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“Pay Up Joyfully to Jehovah”: New songbook includes not-so-subtle plea for donations

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 Cedars 4580 Viewschanges to songs, charles taze russell, contributions, donations, finances, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, My Prayer of Dedication, new songbook, organization, sing out joyfully to Jehovah, take my silver and my gold, watchtower

On Sunday we reported on how the 2016 annual meeting was less than thrilling compared to previous years. Witnesses have grown

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The Friday Column: Watchtower and Dinosaurs

February 4, 2016February 5, 2016 Sue Hall 5058 ViewsCharles Taze, charles taze russell, Dinosaurs, evolution, extinction, Flood, Photo-drama of creation, Prof. Octávio Mateus, T-Rex

“You are eating dinosaur.” I was sitting next to a Palaeontologist in a chicken restaurant. “Look at the scales on the

Cedars' Blog JW.org News

The JW.org 2013 Annual Meeting video – honest highlights or bible-hugging spin?

November 12, 2013November 12, 2013 Cedars 5892 Viewsamerican flags, annual meeting, annual meeting highlights, cedar point ohio, charles taze russell, david splane, geoffrey jackson, gerrit losch, governing body, guy pierce, jehovahs witnesses, joseph rutherford, jw.org, new light, organization, revised new world translation, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

JW.org has released a polished new publicity video showing highlights from the 2013 Annual Meeting, at which the revised New

Cedars' Blog Governing Body News

The 1914 Obsession: Watchtower clings to flawed teaching in first magazine of 2014

October 18, 2013December 20, 2015 Cedars 6924 Views1914, 1914 expectations, 2014, apostate, archduke franz ferdinand, armageddon, charles taze russell, crisis of conscience, gavrillo princip, governing body, january 15 watchtower, jehovahs witnesses, joseph rutherford, nathan knorr, organization, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

The day is Sunday 28 June, 1914. A car takes a wrong turn down a street in Sarajevo, Bosnia. As

Cedars' Blog News Publications

The Revised New World Translation: Will it stand the test of time?

October 10, 2013January 19, 2014 Cedars 6132 Views1914, apostate, armageddon, charles taze russell, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, mentally diseased, new world translation, NWT, review of new world translation, revised new world translation, war of words, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, william miller

Many Jehovah’s Witnesses are overwhelmed with excitement following the release of the revised New World Translation at the 129th Annual

Cedars' Blog History and scandals

The Racist History of Watchtower Literature

September 18, 2013September 27, 2013 Cedars 9784 Viewscharles taze russell, declaration of facts, ethiopian's skin, faithful and discreet slave, god's organization, golden age, harriet beecher stowe, hitler, jehovahs witnesses, joseph rutherford, judge rutherford, organization, photodrama of creation, racial discrimination, racism, segregation, uncle tom's cabin, vitiligo, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

The majority of Jehovah’s Witnesses consider their religion to be entirely beyond reproach when it comes to issues surrounding racism

Apostates Cedars' Blog

Secrecy and deception: Watchtower fights dirty in its war against “apostates”

February 23, 2013April 19, 2014 Cedars 5424 Viewsapostate, armageddon, charles taze russell, child abuse, child molestation, cults, disfellowshipping, finished mystery, gangrenous, god's organization, hate speech, internet, jehovahs witnesses, jw facts, jw survey, jw.org, lies, mentally diseased, new light, october 1st letter, organization, paul grundy, revelation climax, secrecy, secret elders manual, secret letter, shepherd the flock of god, shunning, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, youtube

Jehovah’s Witnesses are conditioned to fear and distrust any information on the internet that scrutinizes the Watch Tower Society in

Cedars' Blog News

2012 Service Year Report available on JW.org – but what do the numbers really show?

December 30, 2012December 31, 2012 Cedars 2884 Views2012, 2012 worldwide report, charles taze russell, divine approval, door to door, effects of internet, god's backing, internet, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org, matthew 24 14, organization, preaching work, publisher growth figures, service year report, speeding up the work, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, witnessing

The opportunity to review the previous year’s ministry figures is a highlight for Witnesses all over the world. Many publishers

Apostates Cedars' Blog Support

Is JWsurvey.org an apostate website?

December 2, 2012June 19, 2013 Cedars 5155 Viewsapostasy, apostasy definition, apostate, apostatizing, charles taze russell, child abuse, disfellowshipping, draw off followers, faithful and discreet slave, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, joseph rutherford, jw survey, new light, new understanding, organization, shunning, two witness rule, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

I am occasionally asked by visitors to JWsurvey.org what my personal religious beliefs are, particularly since my articles are often

Cedars' Blog Governing Body News

Governing Body says: “We are the Faithful and Discreet Slave!”

October 7, 2012March 28, 2013 Cedars 13018 Views128th, 1919, adjustment, annual meeting, charles taze russell, downsizing, faithful and discreet slave, finished mystery, golden age, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jesus, joseph rutherford, jw.org, matthew 24 45, new light, new teaching, new understanding, organization, raymond franz, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Reports are emerging of an announcement at the 128th Annual Meeting of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

Cedars' Blog Governing Body

The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses – Explained

July 14, 2012December 20, 2015 Cedars 16738 Views2011 survey results, anthony morris iii, apostles, charles taze russell, crisis of conscience, david splane, ewart chitty, faithful and discreet slave, geoffrey jackson, gerrit losch, governing body, guy pierce, jehovahs witnesses, jesus christ, john barr, leo greenlees, nathan knorr, organization, ray franz, samuel herd, slave class, stephen lett, theodore jaracz, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

In the minds of Jehovah’s Witnesses all over the world, there are fewer more potent symbols of Christ’s authority as

Cedars' Blog Divine Direction

Under the microscope – the Watch Tower Society’s claims to divine direction (part 4)

May 26, 2012September 16, 2012 Cedars 3743 Views1918, 1919, behemoth, bible students, charles taze russell, christs inspection, faithful and discreet slave, finished mystery, governing body, increasing light, jehovahs witnesses, joseph rutherford, judge rutherford, leviathan, light gets brighter, maria russell, studies in the scriptures, the finished mystery, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Part 4 – Was our organization chosen in 1919? In the fourth and final installment of my “Under The Microscope”