I posted a little while ago about the little boy who couldn’t see a future for himself outside of the JWs. All Jehovah’s Witness children grow up this way. Watch this short new video to get a sense of the kind of message that all JWs – even children – hear ad nauseum. Notice the way non-JWs are presented, and the image of God that they create. There is no room for love, compassion, or grace in this message. I’ve…
Once in a while, I receive a non-hostile email from a current Jehovah’s Witness. Why would a Jehovah’s Witness write to me? Well, sometimes just because of a simple desire for a safe place to vent, or because something that I’ve written has resonated, or because they don’t really feel that they have many – or any – other options. There really isn’t anywhere to go – without fear of reprisal – for caring spiritual counsel within the organization. JWs…
A Jehovah’s Witness pedophile elder (called an “evil monster” by his own sister) was spared prison today. Michael Porter, 38, of Barnet, north London, admitted to abusing his position of trust, and was convicted of 24 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on children, including one on an 18-month-old baby. “He abused dozens of children and even a baby. But he’s still free.” JWs are discouraged from reporting abuse to police because they are told that all worldly authorities…
This just in from Silent Lambs In the article below two smiling accused murders walk free as a Jehovah’s Witnesses refuses to provide evidence of their crime. This appears to be a pattern with regard to how JWs deal with crime, note the following letter sent to two elders that inquired about a confession of several murders in 1992. http://www.silentlambs.org/education/92_murder_letter.cfm As the reader can see the fact that the person involved committed the murders before becoming baptized resulted in a…
A Japanese women has died for lack of a blood transfusion after a Caesarean birth. The hospital said it had agreed with the woman before the surgery that it would not administer a transfusion. Although she bled a great deal after delivering the child, doctors only took steps to arrest the hemorrhaging. She died several days later, the hospital said. “We briefed her about the danger (before the surgery) and we repeatedly urged her family to accept a blood transfusion….
Isaac J. Harris has written two great articles for About.com on the topic of “fading.” One is descriptive, and the other has some strategies for you. They are located in the atheism/agnosticism section, but of course not everyone leaves the Watchtower Society for those reasons. Here are a couple of snippets for you: From Jehovah’s Witness to Atheist: How & Why Witnesses Fade from Congregations For Jehovah’s Witnesses, the potential problems associated with being disfellowshipped and shunned lead to many…