Category: Urgent News
2012 Memorial Protest Planned in UK
March 29th, 2012, 10 Comments
On the evening of April 5, 2012 a protest will be held outside the headquarters of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of Britain (IBSA). A protest representative informed the editor of Ex-JW.com that the group plans to protest the Watchtower’s harsh and unloving rules for shunning former members. They also plan to expose the Watchtower’s [...]
Expanded JW.org, Mini-Mags Announced
March 27th, 2012, 6 Comments
The Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses has sent out a letter to all congregations worldwide announcing major changes in how it will distribute the “good news of Jehovah’s Kingdom” starting in June 2012. Dated April 2, 2012, the letter states that elders will make an official announcement about the contents of the letter after the [...]
Menlo Park Kingdom Hall Lawsuit Dismissed
January 12th, 2012, 1 Comment
By the Editor A federal judge dismissed the Menlo Park Kingdom Hall lawsuit last week due to filing and jurisdictional issues. On January 6, 2012 the Chief Magistrate Judge for The United States District Court for Northern California, Maria-Elena James, dismissed a lawsuit filed in August 2010 by Jonathan Cobb Sr. and Walter Arlen St. [...]
Registration Turned Off – and On
June 8th, 2011, No Comments
Due to a potential “denial of service” attack, I turned off subscriber registration services back on March 14, 2011. Since then I’ve installed some new protective software that will allow normal registration to resume. We’ll see how it works over the next few weeks. There continue to be constant attacks by spammers and other nefarious [...]
Menlo Park scandal on Cult Free Radio
May 27th, 2011, No Comments
The ongoing scandal surrounding the July 2010 merger of the Menlo Park and Redwood City (California, USA) Kingdom Halls will be discussed in an upcoming UStream podcast hosted by “MadSweeney” on Cult Free Radio, Saturday evening, May 28, 2011 at 10:00 PM, EDT / 7:00 PDT. Our editor, John Hoyle, who has followed and reported [...]
An Interesting Twist in a Child Custody Case
November 10th, 2010, No Comments
By Richard E. Kelly Although a bit apprehensive at first, I was recently asked to help a non-JW mom in a child custody hearing. Due to the story of my own childhood, Growing Up in Mama’s Club – A Childhood Perspective of Jehovah’s Witnesses, she believed I could help convince the court that her three [...]
Takeover in Menlo Park – Part One
November 7th, 2010, 5 Comments
A small group of Jehovah’s Witnesses, former elders at the Menlo Park (CA) Kingdom Hall, have filed a lawsuit in federal district court charging several ranking representatives of the Watchtower Society with “Conspiracy, Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, Collusion, Fraud, Extortion, Defamation, Mail and Wire Fraud, and Religious Fraud.” [United States District Court For the Northern [...]
Raymond Franz, RIP
June 2nd, 2010, 10 Comments
It was announced this morning (June 2nd) that Raymond Franz passed away due to a stroke injuries he suffered on May 30, 2010. Mr. Franz was a much-loved and respected Christian all of his life. As active and dedicated Jehovah’s Witnesses, he and his wife served for over 40 years in various assignments, primarily in [...]
Ex-JWs Helping Haiti
January 20th, 2010, No Comments
Please pick one or more of the charities listed and contribute as much as you can or whatever you can afford. Also tell your friends and family about this project and ask them to help.
