Every year, thousands of persons leave the Watchtower organization as a result of discovering that they had been led along for decades by failed promises and false doctrines. Although the number of these is never reported many celebrate their freedom by becoming active on social media
In his letter to the Galatians, the apostle Paul explains that faithful servants of God were once under a guardian or tutor. (Galatians 3:24,25) So by claiming that it is their responsibility and role to “shepherd the flock” and to make decisions that, in their view, help the whole community remain spiritually clean and united, […]
In a public talk given at the 2025 Pure Worship convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the non witness attendees in the audience are encouraged to make an examination of their religious beliefs in light of the Bible. But Jehovah’s Witnesses themselves are firmly convinced that they have the truth. For them, everything is just fine. There’s […]
When I was a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses back in the 70’s, we took pride in being able to defend the truth before anyone. It seems that is no longer the case as witnesses are regularly instructed in publications, at meetings and assemblies and in videos presented on JW Broadcasting, not to engage with persons […]
Article from Fædrelandsvennen. The congregation Samfundet and other religious groups that want to exercise negative social control can rejoice in the victory of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Court of Appeal. The losers in the case are some children who live with deep fear of internal punitive processes that are “very unpleasant”, “burdensome” and “humiliating”. Has […]
For those viewers curious as to why I use various AI voices and do not reveal my identity, I hope this video gives you a satisfactory ex-Splane-ation.
by Jan Frode Nilsen and Rakel Fjelltvedt “Psychological violence”, “negative social control”, “the right to opt out” Do these words mean anything to us? So we have now received the Court of Appeal’s conclusion in the years-long dispute between Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Norwegian state, a process that in practice has been going on continuously […]
By Caroline Teinum Gilje and Julian Mellingsæter March 14, 2025 Jehovah’s Witnesses have been denied state subsidies for the years 2021 to 2024, and have also been denied registration of the religious community. Now the Borgarting Court of Appeal has ruled on whether the decisions are valid under the Religious Communities Act. This was the […]
By Hans Christian Bergsjo Thursday February 13, 2025 TRIAL Jehovah’s Witnesses vs the State Borgarting Court of Appeal Thursday is the second to last day of the trial between Jehovah’s Witnesses and the state Jehovah’s Witnesses attorney Anders Stray Ryssdal continued his argument reiterating that neither psychological violence nor negative social control are legal terms. […]
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