Beginning in 1998, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, an elder in the United States by the name of R. Jensen wrote to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society asking for support on how to respond to questions raised by physicians and insurance claims examiners he encountered at his place of employment regarding the position of Jehovah’s […]
The following is a review of an article printed in the February 1994 issue of The Watchtower. Exactly one year earlier, the news reported on the tragedy in Waco Texas that left 86 dead at the end of a standoff between law enforcement and the religious movement founded by David Koresh called the Branch Dividians. […]
In a previous post we have seen that, despite evidence to the contrary, the Watchtower society has arbitrarily decided that Nebuchadnezzar’s tree dream in Daniel chapter 4 must have an antitypical future fulfillment beyond Nebuchadnezzar. This article will show that this is not the only time they chose to go against this rule. It also […]
The Watchtower society has admitted that the faithful and discreet slave or governing body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction. (The Watchtower February 2017 study edition pg 26 par 12 “Who Is Leading God’s People Today?”) This is not just a recent admission but it […]
In a recent morning worship broadcast, governing body helper Leonard Myers gave an example that illustrated the need for Christians to avoid showing misplaced compassion. However, I thought it odd that the example he chooses is from the Mosaic Law. This is a common practice of those on the teaching committee of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The […]
The aim of this article is to show primarily that scripturally Jesus words in Matthew chapter 18:15-17 cannot be used in support of the requirement that two eye witnesses are necessary in order to form a judicial committee to investigate allegations of the committing of a crime, in particular, child sexual abuse, in congregations of […]
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In the August 22, 1997 issue of “Awake” there appeared an article describing an organization known as OSCE: OSCE—What Is It? Will It Succeed? By Awake! correspondent in Portugal AFTER World War II, a power struggle arose between Western democratic capitalist countries and the Eastern Communist Soviet bloc. Each bloc developed its own security organization: the North […]
In many countries, ethnic minorities who have their rights protected by law often find themselves the object of intolerance. Guaranteeing freedom by law clearly does not get to the roots of intolerance. The fact that intolerance is hidden below the surface does not mean that it does not exist. If at some future time circumstances […]