What is the Conditional Donation Trust Agreements (CDTA)?
Since at least 1994, the Office of the Secretary and Treasurer and by the Planned Giving Desk of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania have created a booklet to harvest donations from Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United States. This booklet includes many options that Jehovah’s Witnesses can avail of to donate to […]
How Jehovah’s Witnesses’ approach to abuse in other countries did improve
The Netherlands is not the first country where the government delves into the abuse policy of Jehovah’s Witnesses. We take a look across the border to see how other countries are tackling the problem with the religious community. Article originally published in Dutch on Trouw by Marinde van der Breggen In the Netherlands it was […]
Victims rate the handling of abuse cases by Jehovah’s Witnesses
Photo – religionnews.com – March 2022 The way Jehovah’s Witnesses deal with child sexual abuse is traumatic for victims. Researchers at Utrecht University conclude this on the basis of 751 stories from members and ex-members of the religious organization. An attempt to keep that investigation out of the open ended in court on Thursday afternoon. […]
Abused Jehovah’s Witnesses judge harshly about internal handling
Originally published in Dutch by NOS nieuws on January 23, 2020. Members of Jehovah’s Witnesses who have experienced sexual abuse within the religious community usually do not report it to the police and are predominantly negative about the internal handling of the abuse. This is evident from a study by Utrecht University into the willingness of […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses want to prevent publication of abuse report
Photo – religionnews.com – March 2022 Originally published in Dutch by NOS nieuws on January 21, 2020. The Dutch branch of the Jehovah’s Witnesses wants to use summary proceedings to prevent publication of a report on abuse within the community, write Het Parool and Dagblad van het Noorden. Utrecht University, to which the authors of […]
Who are the Governing Body & the Governing Body Committee Members?
The Governing Body The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses is made up of brothers who are anointed servants of Jehovah God. They have the responsibility for giving direction and impetus to the Kingdom work. (Matt. 24:14, 45-47; Rev. 12:17) Like its first century counterpart, the Governing Body today looks to Jehovah, and to Jesus Christ, […]
Should Jehovah’s Witnesses Deny their Members the Right to Vote?
Jehovah’s Witnesses deny their members the right vote in democratic societies. Members who exercise their democratic right are expelled and shunned. Freedom of religion is a fundamental right in a democratic society. We have the right to believe what we want. We have a right to associate together and share our beliefs. And we have […]
Philip Brumley: Haled Before Kings
In 1991, Philip Brumley gave a talk entitled ‘Haled Before Kings’. In it he detailed some of Watch Tower’s notable Supreme Court case wins in the 1930s and 1940’s. He also discussed their trials relating to child custody, blood transfusions and dealing with so-called apostates. He also described some of the developments in Africa and […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses: accusations of abuse are the result of this smear campaign
Photo – RTV Drenthe Originally published in Dutch by NOS nieuws on February 5, 2019. According to the Jehovah’s Witnesses, there is a smear campaign going on against this religious community. “As if we facilitate sexual abuse or do nothing about it.” This is what spokesperson Michel van Hilten says. The organization responded extensively to the […]