Comments on: Sadistic Foster Mom a Devout Jehovah’s Witness

By: Nisha

Nisha — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:20:05 +0000

Healing means letting go of that which you need, that which has hurt you. My need for my mother has caused me to intimately suffer her own pain, fear and insecurity— the same feelings used by the witnesses to draw her in, used against her, to hold her hostage. The hope that she has always nurtured, used to keep her close. I may never know her outside of this context, but it important that I know myself outside of it. I was born a jehovahs witness; moving into the world means leaving the hatred, suspicion and blame behind; learning how to live without the need for these things… Learning how to want and need love, knowledge, progress and light…

By: Bulletin Board v.7 « Toy Soldiers

Bulletin Board v.7 « Toy Soldiers — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:09:02 +0000

[...] Sadistic Foster Mom a Devout Jehovah’s Witness – Twice-divorced foster mom Eunice Spry, of Tewkesbury, Glos, has been found guilty at Bristol crown court of 26 charges of cruelty and assault. This Jehovah’s Witness has shown no sympathy for her victims, nor accepted any blame for torturing three children over a period of almost 20 years. [...]

By: Steven Braun

Steven Braun — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:15:37 +0000

I, for one, refuse to believe it. There are no weirdos or extremists among Jehovah’s Witnesses just like in the Catholic Church, right?

By: VirusHead

VirusHead — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:55:13 +0000

I have a lot of sources. I have Google alerts set for Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Watchtower. There are also JW and religion news sites that I check every so often. Former JW friends send me things, and I am on a few newsletter lists from different sites and groups. JW-related forums and blogs sometimes have interesting discussions, and you can check sites like Technorati, too. I don't follow the news stories obsessively, but when something strikes my eye (or as my son likes to say, "bites my eye"), I try to post and respond in some way.

By: contemplator

contemplator — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:32:49 +0000

What a horrible story. Even growing up a JW myself, I was lucky to have decent parents. It was only when I was older and out of the JWs that I found out one of the little girls we used to play with was molested by her stepfather. It explained a lot about her behavior. Her mother even claimed that the girl had seduced her step father. She was around 10 years old!

How do you gather all the JW related stories in from the news? I’d like to start doing that.