Operation: e-Shunning – AAWA goes after Watchtower over its destructive practice
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Many thousands of Witness families have been torn apart by Watchtower's insistence on the shunning of relatives

Over the last few weeks volunteers of the newly formed AAWA (recently renamed as Advocates for Awareness of Watchtower Abuses) have been combining their efforts with one common goal – to draw attention to the archaic shunning of family members, … Continue reading

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Ruben Ortiz – Superhero At Last

Ruben Ortiz, a former Jehovah’s Witness, developed a Facebook Forum to allow exiting Witnesses to share their experiences and find friendship and support.

Picture a small boy racing like the wind on his Spiderman BigWheel™. Notice the cape flowing behind him, or is it just an old towel tied around his neck? It makes no difference to the boy, for he is a … Continue reading

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The Story of AAWA: An organization to take on the Watchtower

Activists like Bo Jensen (left), Barbara Anderson (center), and Paul Grundy (right) are joining forces to raise more awareness about Watchtower's damaging practices.

Everything has a beginning. And for me, the first glimpse of AAWA, albeit without a name, occurred during a phone conversation. I was writing a story about Bo Juel Jensen for jwsurvey.org back in January 2013. After being interviewed, Bo … Continue reading

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“New light” Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release
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The July 15 2013 Watchtower, which has been leaked weeks in advance of its scheduled release, offers more questions than answers regarding the Governing Body's "new light"

Three weeks ahead of its expected release date in mid-April, a scanned copy of the July 15 2013 “Study Edition” of the Watchtower was leaked to the office of JWsurvey by a conscientious active Witness within the organization. I have … Continue reading

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Australian psychologist brands Jehovah’s Witnesses “a cruel cult” as Watchtower ramps up its shunning campaign
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The Society continues exerting pressure on families to shun - even if it means repeating the same material

Watchtower is increasingly coming under fire “down under,” with the Director of Cult Counselling Australia branding Jehovah’s Witnesses a “cruel cult,” according to Fairfax Media. Psychologist Raphael Aron, author of the book “Cults: Too Good To Be True,” has joined … Continue reading

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The Book Corner – The Know-It-All Girl

Joanna Foreman

If you’re a woman, you’re going to love this book. If you’re a guy, you are also in for a treat—a vicarious ride. Joanna Foreman is a gifted storyteller who knows how to engage her readers. You will laugh and … Continue reading

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A Mormon examines his faith with a little help from Jehovah’s Witnesses
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A new series of videos by a former Mormon draws fascinating parallels between Jehovah's Witnesses and the LDS Church

A fascinating series of videos has recently been uploaded to YouTube by a former Mormon. The videos tell the story of how he awakened from his religious indoctrination through a close examination of the Jehovah’s Witness faith – but not … Continue reading

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The results of the 2012 survey of Jehovah’s Witnesses are published, and the new 2013 survey is launched!
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Many Witnesses are becoming aware that the Governing Body has no real interest in their needs or concerns

Just over a year ago, this website sent a package by UPS recorded delivery to the World Headquarters of the Watch Tower Society in Brooklyn New York. Received on 15th February 2012, the package was marked for the attention of … Continue reading

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Connect the dots of terror: JW.org releases gruesome image for kids to color in
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JW.org's latest activity for young Witness children is to reconstruct the death of the biblical character Lot's wife

It was the stuff of nightmares for many Witness children over the decades – the Genesis account of Lot’s wife. In the story, related in Genesis chapter 19, Lot and his family flee the doomed city of Sodom and Gomorrah … Continue reading

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