Racial Segregation & Jehovah’s Witnesses
Throughout their history, Jehovah’s Witnesses have taken a rather impotent stance against racial segregation. This has been an issue for Jehovah’s Witnesses, not just in the United States of America, but worldwide. Among Jehovah’s Witnesses, racial segregation was tolerated for a very long time, and was NOT on a path to change were it not […]
How Soon is Soon?
Performing a search of the word “soon” in the Watchtower Library 2014 software program will result in over 15,ooo occurrences of the word. Needless to say, it’s a word that the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society has been using since their inception in the 1870’s. Their use of the word is to instill a sense […]
Are You One of the Anointed?
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that 144,000 individuals have, what they call, a heavenly calling. What that means is that a specific number of persons are anointed by God as kings and will go to Heaven to rule with Christ Jesus over a paradise earth. They arrived at the number of just 144000 persons going to heaven due […]
The Guardians of Doctrine Delusion
On Friday 14 August 2015, via video link, Geoffrey Jackson, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses gave evidence to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. During the hearing, which started at 10 am and finished at 3:13pm, Jackson used the word “custodian”, “guardian” or “guardians” six times in reference to […]
When you see ALL these things
The September 2015 broadcast on tv.jw.org featured governing body member, David Splain, speaking about the scriptures at Matt 24:33, 34: 33 Likewise also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near at the doors. 34 Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these […]
USA: Watchtower Facilities in New York
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (WBTS) has numerous facilities in the State of New York. These facilities are found in New York City, Patterson, Wallkill and Warwick. The WBTS is in the process of selling all it’s properties in New York City and retain its facilities in Patterson, Wallkill and Warwick. The Watchtower Bible and Tract […]
AUSTRALIA: ARC Child Sexual Abuse – The Bare Facts
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been holding public hearings in Sydney, Australia. These public hearings began on Monday July 27 2015 for the church of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are referred to as Case Study 29. The scope and purpose of the public hearing was to inquire into: The experience of survivors […]
And What Happened Next Was Simply Unbelievable!
I always sit in the same spot, just outside Starbucks in a vestibule area with a table in the air-conditioned space. I say “always,” but not today. Somebody with two laptops and a table filled with business ledgers was in “my” favorite spot! So, I took a tiny wooden table inside the coffee shop on […]
Meeting the Mormons
The local Starbucks has been quite a nexus for encounters with Jehovah’s Witnesses. I was strolling outside the coffee shop to take a phone call from a friend of mine when I ran across four guys talking. Two were pretty obviously young Mormon missionary guys and the other two probably Pioneer type Dubs. As I passed […]