Mark O'Donnell
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NEW: Please share this 30-minute documentary that explores mandatory reporting of child abuse in the Jehovah's Witness & Mormon Churches.
Even when mandatory reporting is in place, the JWs evade most reporting by claiming the information is confidential.
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BREAKING: At 6.05 PM Central time, Jehovah's Witness elders Michael Penkava and Colin Scott were both found guilty of violating Illinois mandatory reporting laws for child abuse. The judge found Penkava's testimony non-credible and did not accept defense arguments
More to follow
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My sincere thanks and congratulations to
@DQuenqua
and the
@TheAtlantic
for spending a year working on this story, fact-checking every detail. Doug Quenqua reveals why I am committed to facts and transparency and the protection of children. More to come!
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BREAKING: Watch Tower Pennsylvania has officially dismissed its case against Lego Parody YouTuber Kevin McFree after more than 3 years of litigation by the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Free speech has won this battle against legal bullying by the JW church.
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After a fuel leak grounded my plane, I transferred to another plane to New York, and now a 3rd plane bound for Chicago.
The trial of two Jehovah's Witness Illinois elders charged with violation of mandatory child abuse reporting laws begins tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
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This will conclude 8 different flights, 4 different cars, road food, & hotels,4 weeks in a row. I'm exhausted.
I want people to understand that while we won this case, this is only the beginning of reform. We can not allow religion to dictate the law at the expense of children.
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BREAKING NEWS: Arkansas jury has just sentenced former Jehovah's Witness elder Roderick Watkins to 80 years incarceration, the maximum allowable sentence by law, on four counts of felony sexual assault. Seven victims testified over two days in heartbreaking criminal trial.
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BREAKING: A Montana judge has just issued severe sanctions against Jehovah's Witnesses in a scathing 9-page ruling in Nunez v Watchtower. Judge Best has fined Watchtower $500 per day for defying the court's orders, and $11,075 in legal fees for refusal to turn over key documents.
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BREAKING:
Superior Court Judge Stephen Nelson has just sentenced former Jehovah's Witness Elder Ernest Fyans to the max. penalty for crimes of child sexual abuse of minors: 20 years for Count 1 and 5 years for Count 2. Defendant Fyans invoked "Jehovah" in his plea, to no avail.->
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My Statement.
Always remember our priorities, and why we do the work we do.
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Jehovah's Witnesses have lost the battle to prevent the testimony of a victim's mother to be presented at the upcoming trial of two church elders. The testimony is key to the groundbreaking prosecution of the two elders who violated State reporting law.
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BREAKING:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled against Jehovah's Witnesses' Chief General Counsel, Philip Brumley.
On April 14th, 2023 Brumley, the top attorney for the JWs and overseer of their international Legal Department, was fined over
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Breaking: After nearly 3 years of legal wrangling, a US federal judge has ruled against Watch Tower Pennsylvania, denying their DMCA subpoena to identify the creator of the Jehovah's Witness parody videos known as "Dubtown."
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Jehovah's Witnesses have lost their registration as a religious organization in Norway.
Let's examine what this means. 🧵
First, they have lost the equivalent of 1.6 million US Dollars in government subsidies each year.
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The senseless act of murder inside a Hamburg Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses is even more tragic when the wounded could succumb to a second killer: the ban on blood transfusions.
And that was the subject for study Thursday evening as the meeting drew to a close. 💔
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BREAKING: A Montana judge has ruled against the Hardin Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, ordering elders to turn over unredacted documents they sought to shield. The documents will be reviewed by the court in a civil trial that alleges a ring of pedophilia in the church.
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Breaking: The Jehovah's Witnesses have announced that after 103 years, they will no longer collect monthly "time" reports from members of the church.
Witnesses will discontinue the recording of hours, "placements" of literature, and "return visits" on forms turned in to elders.
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BREAKING: Moments ago, an Illinois judge ruled that the statements of a victim's mother are admissible as evidence in the criminal trial of two Jehovah's Witness elders who failed to report abuse.
This evidence is critical, as the State argues it falls outside of clergy privilege
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Jehovah's Witnesses mysteriously deleted two Regional Convention videos supporting the practice of shunning. But why?
The videos have resurfaced, and they raise serious concerns about the Organization's enforcement of shunning close relatives.
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Despite the global crises we've all faced together, I'm pleased to report that myself,
@cedarsjwsurvey
& the
@JWsurveyorg
team have received a significant uptick in emails and messages from Jehovah's Witnesses who have woken up and tasted freedom.
And the Watchtower org knows.❤️
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Jehovah's Witnesses were the only church in New Zealand to fight involvement in the National Child Abuse Commission.
The High Court of NZ has just denied their attempt at evasive maneuvers.
RNZ reports:
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BREAKING: Montana Federal Judge Susan Watters has issued an order commanding financial sanctions against Watchower attorney Philip Brumley for his submission of a false and/or misleading affidavit in two Montana civil abuse cases.
Plaintiffs will submit the costs to the court.
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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM JEHOVAH'S WITNESS GOVERNING BODY MEMBER STEVEN LETT:
"We're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days, shortly before the LAST day of the last days."
This is pure exploitation of
#coronavirus
fears
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BREAKING: Montana Federal Judge Susan Watters has ordered Jehovah's Witness Attorney Phillip Brumley and Watch Tower Pennsylvania to pay $154,448.11 in fines resulting from false and misleading statements Brumley submitted to the Court.
--->
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The Supreme Court of the United States has DENIED Watchtowers appeal to the US Supreme Court in the JW versus Watchtower child abuse case. Watchtower will pay 4 million plus heavy interest after lengthy battle against child abuse survivor in California. Justice finally served!!
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After a lengthy hiatus, the Jehovah's Witness "newsroom" has finally posted an update for their members on the status of their lawsuit against Norway.
The problem is, the JWs have misled their own members into believing that Norway has challenged the rights of Jehovah's
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Jehovah's Witnesses wasted 17 months of the court's time in Montana by making false claims about their 1st corporation, Watch Tower Pennsylvania. As a result, JW attorneys Joel Taylor and Philip Brumley may face serious penalties for their obstruction of the discovery process. ->
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Food for thought:
The Rebekah Vardy documentary about Jehovah's Witnesses premiered on May 16th.
One day later, on May 17th, confidential internal instructions were sent from JW Headquarters to delete two shunning videos from the convention program and the "MEPS Bridge." 🤔
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Justice takes time, effort, and truth.
Norway has upheld the deregistration of Jehovah's Witnesses. JWs may still practice their faith, but they will not be rewarded with State funding as long as social isolation of disfellowshipped children is a policy.
Breaking!!
The verdict is out!
Norway vs Jehovah's Witnesses 1-0
Full victory for us!
JW are deregistered in Norway at this moment, they lost completely and are also ordered to pay the State $25K to cover their expenses.
I will expand this in a minute when I read through 🧵
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Norwegian media has picked up on the fact that Jehovah's Witness leader Anthony Morris announced there will be no compromise in the policy of disfellowshipping. By slamming the door on dialogue, Morris has cost JWs millions of $$ plus legal registration.
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Breaking: August 2021 Announcements from Jehovah's Witnesses:
**Experienced Attorneys and Paralegals Needed**
It's no surprise that law firms hired by Watchtower in child abuse lawsuits are creating a heavy financial burden on the organization, along with massive settlements.
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BREAKING:
The Attorney General for Pennsylvania has announced criminal charges against four men in the Jehovah's Witness Church who sexually abused at least 19 different children.
The charges follow a Grand Jury investigation initiated in 2019. --->
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I am very saddened to learn that my friend Vincent Deporter has passed away at 63.
Vince was an incredibly genuine soul and a world-class artist. He was also an ex-Jehovah's Witness who suffered the loss of family & friends along with the rest of the community.
#RIP
Vince😥💔
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UPDATE: The attorney who once aided Jehovah's Witnesses in the Stratton Ohio Supreme Court case has now called out the JWs for "hypocrisy" and charged JWs with creating a "reign of terror" and a chilling effect upon free speech.
Read his blog here:
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Since the launch of the investigation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Pennsylvania over 5 years ago, we have seen at least 16 arrests of individuals who have abused children.
In most cases, information learned by JW Elders was kept secret, locked inside filing cabinets across the
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BREAKING: A Montana judge has DENIED Watchtower's attempt to suppress the discovery of the relationship between the New York & Pennsylvania Corporations of Jehovah's Witnesses. Discovery may now proceed in TWO horrendous child abuse cases involving multiple predators and victims.
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BREAKING: After more than 100 years, the pyramid monument adjacent to Charles Taze Russell's grave has been removed and placed on a flatbed truck.
It is unclear where the monument is headed, but I will be following up with more information soon.
Photo Credit: Timothy Thompson
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Jehovah's Witness kingpin Anthony Morris responds to Norway's intention to remove the JWs as a recognized religion. Morris admits that the focal point is the practice of disfellowshipping, but adamantly proclaims that "we're certainly NOT" going to change this practice.
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BREAKING: The 2nd Montana lawsuit in one week has been filed, in which multiple Elders and Ministerial Servants are alleged to have abused multiple victims in what investigators are calling a Jehovah's Witness pedophile ring. One of the worst cases of
#CSA
I've ever seen.
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BREAKING:
After more than 5 years of investigation, litigation, depositions, and multiple fines and sanctions against the Jehovah's Witnesses, two Federal Court child abuse cases have reached a confidential settlement.
Multiple victims of abuse alleged that they suffered at
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BREAKING:
Jehovah's Witnesses have published a special Illinois-only Announcement to elders in which they are advised to comply with taking a mandatory reporting training class. This comes just 6 months after the conviction of 2 JW elders for violating Illinois reporting laws.->
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Jehovah's Witnesses have been dealt another blow in Federal Court in Montana.
Judge Susan Watters has once again reprimanded the Watchtower (WTNY) Corporation's attorneys for acting in "bad faith" in connection with their attempt to prevent depositions of key HQ members. --->
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Day 3 of the Chicago trial resumes tomorrow. Jehovah's Witness elder Michael Penkava may take the witness stand in his own defense.
Prosecutors will likely examine Penkava in light of his clergy responsibility to protect abused members of his church.
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A Norwegian government agency already ruled that Jehovah’s Witnesses should be barred from receiving State funds because of the practice of shunning minors. Now they face possible loss of religious status altogether.
More on that story here:
Development in Norway:
Not only did JW lose their financial support from the goverment ($1,8m annually), they might also lose their legal position as registered religion in Norway, based on the shunning policy:
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BREAKING: Five new arrests have been made following the ongoing investigations of child sexual abuse among Jehovah's Witnesses, and the associated concealment of these crimes from law enforcement.
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Jehovah's Witnesses: "Protesting is not the answer."
Meanwhile, in 1991, thousands of JWs took to the streets of France when the government called them a sect and taxed their income. Witnesses protested by handing out MILLIONS of tracts on the 1st day alone!
Money=Nerve touched
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Jehovah's Witnesses have consulted "with U.S. Department of Health officials" & announced that "no guests will be allowed to attend the Gilead graduation" this Saturday, March 14th. Watchtower heeds government advice for virus, yet refuses to obey mandatory abuse reporting laws!
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VERDICT: Ernie Fyans
COUNT 1: GROSS SEXUAL ASSAULT - victim A: GUILTY
COUNT 2: UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONTACT - victim B: GUILTY
Victim impact statements and sentencing momentarily.
Stolen documents have served justice today.
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June 10th, 2024 - Judge Susan Watters has issued two more rounds of sanctions against the Watchtower Organization and Church after attorneys for abuse victims discovered that the Jehovah's Witnesses intentionally destroyed critical evidence and notes related to multiple child
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BREAKING: Jehovah's Witnesses have hired known
#cult
apologist Massimo Introvigne to write a 21-page "Expert Opinion" defending the Witnesses for their child abuse mishandling. Introvigne founded CESNUR a defender of
#Scientology
,
#Moonie
Church and other controversial groups.
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Jehovah's Witnesses are in full damage control mode this summer in advance of the July 28th release of the Vice documentary "Crusaders."
Director Aaron Kaufman focuses on critical issues surrounding the controversial religion millions were born into.
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And just like that, "turning in your time" for Jehovah's Witnesses is a thing of the past.
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In his final verdict delivered yesterday at 6:05 pm, Judge Gerhardt described the 2006 phone call by elders to the New York Legal Department as "a children's game of telephone."
He then followed with, "This defense carries no weight."
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A Norwegian woman was disfellowshipped after being blamed by Jehovah's Witnesses for her rape, and now the Norwegian Government has ruled against the JWs.
Witnesses must pay nearly $100K and reinstate her to her congregation.
#stopvictimblaming
BREAKING!
Gry won over Watchtower in Norwegian court!
Trying to get access to the verdict, but it seems that WT is hereby ordered to reinstate her!
Stay tuned.
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BREAKING: Jehovah's Witness elders have been threatened by their Governing Body to cease voicing opinions opposing Covid-19 vaccination.
They are told to adhere to the "Superior Authorities" or face charges of Causing Divisions, which is a disfellowshipping offense.
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Shunning is evil.
It's church-sponsored, tax-deductible evil.
Please read, share, and discuss.
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BREAKING: Judge Susan Zellweger just sentenced Jehovah's Witness Stuart Evan Dorsey to one year of probation, but ordered him to serve 30 days in prison, effective immediately.
Dorsey was handcuffed on the spot and led away from the courtroom to begin serving his sentence.
->
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BREAKING:
Montana Federal Court Judge Susan Watters has issued yet another ruling against the Jehovah's Witnesses.
As two crucial child abuse cases grow closer to their Summer trial dates, Judge Watters has responded to the Plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions by issuing her 2nd
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This is very big news, and sends a strong message that governments are beginning to realize that children should not be regulated, controlled, then penalized for decisions they make as minors.
We cannot reward institutions that are prisons of the mind.
We did it!!!
WT loses their funding in Norway!
It took two years of intense work, and a fade blown.
But now it's gone
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Jehovah's Witnesses have violated court orders in Montana so severely that a judge has ordered fines & sanctions against Watchtower. Read all about it in my latest
@JWWatchorg
article.
Judge: "Watchtower...unabashedly misrepresents the truth"
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BREAKING:
For the third time, Montana Federal Justice Susan P. Watters has ordered financial and punitive sanctions against the Jehovah's Witnesses. The sanctions result from ongoing litigation in two child abuse cases scheduled for trial in 2024. --->
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In 30 minutes, two Jehovah's Witness elders in Chicago face a criminal judge on Class A misdemeanor charges for failure to report child abuse in 2006.
Instead of reporting, they enabled the abuse of a 7-year-old girl for 13 more years.
Updates to follow.
#CSA
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Segregation of Blacks and Whites among Jehovah's Witnesses was a policy for more than 100 years. Here in Baltimore City in 1956, there were 7 white congregations and 5 "colored".
The JW leadership endorsed this segregation, which lasted well into the 1970s and later.
#racism
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If you're wondering how Jehovah's Witnesses collect "voluntary" donations, it's by telling members what their "suggested" donation should be.
In the United States, congregations are expected to extract $8.50 per member, per month from all baptized members, including children.
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My Twitter is back!
I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who supported me after the sudden suspension of my account.
I've no idea why it happened, but given
#watchtower
's crazy conspiracy about myself,
@cedarsjwsurvey
and
@jasonmwynne
, I wouldn't put it past their involvement.
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Call Bethel: A new podcast series will launch on Tuesday following an extensive investigation of Jehovah's Witnesses by
@kerushton
and her team at the
@Telegraph
. Discover how child abuse records may be the biggest liability for the church of 8 million.
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The JWs have dropped judgment against the "younger and in good health" members with "favorable circumstances" who prefer enduring the meetings via Zoom as opposed to subjecting themselves to the in-person experience.
Let's be honest- they don't want to be there.
#nowheretohide
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***BREAKING*** Authorities in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania have arrested Ronald W. Mangone, 69, on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from gross sexual abuse of at least two close family members.
Mangone is a long-time Jehovah's Witness, who according to
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On the heels of the Catholic Church investigation, the Attorney General of Pennsylvania has launched a Grand Jury Investigation into possible crimes committed by the Jehovah's Witness organization. Here's how and why I am involved.
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What Morris fails to mention is the fact that the core issue involves the specific practice of disfellowshipping minors and enforcing social isolation upon those affected.
Most minors who become JWs do not comprehend the implications of baptism.
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PENKAVA CONVICTION WILL STAND
The criminal conviction of Jehovah's Witness Elder Michael Penkava will stand, following the expiration of the 30-day Illinois appeal window.
Penkava was found guilty of failing to report the abuse of a child in 2006, and sentenced on March 25th.->
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When Jehovah's Witness elders in Chicago were criminally charged with failure to report child abuse, their initial defense was that Watchtower Legal Department told them not to report.
Yet their own organization states that "following directions" is not a defense for wrongdoing.
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I'm about to walk into the McHenry County courthouse for trial, but I had to stop and admire this beauty just a block away at a local home.
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In Norway, the government agency leader that removed 1.5 million dollars (US) from Jehovah's Witnesses defends her decision. The JWs can still shun minors, but they won't be rewarded for it with cash.
Please use the CC button for the English translation.
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Jesse Hill pled guilty yesterday to charges resulting from the PA Attorney General investigation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
The records of these crimes were sealed inside Jehovah's Witness congregations across Pennsylvania until they were exposed by the Grand Jury investigation.
Today, the first of over a dozen men charged with child sexual assault crimes while members of Jehovah’s Witnesses has pleaded guilty:
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BREAKING: The State of Arkansas has issued final affirmation of the judgment against convicted child abuser Roderick Watkins, a Jehovah's Witness Elder, Pioneer, & former member of New York Headquarters.
Watkins abused countless children for decades & was sentenced to 80 years.
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A leaked letter reveals that a Jehovah's Witness elder was removed from his positions of responsibility because his daughter went to college in the UK.
My thoughts about this on Reddit:
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These men, identified as Greg Miller & Jim Aiken are Jehovah's Witness elders have been harassing my wife and me, came banging on our door exactly 24 hours after release of the
@TheAtlantic
article about my work exposing
#childabuse
.
#WitchHunt
continues. Tag your journalists!
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Four Corners ABC Australia has released a 47 minute documentary about Jehovah's Witnesses, revealing critical concerns about child abuse and the practice of shunning.
Congrats to everyone involved for the interviews that spanned Australia, the US, and the UK.
#transparency
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When Jehovah's Witnesses knocked on your door, they said:
"We're not here to change your religion"
That's what they tell the public to disarm them.
Meanwhile, JWs plot the most effective ways to convert the person to their beliefs.
It's a deceptive practice.
[credit: Reddit]
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BREAKING NEWS: On February 6th, plaintiff Lexi Nunez filed an amended complaint in Sanders County Montana, alleging negligence in connection with her abuse. The new claim adds Watch Tower Pennsylvania as defendant, listing more than 1 Billion in assets and securities. Stay tuned!
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Jehovah's Witnesses stifle independent member efforts to provide Ukraine relief, citing "challenges," "disruptions," "duplication," "frustration" and "confusion."
Instead, JWs are coached to make cash donations through the religion's website, with zero financial transparency.
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BREAKING: Documents released today reveal that Jehovah's Witnesses have just paid $154,448 in fines against JW attorney Philip Brumley.
Brumley has declared his intent to file an appeal in the US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit.
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The Prime Minister of Australia has named Jehovah's Witnesses first as one of four organizations that abhorrently refuses to support the National Redress Scheme for child abuse victims.
PM Morrison threatens to remove the JW's charity status as penalty.
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The death toll from the bombing of the Jehovah's Witness Assembly in Kerala India has risen to five.
I, together with AvoidJW stand in solidarity with the victims of this horrific crime, and denounce any such violence against members of the Church.
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Jehovah's Witnesses are banned from celebrating Thanksgiving.
Observing this American holiday will result in disfellowshipping and the banishment from one's own family and all JW friends.
If you're a trapped JW, we are thinking of you today.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Jehovah's Witnesses are the only organization in Australia to publicly flat-out refuse to participate in the redress scheme for victims of child abuse.
After June 30th, expect "Harsh Sanctions" says Social Services Minister
@Anne_Ruston
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BREAKING:
After 5 years of contentious litigation in Montana Federal Court, The Jehovah's Witnesses have filed a motion to engage a magistrate judge to oversee a settlement conference between the Watchtower Organizations and multiple child abuse victims.
The cases, known as
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Pennsylvania has convicted another Jehovah's Witness predator whose case file sat idle in congregation records for decades as a result of Church policy.
Sentencing scheduled for January 27th, 2025
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Once again, the Jehovah's Witnesses have released their hatchet list of books/magazines/tracts that are regarded as expired meat, no longer suitable for public distribution or use.
Discuss.
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This is what a
#cult
looks like. These men pounded on our door more than a half dozen times, followed by 2 certified letters from
#Watchtower
LDC representative Joel Raniolo. When I called, Raniolo refused to answer any questions. Sick and twisted men with no conscience.
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In the United States, Jehovah's Witnesses announce that members are conducting over 1,300 bible studies with prisoners by mail.
Inmates are known to use the Jehovah's Witness Church as an avenue to reduce their sentence and obtain early parole.
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Behold, the latest S-4 form for Jehovah's Witnesses.
After 103 years of requiring JWs to report their "hours" spent knocking on doors, rank and file members may now simply check a box that they shared in "the ministry."
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BREAKING: Illinois Judge Mark Gerhardt has sentenced Michael Penkava and Colin Scott to one year of Court Supervision, a $250 fine, and 10 hours of community service, following their March 18th conviction for violating the mandatory child abuse reporting Act statute.
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#Watchtower
is VERY, VERY worried about Jehovah's Witnesses watching or reading any media reports about their organization. TURN OFF THE TV, they say. It's all from Satan, they say. It's all LIES, they say. Truth never fears the media. Watchtower fears the truth.
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In the closing words of Judge Gerhardt's verdict, the judge clearly stated that even though the State does not define religion, the reverse is also true.
"Religion cannot define the State's statute."
This is profound, and represents the correct balance between Church and State.
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In a June 1st, 1998 Letter to Jehovah's Witness Circuit Overseers, Watchtower revealed that some "former" child abusers may continue to serve as Elders and Ministerial Servants if "the sin occurred many years ago" and if "he has lived an exemplary life since then." --->
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Jehovah's Witnesses have released their latest elders' manual.
Among the changes, elders who call the Legal & Service Departments about child abuse will also be directed to the Public Information department if the case might draw media attention.
The PI department will be busy.
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