Since the royal commission exposed the cruel treatment of victims of child abuse within the Jehovah’s Witnesses, little has changed. But in a landmark civil case, former member Amy Whitby is taking on the secretive religious group in court. By Adam Harvey, Mary Fallon, and Lucy Carter with photography by Harriet Tatham Four Corners Updated […]
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By Tom Symonds Home Affairs correspondent 2 September 2021 Related Topics There are “shocking failings” and “blatant hypocrisy” in the way major UK religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations, an inquiry has found. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said some religious organisations in England and Wales were “morally failing” children. It […]
Sugar Mizzy January 27, 2022 In a message on their website, the Attorney General writes that they have found several violations of the religious community law by Jehovah’s Witnesses. “After receiving warnings from previous members regarding exclusion and expulsion of members, the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs has asked the State Administrator in Oslo […]
March 2022 A McHenry County judge ruled Friday that two Jehovah’s Witnesses elders are guilty of “knowingly and willfully” failing to report to authorities in 2006 that a 6-year-old child in their church was being sexually assaulted by a congregant. Not reporting the sexual abuse permitted the abuse to go on for another 12 years. […]
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Do Not Become a Victim of Propaganda !
For decades, the Watchtower organization has been warning its members about the dangers of higher education. But what is the threat? Are they concerned that their young people will risk having their Christian values eroded away by close association with non-witnesses? Or is there something else they are afraid of? Whatever, the reason, is seeking […]
This video is a tribute to Raymond Franz former governing body member of Jehovah’s Witnesses and a shameless plug for his book Crisis of Conscience.
Some people insult those who disagree with them by questioning character or motives instead of focusing on the facts. Name-calling slaps a negative, easy-to-remember label onto a person, a group, or an idea. The name-caller hopes that the label will stick. If people reject the person or the idea on the basis of the negative […]
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JW Child Abuse
JW Child Abuse is being developed as a reference site for the sharing of resources and court documents for civil and criminal cases involving Jehovah’s Witnesses. By sharing legislative and legal information, they provide survivors of abuse and their supporters a pathway to change. This site is designed with the intention of presenting only facts […]
Before Jesus died, he himself said that even the Son did not then know the “day and hour” when the end would come but “only the Father.” (Matt. 24:36) He told his disciples that it does not belong to them to get knowledge about the times and seasons the Father has placed in his own […]
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Why Is Shunning Necessary?
During the 2015 Australian Royal Commission, two representatives of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society were asked why it is necessary for the organization to have a policy that tells all of their members to shun persons that have disassociated themselves. Notice their evasive reply.