Echoes of the 1930s as Governing Body asks Jehovah’s Witnesses to mobilize for letter-writing campaign
As the threat of a total ban on their activities in Russia looms closer, 8 million Jehovah’s Witnesses have been
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Oatmeal and Amaretto: Tales of hypocrisy from the heart of Brooklyn Bethel
Regular readers of this website will be familiar with former Jehovah’s Witness Howie Tran. Tran served at Brooklyn Bethel for
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2016: The Year In Review – Part One: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Child Abuse
As we say goodbye to 2016 and welcome a new year, we reflect on the events which captured our attention
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How the Watchtower Stole Christmas
In 1957, the acclaimed children’s author Dr. Seuss penned an instant classic, a beloved tale of a grumpy green monster
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The JW.org 2013 Annual Meeting video – honest highlights or bible-hugging spin?
JW.org has released a polished new publicity video showing highlights from the 2013 Annual Meeting, at which the revised New
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The 1914 Obsession: Watchtower clings to flawed teaching in first magazine of 2014
The day is Sunday 28 June, 1914. A car takes a wrong turn down a street in Sarajevo, Bosnia. As
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The Racist History of Watchtower Literature
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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Rare film footage of Rutherford at Beth Sarim leaked on YouTube
A former worker at the Brooklyn Bethel has leaked an embarrassing video of former Watchtower president Joseph Rutherford cavorting in
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Beth Sarim: The Story of Rutherford’s Ivory Tower
“JEHOVAH’S people have a very rich spiritual heritage.” – so proclaimed a recent Watchtower article, before continuing, “The fascinating record
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“New light” Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release
Three weeks ahead of its expected release date in mid-April, a scanned copy of the July 15 2013 “Study Edition”
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Is JWsurvey.org an apostate website?
I am occasionally asked by visitors to JWsurvey.org what my personal religious beliefs are, particularly since my articles are often
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Governing Body says: “We are the Faithful and Discreet Slave!”
Reports are emerging of an announcement at the 128th Annual Meeting of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
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Under the microscope – the Watch Tower Society’s claims to divine direction (part 4)
Part 4 – Was our organization chosen in 1919? In the fourth and final installment of my “Under The Microscope”
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