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Truth Be Told – in Atlanta Oct 29th

Truth Be Told – in Atlanta Oct 29th

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TRUTH BE TOLD will be screened exclusively on Tuesday October 29, 2013 at AMC Phipps Plaza 14 in Atlanta. The documentary lifts the veil on the seemingly benign Jehovah’s Witnesses religion to expose a profit-driven, isolationist culture characterized by fear, totalitarian corporate leadership, intellectual & spiritual intimidation, suspension of critical thinking, failed prophecies, doctrinal inconsistency and improper handling of physical and sexual abuse allegations within the church.

Grief for a View of the God-Character

Grief for a View of the God-Character

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I remember the primal anguish that is born out of the belief that God is the source of both love and pain. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve observed that the feeling toward the universe it engendered is very similar to that of a hostage, a victim of abuse, a prisoner. Instead of creating a subjectivity of love in freedom, of caritas and kindness, and peace, it seemed to create an obsessive and paradoxical longing and fear that felt so meaningful…

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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Ritual Murder of Grandson, “Good Man” Rapist

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Ritual Murder of Grandson, “Good Man” Rapist

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So sad… Kiev, August 7, Interfax – 66-year old resident of Kiev conducted a ritual murder of her 9-year-old grandson. She hit the boy with an iron and completed the crime with a rope, Ukrainian issue of Komsomolskaya Pravda daily writes on Thursday. Then a woman carried a boy to the sitting room where she had everything prepared beforehand including candles and a brochure with “a prayer to enter paradise” given to her by Jehovah’s Witnesses. Neighbors told that on…

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Feedback on JW Jokes

Feedback on JW Jokes

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It’s good to hear from former Jehovah’s Witnesses, although it also makes me very sad to hear the familiar narratives of abuse and shunning. Thank you for writing, Aella Brenna, and I’m glad that you got some distance and healing through laughter. Thrive with light and love. i’m an ex-JW who has since become a pagan because the beliefs make more sense to me. i found the humour about JW’s on your site refreshing and amusing as I left three…

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Calling Canadian JW Abuse Survivors

Calling Canadian JW Abuse Survivors

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Silentlambs is asking for any French-speaking JW or ex-JW abuse survivors from Canada to come forward for a possible interview with key media in Canada. If are such a victim or you know of such a victim who can assist, please contact info@silentlambs.org for more information.

JW Child Sex Abuse Cases Settled with Gag Order!

JW Child Sex Abuse Cases Settled with Gag Order!

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Press Release: Sixteen Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Against Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Settled Largest Deal Ever in Denomination’s History Includes Controversial Gag Order One of the Predators is A Fugitive & Was Profiled on “America’s Most Wanted” Two Organizations Urge All Faith Groups To Stop Requiring Secrecy in Settlements The Nation-wide Support Groups Prod Witnesses & Victims To Come Forward & Get Help WHAT: At a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will disclose and discuss a child molestation settlement…

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