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Roundup of JWs in the News

Roundup of JWs in the News

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Recent conversations in the comments have reminded me that I haven’t done my posting of recent news related to Jehovah’s Witnesses. The purpose in doing this is simply to highlight, over time, the kinds of issues that the JW mindset and set of demands can create or intensify in some. It is meant to encourage more compassionate and ethical policies and behaviors within the Watchtower organization and to help former JWs understand some of the clusters of danger that may…

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Victims of Child Abuse Hotline

Victims of Child Abuse Hotline

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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 who utilize a database of thousands of emergency, social service and support resources. The Childhelp hotline counselors can… discuss signs and symptoms…

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Another Lovely JW “Elder”

Another Lovely JW “Elder”

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Have You Seen My Mother It was the mid 60’s when Bryan, at age two, was abducted by his father. Bryan was, stealthily, spirited away and taken from Town to Town by his father, keeping their whereabouts unknown. His mother, at nineteen and heartbroken, felt powerless. Raised a Jehovah’s Witness by his father, who was an Elder for decades, Bryan was taught at a very young age that his mother was demonized and that she had been physically abusive to…

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