Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses not want to report Child Sexual Abuse?
Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses’ leaders reluctant to report child sexual abuse when there are no mandatory reporting laws? This is a question that has confounded judges, lawyers, police, journalists and even members of the religion around the world. In the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Governing Body member Geoffrey Jackson, stated […]
Mr. Polidoro?
On Thursday, August 1, 2019, Watch Tower lawyer, Mr Paul D. Polidoro, entered the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. His goal? Find out the true identity of the Reddit user, Darkspilver. Below are excerpts from the transcript of the proceedings, kindly donated to AvoidJW.org. The Court: … […]
NORWAY-Jehovah’s Witnesses Who Vote in National Elections Pay a High Price
I have grown up within the Jehovah’s Witnesses and I can confirm that voting by choice is unheard of for a member. Originally published by Aftenposten. Written by an anonymous Jehovah’s Witness. “With support from the congregation, close relatives decided to cut all ties with me after my political involvement became publicly known. It hurts, […]
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 […]
“You’ve already disassociated yourself from Jehovah’s Witnesses”
A female Jehovah’s Witness was asked to attend a judicial committee meeting with four (4) elders. They arranged the meeting with Alexandra Bautista for July 30th 2019 at 6:00 pm. The meeting was arranged by text message. Upon arriving at her judicial meeting, the elders inform Alexandra that it is not a judicial meeting. Instead […]
SWITZERLAND: Jehovah’s Witnesses tear apart families
Yesterday, (Sunday July 26, 2015) a worldwide commemoration day for the victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses took place. Regina Spiess from Infosekta organized a poster campaign in Zurich. Originally posted on Tages Anzeiger by Hugo Stamm You focus on the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Why?We have many inquiries about this denomination. It also has to do with their […]
SWITZERLAND: Zurich District Court Acquits Cult Specialist
Jehovah’s Witnesses had reported the woman for criticizing them in the media. The judge dismissed the charges. Originally published in Tages Anzeiger on July 9, 2019. On Tuesday, the district court of Zurich acquitted a former employee of the cult advisory board Infosekta of allegations of multiple counts of defamation. It appears they were made […]
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 of Switzerland were not going to […]
USA: New York Child Victims Act
The New York Child Victims Act (A2683, S2440 and S6575) is a historic step forward in child protection. It essentially reforms the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse survivors. The Child Victims Act was passed by the New York Legislature on January 28, 2019. It was signed into law on February 14, 2019. It […]