BTTT
I wish that Barbara Anderson would write a short letter to the editor of the Washington Post ([email protected]) to celebrate the Watchtower's international convention similar to the hypothetical letter below. Unfortunately, the hypothetical letter is < 325 words and not less than 200 words and does not reference a specific article in the Washington Post, so it would probably not be printed by the Post.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
hypothetical letter to the editor using information from Barbara Anderson's website www.watchtowerdocuments.com
I was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses from 1954 to 1998. I worked at the Watchtower's headquarters in Brooklyn, NY, from 1982 to 1992 where during my last three years there, I researched its official history as well as wrote a number of articles for the Awake! magazine. I have also done extensive research on issues related to child sexual abuse in the Watchtower organization leading to interviews on major TV and radio programs as an outspoken critic of Jehovah's Witnesses sexual abuse policies.
Before leaving the Watchtower’s Headquarters in 1992, I was authorized to collect information to alert and prove to the Governing Body of the Watchtower about a serious problem with child sexual abuse within the organization. Although I love individual Witnesses, I was in a dilemma. I could not keep my “compassion” in check and be silent about what I had learned about the hidden child sexual abuse scandal within the Organization. In 1997 my concerns for protecting innocent children within the Organization caused me to slowly fade from the Witnesses and opened my mind to other problems within the Organization.
Championing child protection within the Organization has come at great personal costs to me and my husband. After being disfellowed by the Organization in 2002, close friends and my son’s family strictly shun us in accordance with the Watchtower’s shunning doctrine.
As the Organization rebrands itself as JW.org and celebrates its 100 year anniversary of “Kingdom Rule” at its international convention in Landover (DC), I sadly remember Witness victims of sexual abuse and molestation, those who died refusing whole-blood transfusions, and those who have been victimized by the Organization’s shunning doctrine and hope for more merceful changes for the Organization.
Before accepting a bible study from Witnesses, please independently research and critically think for yourself about the Watchtower’s history and doctrines and about dangerous cults by visiting reputable websites like www.jwfacts.com, www.watchtowerdocuments.com, and www.freedomofmind.com.
