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How the Jehovah’s Witnesses sex abuse crisis in Pennsylvania unfolded State prosecutors turned up troves of internal files revealing rampant abuse dating back decades Long after a young woman stepped forward to say she was raped and beaten by a member of a Jehovah’s Witness congregation, law...

So this woman at age 14 is raped by a member of the church. He recorded the assault and the elders make her relive the assault by making her listen to the rape. Meanwhile whichbis often the case with CSA, the victim is victimized again and blamed. She sued, it took some time, but she finally got...

I love the double standards of the Watchtower. But that's EXACTLY what happens to a Jehovah's Witness if they decide that their worship is "unacceptable". They are forced to choose between unacceptable beliefs and family. If you leave, say goodbye to family and friends.

From 1966 to 1975, the Watchtower regularly implied that Armageddon would arrive in 1975. However, ask one of Jehovah's Witnesses about this date and they will invariably deny there ever being such statements. This year marks 50 years since JWs predicted the end asxwe know it forc1975.

Certainly, what God has abundantly recorded about natural Israel and His covenant with her requires thorough examination by those who have entered into a covenant with Him through sacrifice. Israel has failed to recognize that Elijah represents the Church, especially in this final phase of the...

In organizing the texts on this subject, only a select few from the Bible have been included. The goal has been to highlight the most powerful texts that clearly express three main ideas: That humanity is redeemed from death. That this redemption comes through the blood of Christ. That this...

So @Big Boy Johnson, what scriptural evidence do you have to support your the above comment?

We often hear good people, those who are church goers and to some extent love the Lord, say: “Well, it doesn't make a difference what you believe, if you're honest and do the best you know how.” But a careful study of the following Scriptures will convince anyone that Our Lord and the Apostles...

It's bad enough she was a child, she was disabled too. "A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a disabled child, yet another case springing from a grand jury investigation of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations in the state." Butler County Man Sentenced in Latest Jehovah's...

How was the first-century church organized? Consider the following: Election of Leaders by Congregation Voting. In the Early Church, brethren met in various cities—Jerusalem, Antioch, Corinth, Thessalonica— often meeting in homes (Acts 11:22:13:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; Romans...

The Jehovah’s Witnesses are suing one of their long-time critics for what they claim is illegal wiretapping and an invasion of their privacy. The details, however, suggest a far less nefarious plot and far greater attempt to silence one of the biggest thorns in their side. Jehovah’s Witnesses...

Peter Sullivan convicted of a gruesome murder was released when new DNA evidence cleared him. Now 68 years old, he has to pick up the pieces of what's left of his life. What a sad injustice! Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed in longest miscarriage of justice ever

A Texas man is coming forward with accusations claiming a man of god sexually abused him as a child. The abuse allegedly happened in New Orleans almost 30 years ago. However, the alleged victim says his abuser has been living in the Charlotte community for the past 20 years. Barry Davis says...

Governor Bob Ferguson of Washington State recently signed into law legislation obligating Catholic clergy to disclose reports of child abuse heard during sacramental confessions, adding “members of the clergy” to a list of other professionals who are mandatory reporters on child abuse. State...

The Catholic Church announced that priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report confessions about child abuse to law enforcement. "Catholic clergy may not violate the seal of confession — or they will be excommunicated from the Church," the...

Tell me, what right has the doctor to refuse medical treatment because they (the doctors) doesn't believe in it? Pregnant woman passes away as Jehovah’s Witness doctor refuses blood transfusion

Revelation 7:9-17 describes a picture of the spiritual classes, of which the “great multitude” is a piece of this puzzle. The setting of the picture is heaven, a spiritual plane of existence. After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations...

Today, all around the world Jehovah's Witnesses will be gathering in Hal k s and rented rooms to observe the Memorial aka passover / communion. Most JWs do not partake of the bread and wine as they believe ONLY 144,000 are spirit-begotten and going to heaven. My question (and this isn't a...

In the March 15, 1972 issue of The Watchtower magazine, there is an article about the Lord's Memorial. On the bottom of page 167, it states the following: My question then is, what is worse than death?

Yahweh’s love for the sin- cursed and dying race has been made operative through the gift of his Son to be man’s Redeemer. In John 3:16 we read, "God So loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." This text...