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Watchtower files lawsuit against Vyborg customs in Russia

January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 Sue Hall 3595 Viewsbibles, customs, jehovahs witnesses, new world translation, russia, russia ban, silver sword, Vyborg

The city of Vyborg, northwest of St. Petersburg, Russia, has a painful and turbulent history. Over the centuries, it has

Cedars' Blog Downsizing Publications

Watchtower’s ‘new light’ scrapheap: The ever-decreasing shelf life of ‘spiritual food’

January 16, 2016January 16, 2016 Cedars 9103 Viewscreation book, daniel book, discontinued, downsizing, governing body, insight books, jehovahs witnesses, jeremiah book, literature, new light, organization, out of print, publications, reasoning book, revelation climax book, spiritual food, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

The last time I ever set foot in the kingdom hall of an English-speaking congregation was in 2012. It was

Governing Body Shunning The Friday Column

The Friday Column: Shunning – a toxic practice in which EVERYONE ultimately loses

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 James Strait 7047 Viewsangus stewart, australian royal commission, cruelty, disfellowshipping, geoffrey jackson, jehovahs witnesses, playing the victim, senior council, shunning, watchtower

My fellow JWsurvey team members have written extensively on the Australian Royal Commission and Geoffrey Jackson’s testimony in particular. But

Child Abuse History and scandals News

Philadelphia Judges criticize Watchtower court tactics as “abusive.”

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 Covert Fade 6301 Viewschild abuse, child molestation, jehovahs witnesses, pennsylvania, philadelphia, reveal, Stephanie Fessler, trey bundy, watchtower, york county

It seems that one can hardly swing a dead Seven Headed Wild Beast on the internet these days without hitting

Mental health Support The Friday Column

The Friday Column: Questions Young People Ask – Answers That Don’t Work

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 Jeni 11313 Viewsanswers that work, chaperone, child indoctrination, dating, domestic violence, eating disorders, homosexuality, jehovahs witnesses, masturbation, substance abuse, suicide, watchtower, young people ask, ypa book

Growing up a Jehovah’s Witness is an experience that has shaped me in innumerable ways. To be fair, Watchtower’s influence

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Spotlight: The movie every Jehovah’s Witness simply MUST watch

January 7, 2016 Cedars 7142 Viewsalex gibney, candace conti, child abuse, child molestation, cults, going clear, Irwin Zalkin, jehovahs witnesses, mark ruffalo, michael keaton, rick simons, spotlight, tom mccarthy, watchtower

Last night my wife and I were able to watch an exceptional movie – one of those rare cinematic experiences

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Does Jehovah control the weather?

January 5, 2016January 6, 2016 Cedars 8267 Viewsdisaster, divine intervention, geoffrey jackson, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, organization, Philippines, Travis Brooks, Typhoon Haiyan, watchtower, weather, yap

“How many of our brothers have been affected?” During my years as a Jehovah’s Witness, that was usually the first

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Jehovah’s Witness guilty of strangling children for sexual gratification

January 3, 2016 Karen Morgan 6054 Viewschild abuse, child molestation, ian pheasey, jehovahs witnesses, karen morgan, strangulation, warwick, watchtower

Once again, Jehovah’s Witnesses hit the headlines regarding the covering up of child sex abuse. This most recent case concerns

Governing Body History and scandals JW.org The Friday Column

How the Watchtower Stole Christmas

December 31, 2015January 20, 2016 Mark O'Donnell 6900 Viewschristmas, golden age, governing body, grinch, jehovahs witnesses, joseph rutherford, organization, robert barber, watchtower

In 1957, the acclaimed children’s author Dr. Seuss penned an instant classic, a beloved tale of a grumpy green monster

History and scandals The Friday Column

The Friday Column: Everyone makes mistakes – except Watchtower

December 18, 2015 Covert Fade 6992 Viewsapostle peter, beth sarim, child abuse, jehovahs witnesses, jonah, mistakes, organ transplants, the friday column, watchtower

Everyone makes mistakes. The Bible characters certainly did. Think of the Apostle Peter, denying Jesus three times on the night

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Royal Commission findings: Jehovah’s Witness elders left abuse survivors “silenced and unsupported”

December 14, 2015December 31, 2015 Covert Fade 7576 Viewsaustralian royal commission, bcb, bcg, child abuse, child molestation, jehovahs witnesses, max horley, ron de rooy, royal commission, two witness rule, watchtower

The previous two articles in this series have discussed Watchtower policy and scriptural debate. However, this is not some theoretical

Child Abuse The Friday Column

The Friday Column: Hypocrisy! Will It Ever End?

December 11, 2015 Karenne Gionet 4898 Viewschild abuse, child molestation, december 2015 watchtower, hypocrisy, hypocrisy will it ever end, jehovahs witnesses, organization, watchtower

The title of this week’s Friday Column matches that of an article from the December 2015 online edition of The Watchtower.

Child Abuse Governing Body News

Royal Commission findings: Governing Body member Geoffrey Jackson “evasive and unhelpful”

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 Covert Fade 8216 Viewsangus stewart, australian commission, child abuse, child molestation, evasive and unhelpful, geoffrey jackson, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, organization, royal comission, two witness rule, watchtower

On the eighth and final day of the Royal Commission inquiry, something very rare and significant took place. Watchtower Governing