Child Sex Abuse in the News
Here you will find an exhaustive list of stories in the media discussing child sex abuse within the Jehovah’s Witnesses. This list is here to highlight to the public and to Jehovah’s Witnesses that the serious problem of child sex abuse within the organization is not isolated to a few kingdom halls, or to only […]
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 […]
NETHERLANDS Jehovah’s Witnesses will abide by legal obligation to report sexual abuse”
Originally written by Daniëlle Molenaar and published by Dagblad van het Noorden. The board of Jehovah’s Witnesses will abide by a legal obligation to report child sexual abuse. That is what board member Michael van Ling said in an interview at the national head office in Emmen, the Netherlands. Van Ling looks back on a stormy […]
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, […]
The ‘Shepherd Book’ Changes: October 2019
“Shepherd the Flock of God” – 1 Peter 5:2 is a book for elders of Jehovah’s Witnesses only. It contains, among other things, procedures on how to deal with wrongdoing among its members. The book was originally published in English in January 2019. It was revised in October 2019. This article details the changes between […]
NORWAY: Yes to Religious Freedom, but Not at Any Price
If religious groups should expect government funding, they must tolerate government interference. Originally published on Vartland by Yngvil Groth Farsund on Nov 26, 2019 Many have argued that Jehovah’s Witnesses should lose state aid because of discriminatory practices against members. Many have advocated to take away the state grant from Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious […]