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Major leak: Rogue Watchtower insider leaks Circuit Overseer Guidelines document

March 29, 2016March 31, 2016 Cedars 6944 Viewsblood transfusions, child abuse, circuit overseer guidelines, congregations, elders, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, leak, organization, pioneers, secret, shunning, two witness rule, watchtower

Last year proved to be an eventful year for leaks, with key announcements for the Annual Meeting divulged in advance,

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The 2016 Global Survey of Jehovah’s Witnesses is launched!

February 8, 2016February 8, 2016 Cedars 3439 Views2015 global survey, blood transfusions, child abuse, jehovahs witnesses, organization, shunning, suicide, watchtower

You will all be pleased to know that the 2016 Global Survey of Jehovah’s Witnesses was launched this weekend, and

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Under new management: JWsurvey welcomes new Editor and Assistant Editor for next three months

January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 Cedars 1468 Viewsactivism, covert fade, editor, indoctrination, john hoyle, john redwood, jwsurvey

It gives me great pleasure to announce some exciting changes. Over the last few months I have been gradually expanding

Cedars' Blog Downsizing Publications

Watchtower’s ‘new light’ scrapheap: The ever-decreasing shelf life of ‘spiritual food’

January 16, 2016January 16, 2016 Cedars 5697 Viewscreation book, daniel book, discontinued, downsizing, governing body, insight books, jehovahs witnesses, jeremiah book, literature, new light, organization, out of print, publications, reasoning book, revelation climax book, spiritual food, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

The last time I ever set foot in the kingdom hall of an English-speaking congregation was in 2012. It was

Cedars' Blog Child Abuse Undue influence

Spotlight: The movie every Jehovah’s Witness simply MUST watch

January 7, 2016 Cedars 4112 Viewsalex gibney, candace conti, child abuse, child molestation, cults, going clear, Irwin Zalkin, jehovahs witnesses, mark ruffalo, michael keaton, rick simons, spotlight, tom mccarthy, watchtower

Last night my wife and I were able to watch an exceptional movie – one of those rare cinematic experiences

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Does Jehovah control the weather?

January 5, 2016January 6, 2016 Cedars 4362 Viewsdisaster, divine intervention, geoffrey jackson, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, organization, Philippines, Travis Brooks, Typhoon Haiyan, watchtower, weather, yap

“How many of our brothers have been affected?” During my years as a Jehovah’s Witness, that was usually the first

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The trouble with apostates (and why it shouldn’t put you off being one)

December 2, 2015December 8, 2015 Cedars 5735 Viewsapostate, atheism, christian evangelicals, christian v atheist, evangelical activists, jehovahs witnesses, kim mikey, mike and kim brooks, watchtower

At the beginning of October I produced and participated in a video featuring 62 Jehovah’s Witness apostates from all over

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The Friday Column: “Let the dead bury their dead”

November 20, 2015 Cedars 3658 Viewsblood transfusions, dead bury their dead, facebook, governing body, indifference, jehovahs witnesses, paris attacks, shunning, undue influence, watchtower

In light of the horrendous terror attacks in Paris last week, Facebook users received the option to update their profile

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My response to Mark Sanderson’s “come home to Jehovah” November broadcast

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 Cedars 13398 Viewsgoverning body, inactive ones, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, mark sanderson, november 2015, november episode, return to jehovah, watchtower

Last night I was contacted by one of my Facebook friends who was facing a dilemma. They had themselves been

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Highly-secretive “Talmudic” Correspondence Guidelines document leaked by Watchtower insider

October 23, 2015December 20, 2015 Cedars 6648 ViewsBethel, blood transfusions, child abuse, child molestation, correspondence guidelines, crisis of conscience, governing body, in search of christian freedom, jehovahs witnesses, leak, pdf download, ray franz, raymond franz, talmudic, watchtower

The last few weeks will have been deeply frustrating for the Governing Body, as multiple leaks have exposed a growing

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The Tight Pants Rule: Wearing “disturbing” clothing gets you banned from preaching

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 Cedars 8138 Viewselders, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, metrosexual look, spanx, tight pants tony, tony morris, watchtower

A few weeks ago I was contacted by one of a number of active elders who are “awakened” from Watchtower

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62 apostates mark JWsurvey Day 2015 with a message of love for Jehovah’s Witnesses

October 4, 2015August 1, 2017 Cedars 7148 Views62 apostates, cult, indoctrination, jehovahs witnesses, jwsurvey day, love jehovah's witnesses, organization, watchtower, youtube video

If you are a Jehovah’s Witness, you will have to be satisfied with remembering October 4th 2015 as the day

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Watchtower issues DMCA takedown over leaked annual meeting letter

September 29, 2015 Cedars 7400 Viewsannual meeting, copyright, cover-up, dmca takedown, governing body, internet, jehovahs witnesses, leaked letter, theocratic ministry school, watchtower, watchtower leak

On Thursday, September 24, JWsurvey reproduced a Watchtower letter that had been leaked by a bethel insider. Dated October 4,