Sending the Wrong Message

___ Watchtower lawyers argue that Witnesses are not coerced by the Watchtower organization to refuse blood transfusion. Furthermore, the sam...

Global Network of “Anointed” — Why Not?

___ Watchtower’s Governing Body claims as its primary role to represent and act for all the "anointed" worshipers of Jehovah God...

We Do Not Know...

___ ... and have no way of knowing the folks we claim to represent. That is the admission of Watchtower’s Governing Body. Though from one s...

Watchtower’s Governing Body

___ The Governing Body that exerts influence on the Watchtower organization acknowledges that it neither has nor maintains a global network ...

Governing Body Represents Who?

___ For many decades the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses has been told by the Watchtower organization that its Governing Body headquartered...

S-2 form 1987

___ The S-2 form is used by Watchtower representatives known as circuit overseers to make recommendations for new appointees in the position...

Litmus Test – Blood and Lee Elder

___ Watchtower doctrine has it that members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses community who no longer embrace all the unique beliefs taught by the ...

Blood Transfusion — No, Then Yes

___ In my experience the greater population of Jehovah’s Witnesses is mystified by Watchtower’s blood doctrine. The typical member of the co...

Watchtower Lawyer’s Response

___ Donald Ridley is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and a lawyer for the Watchtower organization. In 1998 he wrote an article in a medical journ...

Bible Study Report Form S-3

___ Beginning in March of 1949 and until late in year 2007 all Jehovah’s Witnesses who held Bible study sessions with private individuals we...

Coercion to Refuse Blood

___ Historically the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses has never fully endorsed the Watchtower organization’s ban on accepting transfusion of...

S-303 form 1988

___ The S-303 form is used by Watchtower appointees known as circuit overseers to report their week of activity while visiting each congrega...

Demons Everywhere!

___ The title of this page pretty much tells the overall story. But the individual stories deserve a look-see. There was a time when Jehovah...

Reporting Time Weekly

___ Reporting “field service time” is a well-known practice among Jehovah’s Witnesses. Each month the individual Witnesses reports his or he...

Special Blue Envelopes

___ Watchtower requires its local appointed men (elders) to communicate to its headquarters (or designated branch office) all instances of d...

Source over Substance — or — Substance over Source?

___ When it comes to unity of teaching and belief Watchtower doctrine places source over substance[ 1 ]: (click image to enlarge) When it co...

S-78 form from year 1960

___ For more than half a century the Watchtower organization has had congregation elders submit written reports of members who had been disf...

S-77 and S-79 Disfellowshipping and Disassociation forms

___ When congregation elders disfellowship a member of the congregation—or deem a member to have disassociated themselves—the Watchtower org...