In their May 2015 broadcast of their online TV channel, Jehovah’s Witness governing body member Stephen Lett made reference to the “apostate-driven lies and dishonesties that Jehovah’s organization is permissive toward pedophiles.” […]
Yet Another Problem With Jehovah’s Witnesses Calling Child Sexual Abuse Complaints “Apostate Lies”
How to Answer Jehovah’s Witnesses Who Say That Pedophilia Happens Everywhere
Jehovah’s Witnesses have a huge problem with pedophilia in their religion, as many victims who grew up in the organization will attest. Witnesses are now facing several lawsuits from one firm in the U.S. […]
Did the 2016 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses Lie In Their Very First Experience?
Jehovah’s Witnesses have a yearbook that includes a rundown of numbers and statistics from each previous “service year,” which I believe begins in September for them, as well as experiences as shared […]
The Outrageous Hypocrisy of Jehovah’s Witnesses Checking Police Records of Pedophiles They Don’t Report to the Police
Barrister Angus Stewart, senior counsel for the Australian Royal Commission Inquiry Into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse, has released his initial findings regarding their questioning of Jehovah’s Witnesses. (See this post […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Respond to How They’ve Failed Child Sex Abuse Victims With a Call For … Lawyers and Accountants
This week, Angus Stewart, senior counsel for the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Australia (see this post), released his initial findings and report regarding his questioning of Jehovah’s Witnesses. […]
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Actually Fit the Psychological Definition of Bullies?
What is bullying? Note a few technical definitions, first from Psychology Today: “Bullying is a distinctive pattern of deliberately harming and humiliating others. It’s a very durable behavioral style, largely because bullies […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Gladly Shun Family While Claiming Persecution When Family Does the Same
For those who are not familiar with their practices, Jehovah’s Witnesses shun family members who leave the religion, no matter the reasons for having left. Note the following excerpt from the February, 2016, […]
A Jehovah’s Witness Husband Is Given the Right to Send a Child Away From Its Mother
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 […]
Member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses Lies About Corporal Punishment, Abandoning the Victims Yet Again
During the Australian Royal Commission inquiry, Jehovah’s Witness governing body member Geoffrey Jackson was asked by the Chairperson about corporal punishment, or physical discipline. The Chairperson referenced a scripture that talks about the […]
Hollow Expressions of Concern From Jehovah’s Witnesses for a Pedophile Victim, Yet More Lies
During the 2015 Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse in Australia, a member of the governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Geoffrey Jackson, was questioned by a lawyer representing a […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Shame Religions for “Sex Scandals” While Scrambling to Answer for Unchecked Pedophilia Themselves
The Australian Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse has concluded their questioning of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and while I personally still have reams of information to go through, I know […]
Australia’s Royal Commission is Not Impressed With the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Neither Are Their Victims
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 […]
Does Telling Women and Children to “Be Obedient” to Their Abusers Contribute to Unchecked Child Molestation Among Jehovah’s Witnesses?
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 […]
How Do Jehovah’s Witness Elders Comfort a Teenage Abuse and Incest Survivor? With Counsel to “Respect” Her Violent, Adulterous Father
During the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse in Australia, a woman called “BCG” testified of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father, which included repeated […]
Jehovah’s Witness Elders Admit They Should Have Known to Treat Pedophile Victims Better, Which Begs the Question…
If there is one thing Jehovah’s Witnesses love to do, it’s pray. They pray before meals, at all their meetings and conventions, before going to their preaching work, and just generally throughout […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Can’t Decide If Child Molestation is a Crime, and If They Should Report It to Police
During the first day of the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse, an elder who had handled an accusation of sexual misconduct against another elder was asked about […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Testify That They Send Child Rapists Home to Their Victims, Who Can Talk to the Elders, Who Do Nothing
If the headline of this blog post is confounding, the testimony that continues to come in from the current Australian Royal Commission is even more so; Jehovah’s Witnesses are being questioned as […]
In Shocking Testimony, Jehovah’s Witnesses Reveal They Feel No Need to Protect a Child From a Pedophile
Today, many former Jehovah’s Witnesses are clinging to every word said during the Australian Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse. This inquiry is right now questioning elders of Jehovah’s […]
Jehovah’s Witness Women Are Not Allowed to Plan Their Own Wedding Receptions. No, Really.
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 […]
The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses Blame Homosexuals for the Pedophilia in Their Religion
Go online and look up “Jehovah’s Witnesses and child molestation” and you’ll find site after site that shows their horrific record of such abuse within their religion. You can browse this site alone, […]
According to Jehovah’s Witnesses, I Don’t Just Have Gangrene, I Am Gangrene
If you’ve recently eaten or have a weak stomach, please stop reading here; I’m about to describe gangrene. Gangrene is a condition that occurs when body tissue dies, typically due to loss […]
Jehovah’s Witness Women Get Counsel on Sexual Intimacy, From a Nine-Year-Old Boy
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 […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Outright Lie in Saying That They Don’t “Petition” for Support
As a freelance writer who often provides content for PR campaigns, I know the importance of choosing your words carefully. The right words can give a story greater weight and impact, such […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Publicly Applaud Shunning Family to Blackmail Them Into Returning to the Religion
A recent regional convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses included interviewing a couple, the Suttons, who talked about raising three children in the strict atmosphere of what is typical with Jehovah’s Witnesses. This included attendance at their […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Teach That You’re a Pest Who Needs Exterminating … Yes, You
For those not familiar with the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses, they teach that Armageddon is “god’s war,” a time when god will destroy Satan and his demons along with any on earth […]
