On January 24, 2018, in a Michigan courtroom, physician Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for historic cases of child sexual abuse. For those unfamiliar with the […]
Recently some secret “elders’ training videos” that are going to be used for the 2018 Ministerial Training School of Jehovah’s Witnesses were leaked online. One particular video was very disturbing; it showed […]
Recently some secret “elders’ training videos” that are going to be used for the 2018 Ministerial Training School of Jehovah’s Witnesses were leaked online. One particular video was very disturbing; it showed […]
When the website “Mormon Leaks” debuted, it came under fire for revealing many confidential documents that were part of the Mormon religion, and which were typically kept secret from the church’s rank-and-file […]
When the website “Mormon Leaks” debuted, it came under fire for revealing many confidential documents that were part of the Mormon religion, and which were typically kept secret from the church’s rank-and-file […]
When the website “Mormon Leaks” debuted, it came under fire for revealing many confidential documents that were part of the Mormon religion, and which were typically kept secret from the church’s rank-and-file […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses adhere to what is called a “two witness” rule when it comes to handling allegations of child sex abuse in their religion. This rule demands that there be a second […]
In Canada, there is a court case currently being heard regarding a man who was disfellowshipped (excommunicated) from a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses; this man is asking the courts to intervene, based […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses often like to brag that they don’t pass collection plates during their meetings; however, as I bring out in the post, “Conventions, Kingdom Halls, Relief Funds, and Other Financial Scams […]
As brought out in this post, the Watchtower Society recently appealed a $4000 per day court sanction (or fine), which they were facing for failure to produce certain documents in a child […]
Use the number “1,006” with ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses and they’ll probably immediately recognize to what you’re referring. During the Australian Royal Commission Into Institutional Response to Child Sex Abuse, conducted in 2015, it […]
During the annual meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses held on October 7, 2017, there were announcements made as to some odd decreases in the literature produced by the religion, and in the content […]
It was apparently announced today, during the annual meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses, that the publication of their Yearbook would soon cease.* This is quite a switch from when I was an active […]
On Tuesday, September 26, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of child sex abuse victims in the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Canada, seeking some $66 million CAD in damages. […]
Update: More Information On the $66 Million Lawsuit Against JWs in Canada, and How to Join the Suit *** *** On Tuesday, September 26, a class action suit request was filed against Jehovah’s […]
In July of 2017, the Supreme Court of Russia criminalized the activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout that entire country. As a followup to that story, on the news and legal developments page […]
The book, “Shepherd the Flock of God In Your Care,” released in 2010, is a confidential handbook that elders in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses use when investigating allegations of sinful conduct […]
During the late evening hours of Sunday, September 10, hurricane Irma came barreling up the west coast of Florida. This hurricane was one of the strongest on record; a category 5, it […]
Activists in Australia have notified me of a recent, successful liability case, regarding child sexual abuse that was filed against the Watchtower in that country; the case was mediated last month, so […]
Many countries in the world have laws that expressly prohibit the production, distribution, possession, and viewing of child pornography.¹ In the United States, Title 18 of the United States Code (USC) spells out […]
At one recent convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a ten-year-old girl named Melody was trotted out onto the stage, to talk about her experience of being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The speaker noted […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses practice a severe form of shunning against those who are disfellowshipped [excommunicated], or who have disassociated themselves, meaning that they officially left the religion on their own. If any member […]
This year’s Watchtower Victims Memorial Day was an overwhelming success, with photos and videos being sent in by participants in the U.S., the UK, France, Australia, Portugal, Poland, Belgium, Germany, and many […]
During the 2017 regional conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the public discourse, “Safeguard Your Children From What Is Evil” is being presented to all locations, via video. In this discourse, the speaker repeatedly […]
Just today, the activists Mike & Kim Brooks provided me with a copy of a secret letter that was sent to an elder in a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses here in the […]
