Watchtower — Divorce — Homosexual Cheating

___ In January of 1972 Watchtower announced to Jehovah’s Witnesses that homosexual cheating by a marriage mate was not fornication (Greek: p...

Last Letter to The Congregation Committee

___ In year 1971 at the Divine Name conventions Watchtower announced a new congregational governing method it termed “ body of elders ”. Th...

Kingdom Ministry School for Elders, 1972

___ In year 1972 the Watchtower organization revamped its Kingdom Ministry School for Elders to begin training a whole new generation of men...

Watchtower — Pre-Eve Adam was not male!

___ From as early as 1912 the Watchtower organization taught that Adam was not created as a male.[ 1 ]: (click image to enlarge) As late as ...

Watchtower — Did Adam have a penis?

___ Over the decades I have heard many of Jehovah’s Witnesses banter about whether Adam had a navel. But perhaps a more interesting discussi...

Watchtower – Star Wars?

___ This is Watchtower’s 1955 illustration of God’s channel of communication[ 1 ]: Was this image inspiration for the evil Emperor in Star ...

Baby-making — Adam and Eve — Watchtower

___ Babies are a result of sexual intercourse. In 1956 Watchtower illustrated Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden observing babies made by cr...

Like Ike! Watchtower style

___ In January 1957 Watchtower announced that America likes Ike by publishing the following image.[ 1 ]: The article accompanying this illus...

Nathan Knorr in High School

___ This is the image of Nathan Knorr as published in his high school yearbook[ 1 ]: His classmates called him Knorrie . Of Knorrie, the Cl...

Watchtower on Women

___ In January 1957 the Watchtower organization published the following image making a statement of women[ 1 ]: The next thing you know Witn...

“God’s organization” on “Satan’s organization”

___ The Watchtower organization proclaims itself “God’s organization”. In that self-ordained position the Watchtower organization makes stat...

Watchtower and the Woodshed

___ When the following Watchtower illustration was published it effectively licensed Witness parents who wanted to put the wood to their chi...

Undue Conformity — Look what happens!

___ According to Watchtower something happens when undue conformity is imposed.[ 1 ] It looks like this: People start acting like robots and...

Non-Political — Watchtower style!

___ Here’s Watchtower’s 1,000 word essay on how to be non-political: Marvin Shilmer ______________ End notes: 1. “[W]e are neutral with r...

Watchtower on women shopping for shoes

___ Here’s Watchtower’s 1,000 word essay on women shopping for shoes: Marvin Shilmer ______________

Watchtower — “Birthday Suit”

___ A cute illustration from the 1950s: Marvin Shilmer ______________

Watchtower Priority?

___ The latest edition of the Watchtower publication Awake! has a full-page spread on the topic of Russian Wood Painting.[ 1 ] Why does Wat...

Watchtower — Pets

___ Below is a Watchtower illustration that caused quite a bit of criticism of Jehovah’s Witnesses whose pets were their closest companions....

The Man with The Stones

___ It’s hard to know when it’s intentional, but occasionally we find something published in Watchtower matter with every appearance of clev...

Intolerance Watchtower Style

___ This is how the Watchtower organization depicts bigots who are intolerant toward individuals holding unpopular religious views[ 1 ]: Th...

The Urge — Watchtower’s ironic prediction

___ The Overpowering Urge , by Watchtower[ 1 ]: Watchtower’s illustration predicted a time when one individual would have the power to inst...

Stop asking – Decide for yourself!

___ Watchtower is readying the Witness community for a change. The readying looks like this: (click image to enlarge) What’s happening inter...

Blood doctrine – thrown under the bus

___ This scavenger bus runs over Watchtower’s blood taboo and leaves it flat. How? The situation Watchtower’s blood doctrine is ultimately b...

Chess – Watchtower – Irony

___ In 1973 Watchtower published an article in its Awake! journal that asked Jehovah’s Witnesses to reconsider playing the game known as Ch...

Meddling Watchtower — No Sex in Eden!

___ According to the Watchtower organization Adam and Eve did not have sexual intercourse in the garden of Eden.[ 1 ] Remarkably, after admo...

Watchtower Teaching vs Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Belief

___ Are doctrinal positions published by the Watchtower organization necessarily a reflection of what Jehovah’s Witnesses actually believe?...

Watchtower – Movie Stars

___ Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner are among the very few movie stars of whom Watchtower has bothered writing a review. The following illu...