When faced with death, she chose being a mother first
Published by: Miss Usato on December 13th, 2025 AvoidJW recently received an email from a former Jehovah’s Witness who wishes to remain anonymous. He asked that his experience be shared so others might better understand the depth of harm caused by shunning. For nearly a decade, his mother strictly followed Jehovah’s Witness shunning rules and […]
The Joni Valkila Ruling: Finland Backs Scrutiny of Harmful Faith Practices
Joni Valkila (on the right) and Jari-Pekka Peltoniemi (on the left) from 2014. Taken on their way to meet Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson to discuss how the Finnish government could respond to harmful practices within Jehovah’s Witnesses. Article Written and Published by: Miss Usato, November 26th, 2025 “There are no probable grounds to support […]
The $100,000,000 claim that is rocking Watchtower
Watchtower Headquarters in WarWick, New York Article written by: Miss Usato on November 26th, 2025 A blistering new lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York has placed the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ corporate structure under a forensic spotlight, and the picture emerging isn’t exactly the serene pastoral image featured in Watchtower’s glossy literature. You can […]
Inside Story: The Jehovah’s Witness Cover-Up Behind Scott Merritt Indictment
Former Jehovah’s Witness, Scott Merritt at his arraignment on November 4th, 2025. Photo by: Ashlyn O’Hara Written and Published by: Miss Usato, Interviewed: Anonymous Survivors of Merritt and a Witness The case of Former Jehovah’s Witness and perpetrator Scott Merritt is more than a criminal indictment — it’s a window into a global pattern of […]
France’s Miviludes Targets Watchtowers Abuse: Interview with Barbara Anderson
The Palace of Justice in France, Miviludes logo, photo designed by Miss Usato Written and Published By: Miss Usato Interviewed: Barbara Anderson November 2nd, 2025 In this article, Barbara Anderson, a long-time advocate who has spent decades exposing abuse and coercive control within the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization, spoke with AVOIDJW about the development and her […]
BREAKING NEWS: Sweden Denies State Aid to Jehovah’s Witnesses
In highlight: Sweden, next to Norway, The Second Country now denying or revoking public religious subsidies to Jehovah’s Witnesses on the “values/democracy criteria” rationale Written and Published by: Miss Usato On October 24th, 2025, The Swedish Authority for Support to Faith Communities (SST) has rejected Jehovah’s Witnesses’ application for government funding under the 2024:487 Act […]
Washington State: A Law for the Lost Voices, and the Silence That Followed
From Justice to Silence: How Washington’s Child Abuse Law Was Undone by the Church Written and Published by: Miss Usato, October 12th, 2025 Washington’s Senate Bill 5375 aimed to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse, even for confessions. But a DOJ investigation, church lawsuits, and a settlement erased the law’s core. The result: a […]
Be alert, Judging the Judges -The Lesson of Gideon’s 300
My bible book of bible Stories for Children, on the historical narrative of Gideon’s 300 soldiers Written and Published by: Miss Usato, October 8th, 2025 In a Jehovah’s Witness children’s book, “My Book of Bible Stories,” There is a biblical story the organization narrates about Gideon’s soldiers drinking from a nearby stream before combat. The […]
The 2025 Annual Meeting highlights
Highlights on the October 4th, 2025, Annual Meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses, hosted by the Governing Body Written and Published by: Miss Usato, last updated October 5th, 2025 The 2025 Annual Meeting this year had 198,250 attendees from 168 different countries, with the streaming link carrying the majority of the views, 178,529 Beginning of Annual Meeting […]