Author: the Speaking Witness
A 'hetze' and 'a scream foundation'? - a new letter to Michel van Hilten
Dear Michel, You will undoubtedly be very busy, so I will try to keep it as short as possible. I know that as a press officer of a national organization, you are not [...]
A Jehovah's Witness writes a letter to all Jehovah's Witnesses in the Netherlands
LETTER TO ALL JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IN THE NETHERLANDS OF A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS (this letter can also be downloaded as a PDF file) The Netherlands, 1 January 2019 Dear sister, dear brother, It will be [...]
Stupid dogs
by the Speaking Witness (*) 'Stay vigilant' is the title of one of the last short lectures on JW Broadcasting. The theme is not exactly unknown for every [...]
Who is your neighbor?
by the Speaking Witness (*) Last Sunday, during the Watchtower Study one of my favorite Bible passages was cited, that of the Good Samaritan. The article was about the importance of generosity. [...]
The false embarrassment of abused brothers
by the Speaking Witness (*) On 22 July 2017, Frank Huiting, for the first time, uses a pseudonym to tell his story about sexual abuse among the Jehovah's Witnesses in Dagblad Trouw. The [...]
Believe in the midst of wolves
by the Speaking Witness (*) "I send you as sheep among the wolves. So be as careful as a snake and as innocent as a dove. " Jesus spoke these words [...]
The hidden power of an (abused) woman (*)
- by the Speaking Witness (+) Although the complete world of believers suggests otherwise, the Bible already makes clear in the first chapter that God is just as much [...]
Letter to Michel van Hilten
Dear brother of Hilten, Yes, you read that correctly, a letter from an active witness, admittedly a critical, but nonetheless one who still actively attends the meetings and [...]
The narcissistic slave from Warwick
- by the Speaking Witness (*) The stubborn refusal from the branch in Emmen to allow an independent investigation into the sexual child abuse within his own religious community is likely [...]
The silent Truth
- by the Speaking Witness (*) Years before I came in contact with Jehovah's Witnesses, I volunteered for a while at Vluchtelingenwerk. In that capacity I was regularly [...]