The December 2018 Watchtower study edition offers some horrific advice to women, including encouragement to consider staying in abusive homes; see Dangerous Advice to Domestic Violence Victims, With a Disturbing Twist. The article, […]
In January of 2019, Jehovah’s Witness elders were issued a new instructional handbook, “Shepherd the Flock of God.” As with the 2010 edition (this post), this book tells elders to treat details […]
Over the years, Jehovah’s Witnesses have repeatedly encouraged women who are victims of domestic violence to stay in the marriage, no matter the extent of abuse to her or her children. Case […]
As many former Jehovah’s Witnesses know, some “anti-masturbation videos” that are shown to individuals entering Bethel, the headquarters of the religion, were recently leaked online. These videos are disturbing for many reasons, […]
Recently some guidelines for how Jehovah’s Witnesses at branch offices (like mini headquarters) handle written correspondence were shared online. These guidelines didn’t offer much new or earth-shattering information when it comes to the […]
During what should be the last day of testimony during Australia’s Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse, Senior Counsel Assisting the Commission, Angus Stewart, did something so amazing, I […]
I’ve brought out in many other posts on this site that women in a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses are strongly encouraged if not outright told to stay “submissive” to their husbands, even […]
One of the last Watchtower articles I remember reading when I was active in the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses was in the October 15, 2006, edition, which said regarding planning weddings: “In […]
If you’re a married woman and find out that your spouse has been unfaithful, what type of response would you expect from others? Support, sympathy, a strong shoulder to cry on, a listening […]
Do you see anything wrong with this picture, taken from the March, 2015, Awake magazine of Jehovah’s Witnesses? The article was about how to get along with your in-laws. Granted, the first […]
The track record Jehovah’s Witnesses have when it comes to rape is appalling, to say the least. They have said that a woman is required to scream and resist during such an attack, […]
Recently Jehovah’s Witnesses conducted a special meeting of sorts that included sermons from members of their governing body, the ones in authority over the religion. One presentation was given by Anthony Morris, whom […]
For many years, I’ve worked as a writer who specializes in PR and marketing and, because of this, I understand the importance of choosing your words carefully. Certain words and phrases can shade […]
*** warning: graphic subject matter ahead *** As brought out in posts under the Rape category, Jehovah’s Witnesses actually take a stand against rape victims in their congregations. Women are required to […]
As I bring out in this post, Jehovah’s Witness elders are given instruction to “use discernment” if a woman makes a claim of being raped, based on her “mental disposition, circumstances leading […]
If you ever visit a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, you might notice a few things about their meetings that seem a bit different. One is that all the women will probably […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
