ICELAND: Responding to Pedersen’s Propaganda
Eydís Jónsdóttir (left) challenges Norwegian Jehovah’s Witnesses spokesperson, Jorgen Pedersen (right) ICELAND: A former believer of Jehovah’s Witnesses responds to the reader’s letter “The wrong picture drawn” by Jørgen Pedersen, chairman of the board of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway. Written by Eydís Mary Jonsdottir, first published March 23, 2023 12:00pm. Translated by Jason Wynne. On […]
No resources for victims of violence and ostracism in state-sponsored religious communities
Anna Margrét Kaldalóns grew up in the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Iceland. Her entire family was ostracized when she was 12 years old, and she says the experience was almost like the end of the world. ICELAND: There are no professional resources available for people who leave cults in Iceland, and many former members […]
Mikael Torfason: A Child Survivor of Watch Tower’s Blood Policy
Mikael Torfason may not be a name that you are familiar with. Yet, this Icelander novelist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and director is well-known in Iceland. He is also a former Jehovah’s Witness. I discovered him quite by chance, after watching an Icelandic TV show on Netflix entitled, The Valhalla Murders. If you know nothing about […]