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It’s good to hear from former Jehovah’s Witnesses, although it also makes me very sad to hear the familiar narratives of abuse and shunning. Thank you for writing, Aella Brenna, and I’m glad that you got some distance and healing through laughter. Thrive with light and love.
i’m an ex-JW who has since become a pagan [...]

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 [...]

It’s been a while since I posted on Jehovah’s Witnesses in the news. Here’s a roundup. Refusals of blood transfusions, resulting in death. Sexual predators and child molestation. Mental instability. Violence. Even a possible kidnapping. The usual.
I am sure that I’ve missed several additional items, but I’ve become too sad to do more than [...]

Stumbled across a fictional service call that gives a more honest view of the mentality of that Jehovah’s Witness at your door.
A little sample:

Witness: Well, God’s going to kill you. And … well, I can see from the toys in your yard that you have children. Am I right?
Householder: Yes.
Witness: Well, God’s going to kill [...]

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 [...]

I haven’t done a roundup in a while. For each blog (alpha-order) I’ve selected my favorite among recent posts.

3-Way Watch Blog - Mercs in a Corporate World
AMERICAblog - Condi has to force State Dept. officials to Iraq
Amanda’s Engima - More great Wallpapers from WallpaperStock
An und für sich - The Complication of Nature and [...]

Rick Ross has been working on destructive cults and movements for some time now. I check his site on a regular basis.
Rick has put together a very pointed list of warning signs that you might be dealing with an unsafe group and/or leader. Compare it to the list of signs of a safe group and/or [...]