Child Abuse & Jehovah’s Witnesses
According to Tusla, the Child & Family Agency, child abuse is categorized into four different types: neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse. A child may be subjected to one or more types of abuse at any given time. Definition of Neglect Neglect can be defined in terms of an omission, where the child […]
Secret Jehovah’s Book: Judging Drugs and Sex
Originally published on Danish Media, TV2 by Jonas HR Moestrup According to a handbook for religious leaders, a judicial committee is to be set up, for example, in matters related to murder, drug use, adultery and celebration of false religious festivals. Religious bodies within Jehovah’s Witnesses would investigate violations of internal rules and then judge […]
Inserting “Apostasy” in Isaiah
The word “Apostasy” comes from the Greek word “Apostasia”. Basically, it’s a verb meaning to “stand away from”. It’s use in ancient Greek, at a secular level, was in relation to politics. For example, when one would defect, draw off others, and form an independent party, they would have committed political apostasy. It’s use at a […]
Legally Establishing Watchtower Assets
All Kingdom Halls* are the property of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society (Watchtower). In other words, they are Watchtower assets. No tax is paid on the Kingdom Hall property when bought. If there is a need to build, rebuild or renovate a Kingdom hall, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not need to pay for labour since all Jehovah’s Witnesses […]
What are the Gentile Times?
According to Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Gentile Times as mentioned in the bible started with the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians and ended when World War I broke out in October 1914. This raises a number of questions that we will attempt to answer. What are the Gentile Times? When was Jerusalem destroyed by the […]
Watchtower and Eisenhower
He was brought up as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion […]
Where is the Love?
I’m a Brazilian 25-years-old man. I have spent 8 years of my life in this sect named Jehovah’s Witnesses, an International Association of Brothers, managed by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Presently, it’s headquarters is moving from Brooklyn, New York to Walkill, New York. I had became a regular pioneer, reaching up […]
A Missionary with Depression
Next month (January 2015) will be the anniversary of my youngest brother’s suicide. He took his life serving as a Jehovah’s Witness missionary in the Dominican Republic. He was married and was an active elder in his congregation. He had been brought up as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. His life was for his religion – […]
The Burial of Joseph F Rutherford
Joseph F Rutherford, the second president of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, died January 8 1942. His simple request prior to his death was that he be buried in San Diego, California. This simple request didn’t prove as simple as the Watch Tower Society would have liked. The following article is taken directly from […]