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Is there a new rule regarding disfellowshipped people?
by HOTB in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does anyone have any information about a relaxing of the rules regarding family reaching out to disfellowshipped members?.

i've heard of an elder being openly in touch with a long time disfellowshipped family member.

apparently the term 'compassionate view' had been bandied about.. i can't find anything relating to this.. i'd be interested what the new rule is in when came into play.. hotb .
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Did the WT Policy on Lying Bother You When You Were a JW?
by Sea Breeze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
here's the wt standard for lying: "while malicious lying is definitely condemned in the bible, this does not mean that a person is under obligation to divulge truthful information to people who are not entitled to it" - insight pp.

244-245. vs. websters dictionary:.

lie, noun.
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What is the Craziest Thing You Are Aware Of Someone Being Disfellowshipped For?
by Sea Breeze in
1. jw
2. experiences
i knew a lady who was disfellowshipped for 20 years for smoking.

she finally went back to the kh and since they couldn't find her paperwork, (all the former elders were dead) she was allowed back in without reinstatement.

no one even remembered her.
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Federal Investigation into JW procedures
by kenmayo1 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
https://www.investigatewest.org/investigatewest-reports/wa-law-mandating-clergy-report-child-abuse-to-be-investigated-by-trumps-justice-department-17882445.

investigatewest.

wa law mandating clergy report child abuse to be investigated by tr.... .
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New Light!
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
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Ex-JW leaves because of these comics
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
very interesting experience detailing why this person left jws , rest of comics on here.

https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/life-teenage-jehovah-witness-told-075959759.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=ahr0chm6ly93d3cuz29vz2xllmnvbs8&guce_referrer_sig=aqaaac7equlx0zq7ght-721p28fss8uf-gcgd-uqznoo-dj1coxyxvugwf8wu2cvqllgn5h8isrlumcdysycy72pwmaemtjt69ucojpj-bxld--gnfm2y_jxrxdt0pwx_viz0gtife94b-b0yj-w23nnp1qybsemu7gktpvvbsax5kxh.

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Speaking for Almighty God, they endorsed RADIUM
by Nathan Natas in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
but was almighty god stupid?.

you decide:.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nxuaim8j3i0?feature=share.
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It’s now official - The Governing Body Members are called for Legal Deposition in a Major Court Case Against Jehovah’s Witnesses!
by liam in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
it’s now official - the governing body members are called for legal deposition in a major court case against jehovah’s witnesses!

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1ke6cgh/its_now_official_the_governing_body_members_are/.

recent court documents show that members of the jehovah’s witnesses governing body — including former member tony morris — have been officially subpoenaed to give sworn testimony regarding cases of sexual abuse in new york and how the organization dealt with (or essentially hid) them.
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What did the WTS say the "inner rooms" to find safety
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
as recently as 2025, the wts has compared the "inner rooms" to the congregation as a place of safety.

do you remember this?

notice the "weasel words" the wts uses to lay the foundation for "adjustment" or "clarification" of their statements.
Washington State Governor Signs Bill reporting
by blondie in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
this is an update to a previous post on this: "many of those who did share their stories stood with him as he signed the bill.

sara fox was one of them.

she became aware of this bill through marino hardin, the whistleblower who’s knowledge of abuse got investigatewest’s attention for their october 2022 exposé on child sexual abuse within jehovah’s witness congregations in washington.