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We noticed Jehovah’s Witnesses making preparations for this important week in the Christian world, and so we thought we’d ask ex-JW activist Lloyd Evans some stupid questions about what’s going on. Continue reading Passing bread around and not painting eggs: It’s Easter the Jehovah’s Witnesses way!
Where is the Watch Tower and Bible Society of Pennsylvania, A/K/A, the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization, headed? We’ve seen a lot of bad news about child abuse being covered up in the church here and abroad. But does that mean changes are coming? Or, with 8 million members, is this a movement that’s too big to fail? Continue reading Lloyd Evans gets out his crystal ball to see the future for Jehovah’s Witnesses
Yesterday we listened in on Lloyd Evans, Mark O’Donnell and the Electronic Frontier Foundation talking about Watch Tower’s attempt to “dox” Darkspilver, who has posted critical information about the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization at Reddit. Continue reading Jehovah’s Witnesses and legal warfare: What it looks like in the trenches
We mentioned the other day that the ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses community is experiencing something very like what ex-Scientologists went through 25 years ago, when the Church of Scientology went to war with the early Internet. Continue reading VIDEO: Jehovah’s Witnesses, subpoenas, and the attempted unmasking of apostates
[Barbara Anderson]With the Australia Royal Commission in 2016, and stories like the Atlantic’s big piece last month, it sure seems like exposing the Watchtower organization for covering up child molestation among Jehovah’s Witnesses is really gaining steam. Continue reading Jehovah’s Witnesses: The price can be steep for coming forward about Watchtower’s secrets
While we continue to wait for a response from the Watchtower organization to our inquiry about ‘Bottlegate,’ we thought we’d share with you an entertaining video by a couple of ex-JWs about it. Continue reading ‘Bottlegate’ rolls on: ‘You don’t really think we’re going to let this go, do you?’
[Melissa Beckwith and Tony Morris]Since Lloyd Evans posted video of Jehovah’s Witnesses Governing Body member Anthony Morriss III buying a dozen bottles of expensive scotch at 11 am on a Sunday morning and dubbed it ‘Bottlegate,’ we’ve been interested in all of the scenarios Witnesses are coming up with to excuse his behavior. Continue reading An ex-Jehovah’s Witness explains why the ‘Bottlegate’ video is so crucial
We’re always very happy to receive replies to our stories from Jehovah’s Witnesses who want to present their point of view. Yesterday, we posted a story by ex-JW Michael Paddock, who talked about being instructed to sneak around Red Cross officials in order to locate and help only Jehovah’s Witnesses in the relief effort after Hurricane Katrina. With a counterpoint, here’s Witness Jimmy Price… Continue reading Jehovah’s Witnesses help only their own at disasters? A Witness counters with links
A couple of times recently in our discussions with Lloyd Evans, the issue of Jehovah’s Witnesses and natural disasters has come up. Jehovah’s Witnesses are obsessed with the idea that a bloody, global apocalypse is imminent, and so we’ve wondered how the organization is dealing with the actual localized catastrophes that come up from time to time. Continue reading Jehovah’s Witnesses at natural disasters seeking only their own: A first-person report
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