Fred Franz – Rewarded For Being Inept
In the spring of 1975, Frederick W. Franz, considered since the mid-1920s to be the Watchtower’s “official oracle,” stressed the
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Barbara Anderson
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Coping with Shunning
By Barbara Anderson
When my husband and I left the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs), we, like countless others, lost family members and friends because of the Witnesses shunning doctrine. Each of us has a story to tell as to why we left. Some of us have stories that are similar; others far different. . .
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Barbara’s Analysis: Watch Tower’s Child Safeguard Policy (UK)
Barbara reviewed Watch Tower of Britain’s Child Safeguarding Policy and its implementation. What she discovered was depressing and disappointing. After Watch
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“Increased Light”— Mindless Justification For Removing Errors
In 2009, the Watch Tower Society published a songbook to replace the one that was in use by Jehovah’s Witnesses
Child Sex Abuse, Did You Know?, Education, Research
Jehovah’s Witnesses: Higher Education and Misrepresentation
It is my assertion that the publishers of the October 1, 2005 Watchtower, a Jehovah’s Witness journal, blatantly misrepresented statements
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The “Given Ones”: Jehovah’s Provision?
August 24, 2005 was a day of reflection for me after I learned that two more men were appointed to
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Libraries at Bethel?
“I asked Barbara Anderson, by way of email, a question about the Bethel libraries, in particular, those that the writers
Barbara Anderson, Child Sex Abuse, Research
Barbara’s Bethel Resumé
Yes, a Bethelite woman provided “spiritual food” to Jehovah’s Witnesses… Over the last couple of years, many people have asked
Barbara Anderson
“Me First!”
The last thing I remember hearing was the “click, click, click” of the left turn signal when he hit us.
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Racial Hatred
I knew I was in danger. As the pitch of the woman’s voice was getting higher and volume louder, a