Make Your Congregation a Safe Place for Children
In light of what was discussed in the UK’s Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), we are bringing to you a series of articles on child abuse written by Duncan Corbett, an IICSA core participant and former Jehovah’s Witness elder of 18 years, to help Jehovah’s Witnesses protect their children from the debased actions of […]
UK: Open Letter to Jehovah’s Witnesses on behalf of survivors of child sex abuse.
An Open letter to Jehovah’s Witnesses UK on behalf of all UK Survivors of child sex abuse at the hands of Jehovah’s Witnesses August 7, 2020 To the leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United Kingdom, We, the survivors of child sex abuse at the hands of Jehovah’s Witnesses, seek a public apology; we invite […]
What is a Letter of Introduction?
What is a Letter of Introduction? What is contained within a letter of Introduction? Why do congregation elders need Letters of Introduction? How long is a Letter of Introduction held on file? We will provide a real example of a Letter of Introduction to help all understand how much personal information congregation elders reveal about […]
NETHERLANDS: Jehovah’s Witnesses lose appeal over child abuse report
The Dutch government does not need to remove a report of sexual abuse within the Jehovah’s Witnesses from the Internet. Also, the state does not have to post rectification. Originally published on Nos News on August 4, 2020 The Arnhem Court of Appeal today ruled that the Jehovah’s Witnesses, on appeal, no longer have an urgent interest […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses lose appeal over abuse report
Originally published in Dutch by NOS nieuws on August 4, 2020. The government does not have to remove a report about sexual abuse within the Jehovah’s Witnesses from the internet. The state also does not have to post a correction. The court in Arnhem today decided on appeal that the Jehovah’s Witnesses no longer have a […]
Gajus Glockentin: “Do Not Lie!”
This is an open letter to Gajus Glockentin, member of the Publishing Committee. It is in direct response to his Morning Worship talk entitled, “Protect Yourself From Lies”. It was submitted by AvoidJW.org founder, Jason M. Wynne. Before reading the letter, we encourage you to watch this video first from Gajus Glockentin. Take particular note […]
SWITZERLAND: Severe Criticism of Jehovah’s Witnesses is Justified, Court Confirms.
In July 2019, the District Court of Zurich acquitted a cult expert and former infoSekta employee on all charges of libel brought by the Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses Switzerland. These charges came following an interview in the Tages-Anzeiger (2015) and a media release (2015). From March 2020 on, it became apparent that the Jehovah’s Witnesses […]
Philip Brumley: Legal Prophet?
In March 2017, Philip Brumley, Legal Counsel for Watch Tower, gave an update on the situation in Russia for Jehovah’s Witnesses to legal staff at the World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In that fifteen (15) minute update, he made some interesting comments, which we have provided below for you to view or download. The Parable […]
Donations from the Elderly
In November 2017, the Legal Department at the World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses held their annual meeting. This 90 minute meeting was recorded on video for those who were connected remotely. In a talk entitled “U.S. Legal Department Highlights”, John Fowler of the Legal Department interviewed a number of the staff of the Legal Department […]