Once again, it’s time for “JWs in the News”

Some recent media items on Jehovah’s Witnesses:
Surviving a JW Sadist
Alloma Gilbert has published an article - an excerpt from her upcoming book Deliver Me From Evil (March 2008) - on how she survived being starved, beaten and tortured by her Jehovah’s Witness foster mother Eunice Spry (see also the post Sadistic Foster Mom a Devout [...]

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Former Jehovah’s Witnesses - Take care, please

I am becoming a bit concerned about the safety of former Jehovah’s Witnesses.
When I received this latest email, I asked permission to post it.
Reports of various annoyance activities toward vocal former Jehovah’s Witnesses seems to be increasing. I will try to do a post very soon about how things are heating up in [...]

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SNAP and Silent Lambs Evansville, IN

Othmar Schroeder, the founding pastor of Holy Family Parish in Jasper, Ind., is accused of abusing several people. More than 10 victims have alleged sexual abuse by the late Monsignor Othmar Schroeder and reports are continuing to come in, the Catholic Diocese of Evansville’s bishop said Thursday.
Silentlambs will be leafleting along with SNAP (Survivors Network [...]

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Videos about Jehovah’s Witnesses

On the practices and policies of the Watchtower Society

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt47lPS_QEw

Some background on early JW days - most contemporary JWs are unaware of their own history

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-40YmWfg9sQ

One testimony of what it was like to leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H-Y1mSf0xk

On the Street with a Jehovah’s Witness - Gloats Gripes (and Damage Done)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-llW8QUM7g

Jehovah’s Witnesses Should Not Look at this One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biuJ74qu_pc

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Update on JWs in the News

Watchtower Cashing In on Real Estate
Nonprofits Not Shy About Cashing In on Real Estate Gems
In Brooklyn, the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Watchtower Bible & Tract Co. of New York sold a building at 89 Hicks St. to Brooklyn Law School. A few months ago it sold a 48-unit elevator apartment building for $14 million.

(Non-JW!) College Students Ban [...]

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Watchtower Society Must Provide Abuse Records to Court

The leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses has begun losing its court battles at last. Failing to cooperate with the “worldly authorities” in California will no longer be tolerated by the court. What this appears to mean, first of all, is that their database of known predators must be turned over, as well as documents having to [...]

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Questioning JW Records Disfellowshipping Process

In the words of Christopher Walken in the role of The Continental, “Wow. Wowie-wow-wow-wow.”
I stumbled across this today while backtracking some google searches that led people to this site. It’s always interesting to see what else comes up under the same search phrases. Go to this page at FreeMinds.org to hear the recordings. It doesn’t [...]

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