study Edition of the Watchtower, which slammed the media for

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

The Lawsuit Landslide: Irwin Zalkin representing ELEVEN child abuse victims against Watchtower

September 24, 2013September 25, 2013 Cedars 8130 ViewsCalifornia Victims Act, candace conti, child abuse, child molestation, Elizabeth McFarland, future of the watchtower society, Gonzalo Campos, governing body, Irwin Zalkin, jehovahs witnesses, John Kirby, kathleen conti, monica jaramillo, organization, rick simons, SB 131, Statute of Limitation, two witness rule, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, Zalkin Law Firm

Friday 20th September 2013 was a sunny day in Sacramento as a small band of supporters including Kathleen Conti assembled

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More branch closures as Watchtower continues to downsize

September 19, 2013September 19, 2013 Cedars 9123 Viewsbranch closures, branch consolidation, branch merging, downsizing, estonia, finland branch, jehovahs witnesses, latvia, lithuania, organization, samuel herd, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

With very little fanfare or ceremony, a further three countries have lost their local Watchtower branches, as the organization continues

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The Racist History of Watchtower Literature

September 18, 2013September 27, 2013 Cedars 15946 Viewscharles taze russell, declaration of facts, ethiopian's skin, faithful and discreet slave, god's organization, golden age, harriet beecher stowe, hitler, jehovahs witnesses, joseph rutherford, judge rutherford, organization, photodrama of creation, racial discrimination, racism, segregation, uncle tom's cabin, vitiligo, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

The majority of Jehovah’s Witnesses consider their religion to be entirely beyond reproach when it comes to issues surrounding racism

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“Be on guard against those who speculate!” – Watchtower ramps up the paranoia

September 13, 2013September 14, 2013 Cedars 6934 Viewsbe on guard, december 15, faithful and discreet slave, false apostles, governing body, internet, jehovahs witnesses, organization, paranoia, sacrifices, speculation, study article, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Only a month after urging Witnesses to “close ranks against Satan,” Watchtower is ramping up the paranoia still further with

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse News

Kathleen Conti supports new bill for victims of child abuse

September 10, 2013September 10, 2013 Cedars 3943 Viewscalifornia, candace conti, cbs news, child abuse, child molestation, governor jerry brown, jehovahs witnesses, kathleen conti, SB131, snap, statute of limitations, watchtower

Kathleen Conti, mother of Candace Conti, has appeared on a local news channel to champion a new bill that will

Blood transfusions Cedars' Blog News

New Zealand baby to be treated with blood after JW parents lose court case

September 8, 2013September 21, 2013 Cedars 4470 Viewsalcohol, blood transfusions, Dr Stephen Laughton, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, Justice Helen Winkelmann, new zealand, organization, Peter Le Cren, pikuach nefesh, Starship children's hospital, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, what does the bible really teach

The media in New Zealand have reported on the case of a 10-month-old baby girl who has been taken under