BELGIUM: Jehovah’s Witnesses in court to respond to incitement to hatred
The Jehovah’s Witnesses, prosecuted in particular for inciting hatred against former members of this community, will appear before the Ghent Criminal Court on Tuesday. The former Center for Equal Opportunities and the Fight against Racism Unia and about fifteen people have joined as civil parties. Originally published on Le Vif on 16 February 2021. A former […]
Born with a Red Pill in my Mouth
Is it better to have believed and lost faith, or to have never believed at all? My story is of the latter; I was born into the JW organization in 1976 to a devout mother. My father’s path to the religion is a little unclear for me; all I know is that he was not […]
NORWAY: God’s Chosen Jehovah’s Witnesses
NRK is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television broadcasting company. It is also the largest media organization in Norway. On Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020, NRK aired a 54 minute documentary about Jehovah’s Witnesses. The documentary explores how young people are required to give intimate details about their sex lives to older men in the organization. It […]
God’s Chosen: Jehovah’s Witnesses
NRK is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television broadcasting company. It is also the largest media organization in Norway. On Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020, NRK aired a 54 minute documentary about Jehovah’s Witnesses. The documentary explores how young people are required to give intimate details about their sex lives to older men in the organization. […]
David Gnam: A Supreme Court Liar?
On Thursday November 2, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada heard a case involving a disfellowshipped Jehovah’s Witness who challenged the fairness of the procedures. In his opening statement, Jehovah’s Witness elder and lawyer, David Gnam (a managing partner of W. Glen How & Associates LLP), claimed that “normal family relations continue with the exception […]
Disfellowshipping: Judicial Committee Meetings
Jehovah’s Witnesses have their own internal court system to deal with wayward members. How do elders perform these court systems? Can members have representation or are they required to attend alone? Are all elders on the body made aware of the sin? The following two videos were created to teach congregation elders on how to […]
When My Parents Won’t Answer My Calls: Shunning and Coronavirus
I’ve tried to call my mother twice since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. The first time was about a week ago, and it was late. I knew there was a chance she wouldn’t answer because of the hour alone, about a minute till eleven, and I think that was part of the reason why I […]
Did Jehovah’s Witnesses Lie?
Jehovah’s Witnesses receive NOK 14 million ($1.5 million) from the Norwegian government each year. In 2019 they risked losing it all because of their treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses who publicly vote during elections. They wrote a letter to the Norwegian government explaining their stance on disfellowshipping and shunning. Here is a translation. Did they lie? […]
“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 […]