In a recent morning worship talk entitled: “Protect Yourself From Misinformation”, governing body helper Gary Breaux warns Jehovah’s Witnesses not to be taken in by lies by government officials. He contrasts that with a group of men that can be absolutely trusted. The governing body. This video examines his claim that Jesus provided all the […]
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I am a former born-in Jehovah’s Witness (JW) (left in 2015). I pioneered for decades and was a devout JW. I am now an academic and psychologist who publishes research on the experience of leaving the JWs / shunning. The latest update on the JW website has caused much distress in the lives of exJWs […]
Beginning with the 2023 Annual Meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The governing body has announced a flurry of changes to doctrines and policies affecting the lives of their members. Many of these changes admittedly have been the result of re-examining biblical texts and coming to a clearer understanding of God’s will. Thus, witnesses are now, for […]
After waiting for well over a year with no response from the Watchtower society, brother Jensen writes again explaining how distressing it is for him to fulfill his duties as an elder, husband and father. But again, he is told to wait and not share his concerns with others about the lack of scriptural support […]
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES: Few Norwegian religious communities need to worry after the Jehovah’s Witnesses verdict, according to legal expert Vibeke Blaker Strand. – Will not trigger an avalanche of new cases. Vårt Land 05/03/2024 (EXPERT: Professor Vibeke Blaker Strand believes the Jehovah’s Witnesses verdict will stand up in the European Court of Human Rights, unlike human […]
Vart Land March 4, 2024 COURT CASE: After being deprived of state subsidies, Jehovah’s Witnesses filed a lawsuit against the state of Norway. The verdict was handed down on Monday. (VERDICT: The trial between Jehovah’s Witnesses and the State of Norway took place from 8 to 19 January in the Oslo District Court. Lawyer Anders […]
Documents about break with the church must be turned over to privacy commissioner, judge says Bethany Lindsay · CBC News · Jan 10, 2024 The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled against two congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses that tried to argue their religious freedoms were infringed when the information and privacy commissioner ordered them to turn over records containing […]
The Watchtower society has printed what they believe are scriptural reasons for shunning persons that resign from their organization. While Jesus gave instructions about how to handle a member of the Christian congregation that engages in sin and does not want to change, this video answers the question: Does the Bible support the shunning of […]
In 2015 The Australian Royal Commission in case number 29 gave the Watchtower organization recommendations that would enable them to respond more adequately to child sexual abuse allegations and protect children. After two years the commission reconvened in order to ascertain whether their recommendations were followed.
In 2015 at the Australian Royal Commission’s Inquiry into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, governing body member Geoffrey Jackson tried to explain in his testimony that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not shun former members as long as they leave unofficially by merely ceasing to attend meetings. But if they formally wish to disassociate themselves so […]