Tag: Jehovah's Witnesses
Believe in the midst of wolves
by the Speaking Witness (*) “I send you like sheep among wolves. So be as careful as a snake and as innocent as a dove. ' Jesus spoke these words...
Accessibility of information depends on who you are at Jehovah's Witnesses
Anyone who starts talking about sexual abuse at the Jehovah's Witnesses organization is told that they have been providing information to protect children for years. Representatives of the faith community will not […]
Do Jehovah's Witnesses understand the nature of child sexual abuse?
Jehovah's Witnesses have been pretending to provide education and prevention when it comes to sexual abuse for many years. Yet the many reports of sexual abuse within this religious […]
Aswins letter to Michel van Hilten
(Note: this letter was written in response to the statement at the end of the item about sexual abuse within the Jehovah's Witnesses in the eight o'clock news of August 16, 2018.) […]
The hidden power of an (abused) woman (*)
- by the Speaking Witness (+) Although the entire world of believers suggests otherwise, the Bible makes it clear in the first chapter that God is just as much on a […]
Abuse victim writes a letter to Michel van Hilten
Unknown place, 11 July 2018 Dear Mr Van Hilten, It took me, a woman in my 50s, very, very hard to write this letter to you. It […]
The narcissistic slave from Warwick
- by the Speaking Witness (*) The stubborn refusal by the branch office in Emmen to allow an independent investigation into the sexual child abuse within his own religious community has probably caused […]
The silent Truth
- by the Speaking Witness (*) Years before I came into contact with Jehovah's Witnesses, I volunteered for a while at the Refugee Service. In that capacity I regularly stood […]
Letter to Minister Dekker: 'Can you explain to me the importance of reporting the crime?'
In the media, Minister Dekker of Legal Protection has repeatedly called on persons with experiences of sexual abuse within the Jehovah's Witnesses to report this […]
Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to respond to child abuse within the church
The Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to respond to requests for clarification about alleged child abuse within the church on Wednesday. The denomination says it does not recognize the number of abuse cases reported by […]