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Two-by-Two's (JW-like religion) leader arrested for CSA
by buzkid in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
a secretive christian church that is extremely similar in beliefs to jw religion, and has a surprising global reach is at the center of an fbi investigation for csa.

the religious group goes by multiple names, such as "the truth" and "two-by-twos.

"as child sex abuse allegations aimed at the church continue to come to light, we are learning more about the organization.
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Beroean Pickets hierarchy suppresses free speech like Governing Body of JW.0rg
by buzkid in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sabine kohler is an ex jehovah's witness and ex beroean pickets member.

during her time as a beroean picket member, she contributed much support and became best friends with wendy wiens.

or so she thought.
'LGBT blessing' pastor disfellowshipped
by buzkid in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
'lgbt blessing' pastor disfellowshipped from denomination...citizens 'show support' by raising money for appeal.

pastor lee dong-hwan announces his position on the sentence of "exile" at a banquet of the christian daesoon methodist church in dongan-gu, anyang-si, gyeonggi province, on april 8. courtesy of rev.

lee dong-hwan's task force.
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Mark O'Donnell sued by Pennsylvanian congregations over "eavesdropping" virtual meeting between lawyers and elders
by Corney in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
in a civil complaint filed under seal and unsealed nearly two months ago, 11 congregations accuse the activist of violating federal, pennsylvania and maryland wiretap statutes.

in the course of the ongoing statewide grand jury investigation, all jw congregations in pennsylvania were subpoenaed to produce records pertaining to child sexual abuse.

so, meetings were arranged, county by county, between lawyers and elders on how to deal with the subpoenas.
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Whatever Happened to Those who returned to JEHOVAH
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
https://youtu.be/3yylzu0bi_k?si=kku6r9szfenj3h9i.

whatever happened to those who came back to jehovah?

due to slow growth and the constant scrutiny from governments like norway in relation to their harsh disfellowshipping practices,last year in a move that no one expected the watchtower for the first time extended an olive branch to all those who left the organization or were disfellowshipped in the past.considering this practice was introduced over 60 years ago and with a rough estimate that around 100,000 leave jehovah’s witnesses every year the total number is in the several millions.so we should have expected millions to have accepted this invitation and rejoined the organization, the result though was an abysmal few thousands according to a recent jw update.. so now, for the first time, the latest watchtower study magazine for april 2025 gives us an inside view on how this reintegration is coming along, and it doesn't look good!.
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Why so many cult leaders have weird relationship issues and dysfunctional marriages?
by buzkid in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why do so many cult leaders have weird relationship issues and dysfunctional marriages?russell coudn't get along with his wife mariah.

rutherford had trouble with his wife and sent her away.. eric wilson says it's o.k.

if you don't get legally married as long as you have a "spiritual marriage" in his latest video response to the situation of people coming forward complaining about the abusive religious tactics his "wife" practices and he condones.. i ask this question in a previous post but it deserves it's own discussion definitely:why is it that so many cult leaders have weird relationship issues and dysfunctional marriages?.
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Another red-flag sign of abusive cult group tactics which cause harm to ex-JWs
by buzkid in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
philo sopia's (not her real name because she's pimo) experience in the beroean pickets group is one that highlights cult patterns like love bombing and gaslighting and religious abuse.

she thought she was in a loving supportive bible study group, only to find out that beroean pickets had all the hallmarks of a religious cult.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaos8bxigyy.
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Suing the Borg
by JohnR1975 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what would be the best way to start suing the borg?.

what kind of evidence would you need for this elf is still physically in?.

here is someone suing them https://youtu.be/wr2dpxm7cc0.
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follower of Eric Wilson, abusive to single women covered by paying sums of money to support Beroean Pickets tourism trips.
by buzkid in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
susanne eigenheer is an ex-jw and suffered religious abuse in eric wilson's group.

her personal statement and experiences within the beroean pickets study groups was one of betrayal where she was taken advantage of financially.

in one text conversation, wendy wiens disfellowshiped susanne and demanded an apology from her.
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Judgement Led To Suicide
by buzkid in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
ruth tersek olmo is an ex jehovah's witness and former member of the beroean pickets bible study group.

her personal statement is one of pain and disappointment.

spiritual abuse is becoming more widespread and the purpose of this interview is to raise awareness, provide education around spiritual and religious abuse, and to keep the public safe.