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I had intended to do a summary of recent stories on Jehovah’s Witnesses in the news, but I can’t put this in as a story among others. It illustrates the extreme of a general tendency fostered by Jehovah’s Witnesses, however they may try to deny it.
Twice-divorced foster mom Eunice Spry, of Tewkesbury, Glos, has been [...]

I would like to see more opposition to the (so-called) christian nationalism (or dominionism) movement that has such a destructive effect on the American values of liberty, justice, and freedom.
Opposition from the perspective of atheism(s) is one method:
As an “out atheist,” Collette-Van Deraa said she often feels scorned as the other - “capital O in [...]

Under founder Charles Taze Russell, “International Bible Students” were somewhat anti-organizational, centered on personal study of the Bible.
Watchtower, Sept. 15, 1895, p. 216.
Beware of ‘organization.’ It is wholly unnecessary. The Bible rules will be the only rules you will need. Do not seek to bind others’ consciences, and do not permit others to bind [...]

Do you know a child who is being abused or molested?
If the crisis is now, please call 9-1-1!
Call the National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Do not listen to any counsel that tells you to be silent. Everyone matters.
All calls are anonymous and toll-free. The hotline is staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors [...]

A trailer for the documentary Losing My Religion has been released to raise awareness (and funding). I am very pleased to be involved with this project.
View the Trailer.
Contact Stephan T. McGuire to contribute to this unique film. Please support this effort if you can.
Losing My Religion: In and Out of the [...]

I’ve been having an extended discussion/argument with a Canadian Jehovah’s Witness in the comments of an old post. Feel free to read the whole thing if you can bear it. Yes. It’s long. I know. There were some resources in my latest reply that I thought might help others - so here’s a piece:
Most of [...]

This short article by Victoria Cater gives another common example of what the Watchtower Society (Jehovah’s Witnesses) does to families. This is typical of the kinds of situations I remember and hear about from people who write to me for advice.
The first claim - that her father was kicked out for not giving [...]