There has been a story circulating around the internet regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses and their level of obedience to their religion’s leaders, a story that is very disturbing and downright frightening. It shows […]
“Loyalty” is something you’ll often hear when you’re one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, along with its synonym “faithfulness,” and other similar words. Jehovah’s Witnesses often talk about being loyal to their god, to […]
At first glance, Candace Conti doesn’t seem like a very intimidating person. The twenty-something woman has delicate and fair features, with red hair, freckles, and hazel eyes. She is only of medium […]
As brought out in other posts under the Rape category, Jehovah’s Witnesses shun rape victims for “fornication” or “adultery” if these women do not scream and fight their attackers enough to satisfy […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses actually consider rape to be fornication or adultery if the woman does not scream and resist enough to satisfy elders of the religion. If a woman claims to have been […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses have often encouraged women to stay with violent and abusive husbands, as brought out in this post. Their thinking is that, if a woman is submissive and loving enough to […]
Elders in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses are provided with a book of instructions on how to handle certain matters within the congregation, especially “judicial matters,” meaning sins that may warrant their […]
A person doesn’t need to look far to see the double standard that Jehovah’s Witnesses adhere to when it comes to men and women. Browse the Women or Domestic Violence category of […]
In this post you can read the story of “Troy” and “Valerie,” as related in an Awake magazine, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. In their story, Valerie tells how she was beaten and […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses practice a severe form of shunning, which is directed at members who are disfellowshipped (excommunicated), and at those who officially disassociate themselves. This includes family and even children; see the Shunning […]
*** warning: graphic language ahead *** In this post I talk about the view of Jehovah’s Witnesses when it comes to masturbation. According to those who publish their literature, masturbation makes you […]
As brought out in other posts under the Domestic Violence category, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not have a good reputation when it comes to abuse in the home. While in the religion, I […]
In this post, I note the view Jehovah’s Witnesses have when it comes to masturbation; to them, it’s not only a sexual uncleanness, but it also ruins marriages and makes you gay. (No, […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses shun former members if they have been disfellowshipped (excommunicated) or disassociated (when they officially leave the organization). This shunning is all-encompassing and complete; even family members talk to these ones […]
As brought out in this site’s posts under the “Women” category, Jehovah’s Witnesses have a patriarchal arrangement in the family and congregation, meaning ruled by men. Wives are to be submissive and […]
Some time ago, I got my hands on a book called “Shepherd the Flock of God.” This is a top-secret manual for Jehovah’s Witness elders, not to be shared with anyone else, even […]
Like most religions, Jehovah’s Witnesses have strong beliefs about sexuality and morality. Unlike most Christian religions, they don’t stop at simply forbidding fornication, adultery, and homosexuality. In their religion, Jehovah’s Witnesses also […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in a patriarchal arrangement in the family, meaning ruled by men. Men have absolute authority over their wives, who need to be submissive to them, even if the man’s […]
In this post, I talk about the horrific way that Jehovah’s Witnesses address rape victims, saying that, if those victims do not scream and physically resist, they have committed fornication, even if […]
As I bring out in this post, Jehovah’s Witnesses have a peculiar “two witness” rule when it comes to cases of suspected pedophilia or child rape. They require a second witness to […]
This post may be difficult for some read, and it’s also difficult for me to write. However, of all the repulsive, abusive, misogynistic, obscene, vulgar things that Jehovah’s Witnesses have said about, […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in a patriarchal family, meaning ruled by men. The men have authority over their wives, and wives must be submissive and silent before their husbands, and men in general. […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses shun former members, as brought out in this post. This shunning is complete and all-encompassing, and includes those who are disfellowshipped (excommunicated) or disassociated (officially leaving the organization on their […]
If you read this post, you will see that Jehovah’s Witnesses employ what they call a “two witness” rule when it comes to cases of suspected pedophilia or child sex assault within […]
Many non-JWs often ask if Jehovah’s Witnesses shun former members of their organization. The answer is yes and no, but mostly yes. A person is shunned if they are disfellowshipped (DF), which […]
