The Friday Column: Hypocrisy! Will It Ever End?
The title of this week’s Friday Column matches that of an article from the December 2015 online edition of The Watchtower.
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Royal Commission findings: Governing Body member Geoffrey Jackson “evasive and unhelpful”
On the eighth and final day of the Royal Commission inquiry, something very rare and significant took place. Watchtower Governing
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Royal Commission findings: Watchtower policies place JW children “at significant risk of sexual abuse”
The summer of 2015 saw The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse hold an eight-day hearing focusing
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The Friday Column: Portuguese documentary overshadows Governing Body visit
David Splane, of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, visited the branch office (Bethel) in Portugal at the beginning of
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The trouble with apostates (and why it shouldn’t put you off being one)
At the beginning of October I produced and participated in a video featuring 62 Jehovah’s Witness apostates from all over
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The Friday Column: Do Jehovah’s Witnesses cherish the marital bond?
This time last year, I began my exit from the Jehovah’s Witnesses. My fade towards inactivity did not go unnoticed.
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The Friday Column: “Let the dead bury their dead”
In light of the horrendous terror attacks in Paris last week, Facebook users received the option to update their profile
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The Friday Column: Jehovah’s Witnesses – a safe group for children with Autism?
When I became a father I was so excited about raising a child. I eagerly awaited the arrival of my
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The Friday Column: Doctrine and loyalty is paramount to the Governing Body, whatever the cost
When I was a very young boy, my grandfather died. I don’t know much about his life, aside from the
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My response to Mark Sanderson’s “come home to Jehovah” November broadcast
Last night I was contacted by one of my Facebook friends who was facing a dilemma. They had themselves been
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The Friday Column: Why Speak Out?
Oftentimes, when speaking to friends and acquaintances I am asked, “Why? Why do you care what the Witnesses do? Why
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Highly-secretive “Talmudic” Correspondence Guidelines document leaked by Watchtower insider
The last few weeks will have been deeply frustrating for the Governing Body, as multiple leaks have exposed a growing
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The Tight Pants Rule: Wearing “disturbing” clothing gets you banned from preaching
A few weeks ago I was contacted by one of a number of active elders who are “awakened” from Watchtower
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