Watchtower loses State funding in Norway
Originally published on statsforvalteren.no on January 27, 2022 and translated using Google. Jehovah’s Witnesses are denied state funding for 2021 The state administrator in Oslo and Viken denies the religious community Jehovah’s Witnesses state grants for 2021 on the basis of society’s exclusionary practice. After receiving warnings from previous members regarding exclusion and expulsion of […]
Child Sex Slave in Watchtower’s House of God
The Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse wants to take a closer look at allegations of abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses. WARNING! Reader discretion is advised. This article contains sexually explicit content that is extremely disturbing. Written by Lester Somrah According the to the Complaint (available here – use a VPN if needed, […]
Police Raid Kingdom Hall in Fresno County
Detectives believed there were still more victims from Escobedo’s time as a Jehovah’s Witness. Detectives say they’re still not sure they have the full picture. “We’re going to keep going,” said Lt. Pursell. “We are. We’re going to keep digging. We still have more forensic evidence that we’re examining. If we can find more victims, […]
A survivor’s story: Local woman says Jehovah’s Witnesses ignored years of abuse, trafficking
Original article written by Will Houston and published on Times Standard on August 26, 2018 At the age of 7, Sister Star said she was drugged, sexually abused and filmed over two days at Eureka hotel by a family friend and fellow member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses who had promised to take her to the […]
Jehovah’s Witness on Triple Murder Charge
Milbank, South Dakota, U.S.A – Jehovah’s Witness member Brent Hanson has been charged with 3 counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of his brother, Clyde Hanson and sister-in-law, Jessica Hanson, who was 8 months pregnant. The victims were also Jehovah’s Witnesses. According to a YouTube video posted on December 16, 2021 by the perpetrator’s […]
Norway moves closer to defunding Watchtower
Anette Trettebergstuen (Labor Party) took a hard line against Jehovah’s Witnesses in opposition. In government, the pipe has been given a different sound.
IICSA Report – September 2021
Jehovah’s Witnesses are Abhorrently beyond Disgusting and Perverted On September 3rd 2021, the The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) released its September 2021 report into Child protection in religious organisations and settings. Below are some of the observations made by the Independent Inquiry regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses in England and Wales. The Jehovah’s Witnesses […]
Religious Fanaticism vs Confidentiality – Part 1
Trinidad and Tobago – Industrial Court upholds a bank’s decision to dismiss a JW elder for confidentiality breaches In September 2017, the Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago upheld an employer’s decision to dishonorably dismiss a Jehovah’s Witness employee who disclosed confidential information belonging to the employer. This employee had stumbled upon sexually explicit material […]
Personal Data Storage of Jehovah’s Witnesses Questioned
In four separate letters, each affecting a particular individual, the Data Protection Authority require that the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway reveal what personal data they store on members, what laws they comply with and whether or not the individuals in question are informed of the collection and storage of their data. Each letter is dated […]