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163Women's Place as Jehovah's Witnesses</a> 164 <br><br> 165 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/wrong-with-being-jehovahs-witness.php">What's wrong with being a Witness?</a> 166<br><br> 167 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/governing-body-white.php">White Governing Body, white religion?</a> 168</p> 169 170 </p> 171 <p> 172 <p class="pblueeheading"> 173 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/questionable-watchtower-doctrine.php">Questionable Doctrine</a> 174</p> 175<p class="pbluee"> 176 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/607-7-times.php">607 / 1914 / Seven Times</a> 177 <br><br> 178 <a href="http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/birthdays.php">Birthday Celebrations</a> 179 <br><br> 180 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blood-transfusions.php">Blood Transfusions</a> 181 <br><br> 182 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/cross-or-stake.php">Cross or Stake</a> 183 <br><br> 184 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/daniel-prophecy-history.php">Daniel - Prophetic or Historic?</a> 185 <br><br> 186 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/disfellowship-shunning.php">Disfellowshipping & Shunning</a> 187 <br><br> 188 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/earthquakes.php">Earthquakes</a> 189 <br><br> 190 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/flood-noah-global.php">Global Flood of Noah</a> 191 <br><br> 192 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/great-crowd-other-sheep.php">Great Crowd and Other Sheep</a> 193 <br><br> 194 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/jehovah.php">Jehovah - God's Name?</a> 195 <br><br> 196 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/king-of-north-and-south-daniel-11.php">King of the North and South</a> 197 <br><br> 198 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/last-days.php">Last Days</a> 199 <br><br> 200 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/mediator.php">Mediator for only the 144,000</a> 201 <br><br> 202 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/144000.php">144,000 - a literal number?</a> 203 <br><br> 204 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/pagan-practices.php">Pagan Practices and Doctrine</a> 205 <br><br> 206 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/earth-forever.php">Paradise Earth Forever?</a> 207 <br><br> 208 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/preach.php">Preaching - only Witnesses?</a> 209 <br><br> 210 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/trinity.php">Trinity</a> 211</p> 212 213 </p> <p> 214 <p class="pblueeheading"> 215 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/changed-watchtower-teachings.php">Changed Teachings</a> 216</p> 217<p class="pbluee"> 218 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/1800s.php">1800s - Changed Date Doctrine</a> 219 <br><br> 220 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/failed-1914-predictions.php">1914 Predictions - Failed Doctrine</a> 221 <br><br> 222 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/1925.php">1925 - "Millions Now Living Will Never Die!"</a> 223 <br><br> 224 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/1975.php">1975 Quotes</a> 225 <br><br> 226 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/baptism.php">Baptism Questions</a> 227<br><br> 228 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/beards-jehovahs-witnesses.php">
228Beards and Jehovah's Witnesses</a> 229 <br><br> 230<a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/bethsarim.php">Beth-Sarim</a> 231 <br><br> 232 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/celebrations.php">Christmas, Birthdays & Flag Salute</a> 233 <br><br> 234 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/elders.php">Elder Arrangement</a> 235 <br><br> 236 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/faithful-discreet-slave-changes.php">Faithful & Discreet Slave Changes</a> 237 <br><br> 238 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/davinci-freemason.php">Freemasonry & Adventist links</a> 239 <br><br> 240 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/generation.php">Generation</a> 241 <br><br> 242 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/medical.php">Medical Advice - Vaccinations, Blood, Transplants</a> 243 <br><br> 244 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/memorial-partakers.php">Memorial Partakers Increase & 1935</a> 245 <br><br> 246 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/revelation-daniel-prophetic-interpretation.php">Prophecies - Revelation and Daniel</a> 247 <br><br> 248 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/resurrection.php">Resurrection - for whom</a> 249 <br><br> 250 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/superior-authorities.php">Superior Authorities</a> 251 <br><br> 252 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/toasting.php">Toasting</a> 253 <br><br> 254 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/worship-jesus.php">Worship of Jesus</a> 255 <br><br> 256 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/zionism.php">Zionism</a> 257</p> 258 259 260 </p> 261 <p> 262 <p class="pblueeheading"> 263 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/interesting-watchtower-topics.php">Topics of Interest</a> 264</p> 265<p class="pbluee"> 266 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/15-minute-guide-to-truth.php">15 Minute Guide to Truth</a> 267 <br><br> 268 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/about-jwfacts.php">About JWfacts</a> 269 <br><br> 270 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/aging-jehovahs-witnesses.php">Age - Increasing Average of Jehovah's Witnesses </a> 271 <br><br> 272 273 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/always-been-witnesses.php">
273Always been Jehovah's Witnesses?</a> 274 <br><br> 275 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/blog.php">Blog - Random Musings</a> 276 <br><br> 277 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/clothing-attire-jehovahs-witnesses.php">Clothing and Attire</a> 278 <br><br> 279 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/covid-19.php">Covid-19 & Jehovah's Witnesses</a> 280 <br><br> 281 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/cognitive-dissonance.php">Cognitive Dissonance</a> 282 <br><br> 283 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/are-jehovahs-witnesses-a-cult.php">Cult - Are Jehovah's Witnesses?</a> 284 <br><br> 285 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/cutting-self-harm.php">Cutting & Self-harm</a> 286 <br><br> 287 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/emails-from-readers.php">Comments from Readers</a> 288 <br><br> 289 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/dating-jehovahs-witness.php">Dating One Of Jehovah's Witnesses</a> 290<br><br> 291 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/declining-donations.php">Declining Donations</a> 292 293 294 <br><br> 295 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/divorce.php">Divorce - rate amongst Witnesses</a> 296 <br><br> 297 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/apocalyptic-end-of-world-predictions.php">Doomsday Predictions from the last 2000 years</a> 298 <br><br> 299 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/jehovahs-witness-experiences.php">Experiences</a> 300 <br><br> 301 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/famous-jehovahs-witnesses.php">
301Famous Jehovah's Witnesses</a> 302 <br><br> 303 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/fear-cult-mind-control.php">Fear & Cult Mind Control</a> 304 <br><br> 305 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/foreign-language-jw-websites.php">Foreign Language Websites</a> 306 <br><br> 307 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/governing-body-motives.php">Governing Body's Motives</a> 308 <br><br> 309 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/growing-up-a-jehovahs-witness.php">Growing Up a Jehovah's Witness</a> 310 <br><br> 311 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/helping-someone-leave.php">Helping Someone Leave</a> 312 <br><br> 313 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/historical-publications.php">Historical Publications</a> 314 <br><br> 315 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/homosexuality-gay-jehovahs-witnesses.php">Homosexuality and Transgenderism</a> 316 <br><br> 317 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/internet.php">Internet - Future affect on Watchtower Growth</a> 318 <br><br> 319 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/latest-updates.php">Latest Articles</a> 320 <br><br> 321 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/links.php">Links</a> 322 <br><br> 323 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/mental-issues.php">Mental Illness</a> 324 <br><br> 325 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/peace-and-security.php">Peace and Security Cry</a> 326 <br><br> 327 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/persecution.php">Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses</a> 328 <br><br> 329 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/pop-culture-references-to-jehovahs-witnesses.php">
329Pop Culture References to Jehovah's Witnesses</a> 330 <br><br> 331 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/experiences/personal-files-privacy-act-1988.php">Personal files - how I got mine from Bethel</a> 332 <br><br> 333 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/questions-to-ask-a-jehovahs-witness.php">Questions to ask a JW - Study Conductor or Cart Witnessing</a> 334 <br><br> 335 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/quotes/quotes.php">Quotes</a> 336 <br><br> 337 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/rhetorical-fallacy.php">Rhetorical Fallacy - the art of false reasoning</a> 338 <br><br> 339 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/similar-religions-to-jehovahs-witnesses.php">Similar Religions</a> 340 <br><br> 341 342 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/suicide-watchtower-teaching.php">Suicide resurrection teachings</a> 343<br><br> 344 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/truth.php">Truth - Is it?</a> 345 <br><br> 346 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/animals-vegetarian.php">Vegetarianism Past & Future</a> 347 <br><br> 348 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/statistics.php">Watchtower Statistics</a> 349 <br><br> 350 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/war.php">War</a> 351 <br><br> 352 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/weasel-words.php">Weasel Words</a> 353 <br><br> 354 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/where-else.php">Where else to go?</a> 355 </p> 356 357 358 359 </p> 360 <p> 361 <p class="pblueeheading"> 362 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/blog.php">Blog Menu</a> 363</p> 364<p class="pbluee"> 365 366<a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/growing-old.php">You Will Grow Old</a> 367 368<br><br> 369 370<a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/teaching-children-divided-jehovahs-witness-family.php">
370Teaching Your Children when in a Divided Jehovah's Witness Family</a> 371 372<br><br> 373<a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/how-did-i-ever-believe-it-was-the-truth.php">How did I ever Believe Jehovah's Witnesses were the Truth?</a> 374 375<br><br> 376<a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/hell-armageddon-more-fearful.php">Is Hell or Armageddon more Fearful?</a> 377 378<br><br> 379<a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/identifiers-as-truth.php">Are Watchtower reasons for being the only true religion valid?</a> 380 381<br><br> 382<a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/recession.php">Does a recession/pandemic/war indicate Armageddon?</a> 383<br><br> 384<a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/covid-19.php">Jehovah's Witnesses and Covid-19</a> 385 <br><br> 386 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/watchtower-2013-july-15.php">Faithful Discreet Slave 2013 Changes</a> 387 <br><br> 388 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/book-study-arrangement.php">End of the Home Book Study Arrangement</a> 389 <br><br> 390 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/jwfacts-promoted.php">Photos of JWfacts.com being Promoted</a> 391 <br><br> 392 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/russell-not-a-freemason.php">Was Russell a Freemason?</a> 393 <br><br> 394 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/animals-suffering.php">Animal Suffering</a> 395 <br><br> 396 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/beyondjw-timothy-campbell.php">BeyondJW - Timothy Campbell</a> 397 <br><br> 398 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/annul-baptism.php">Can baptism be Annulled?</a> 399 <br><br> 400 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/disassociation-letters.php">Should you Disassociate and Sample Letters</a> 401 <br><br> 402 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/truth-be-told.php">Truth Be Told Documentary</a> 403 <br><br> 404 <a href="https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/gay-jw-hardship.php">
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445itnesses will be saved, and why this is unreasonable." title="Watchtower quotes that only Jehovah's Witnesses will be saved, and why this is unreasonable." /> 446 </a> 447 <br> 448 Image source: <i>Watchtower</i> 2012 Feb 1 p.7 449 <br><br> 450 Watchtower claims only Jehovah's Witnesses will survive Armageddon. For Watchtower quotes and discussion on whether this teaching is reasonable see <a href="watchtower/salvation-only-for-jehovahs-witnesses.php">Salvation and Jehovah's Witnesses.</a> 451 452</div> 453<p> 454 <div align=center> 455 456 457<!-- google search --> 458 <form action="https://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box"> 459 <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="000275204838232238609:mpcpoaqih30" /> 460 <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" /> 461 <input type="text" name="q" size="31" /> 462 <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" /> 463 </form> 464</div> 465 </p> 466<p class="pblueecenter"> 467 468 <a href="../watchtower/sitemap.php" >site map</a> 469 470 <a href="watchtower/latest-updates.php">latest updates</a> 471 </p> 472 473<h2> 474 Are these the Last Days? 475 </h2> 476 <p class="phomepage"> 477 Every global catastrophe, be it a war, earthquake, famine, epidemic or financial recession, has Jehovah's W
477itnesses besides themselves that Armageddon is about to occur. Watchtower leaders make use of such fear invoking events, insisting they prove we are at the end of the "last days." They have been making the same claim that Armageddon is upon us, not just for decades, but since the religion's inception in the 1870's. 478</p> 479<p class="phomepage"> 480COVID-19 was no exception - Watchtower touted this as proof the end was upon us. However, the global response to Covid-19 resulted in a death rate that was significantly less than pandemics in the past. Rather than acknowledge this incredible medical achievement, Watchtower presented Covid-19 as proof pestilence is greater than ever before. To believe such shows tragic historical ignorance, as disease takes a lower toll on human life than any other time in history, proven by global life expectancy doubling over the last century. 481</p> 482 483 484 485<a href="images/inflation-jw-org-jun-2022.jpg"> 486<img loading="lazy" class="floatRight50" src="images/inflation-jw-org-jun-2022.jpg" title="inflation on jw org website June 2022" /> 487</a> 488<p class="phomepage"> 489Next was the fear of inflation, with the lead article on jw.org in June 2022 being "Soaring Worldwide Inflation." Rising prices are claimed to be a sign of the Last Days, which is particularly egocentric, since even with inflation, people in the developed world have a higher standard of living than the poorest quarter of the global population and most people of any time in history. 490</p> 491<p class="phomepage"> 492<a href="watchtower/last-days.php"><i>Are these the Last Days?</i></a> compares information published by Watchtower with research regarding war, pestilence, earthquake and famine since 1914, with astounding findings. See also <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/recession.php">Does The Current Recession/War/Pandemic Prove Armageddon is Close?</a> 493</p> 494 495 496 497 498<!-- next --> 499 500<div class="background1"> 501 502<h2> 503 Watchtower's View of Women 504</h2> 505 506<p class="phomepage"> 507Jehovah's Witnesses belong to a patriarchal organization where women are to view men as their head. Watchtower articles continue to describe the role of women in terms reminiscent of mid-twentieth century American culture. Whilst directing husbands to be loving of their wives, the results of a male dominated religion can be tragic, with three areas particularly worthy of consideration; domestic violence, child abuse and rape. <a href="../watchtower/womens-place-jehovahs-witnesses.php">more ...</a> 508</p> 509 510</div> 511 512 513 514<!-- next --> 515 516<h2> 517 JW.Support 518</h2> 519 520<p> 521 <a href="https://www.jw.support"><img loading="lazy" class="floatLeft" src="images/jw.support_logo.png" width="200" height="100" title="jw support" /></a> 522 </p> 523 <p class="phomepage"> 524JWFacts is delighted to promote <a href="https://www.jw.support">www.jw.support</a>, which aims to assist youths that realize Watchtower is not "the truth," and are struggling to live with devoted parents. <a href="https://www.jw.support">jw.support</a> offers advice via short articles and experiences, along with links to useful resources, forums and free support phone lines. 525 </p> 526 527 528<!-- next --> 529 530<div class="background1"> 531 532<h2> 533 About JWfacts 534</h2> 535 <p class="phomepage"> 536 JWfacts makes it as simple as possible to determine if Jehovah's Witnesses have âthe truth.â 537 </p> 538 <p class="phomepage"> 539 Since its 1879 inception, Watchtower has preached âthe Endâ will be soon, originally predicting it would occur in <a href="watchtower/failed-1914-predictions.php">1914</a>, then <a href="watchtower/1925.php">1925</a>, and â<a href="images/NationsP216.gif">within our twentieth century</a>.â This claim was subsequently adjusted to say the Great Tribulation will be very <a href="watchtower/generation.php">shortly</a>, culminating in <a href="watchtower/salvation-only-for-jehovahs-witnesses.php" title="'There are billions of people who do not know Jehovah. Many of them in ignorance practice things that God's Word shows to be wicked. If they persist in this course, they will be among those who perish during the great tribulation.' Watchtower 1993 October 1 p.19">billions</a> of humans being killed at God's war of Armageddon. 540 </p> 541 <p class="phomepage"> 542 This site concentrates on three areas: 543 </p> 544 <ul class="ulhomepage"> 545 <li>With a history of significant errors and changes, can God be directing the Watchtower Society?</li> 546 <li>Is the Watchtower honest when quoting secular sources and presenting its history?</li> 547 <li>Are current Watchtower doctrine and practices justified Biblically?</li> 548 </ul> 549 <p class="phomepage"> 550 <a href="watchtower/about-jwfacts.php"> Continue reading ... </a> 551 </p> 552</div> 553 554 <!-- next --> 555 556 557 <h2> 558 Watchtower Child Abuse Policies - Australian Royal Commission 559 </h2> 560 <p> 561 </p> 562 <p class="phomepage"> 563 Watchtower is coming under increasing scrutiny for how they have dealt with pedophiles by the media and courts. This includes an Australian Royal Commission finding in 2017 that Watchtower procedures are out of date and damaging to victims, $13.5 million awarded to Lopez in 2014, and the 2012 case <i>Candice Jane Doe vs Watchtower</i> resulting in a judgement against Watchtower to pay $2.8 million dollars in damages. This article explains Watchtower policy regarding child abuse, and how these policies have provided protection for known pedophiles to continue offending within congregations. 564 <br> 565 </p> 566 <p class="phomepage"> 567 <a href="watchtower/paedophilia.php"> 568 Continue reading ...</a> 569 </p> 570 <!-- next --> 571 572 573 <div class="background1"> 574 <h2> 575 Donations and Watchtower Finances 576 </h2> 577 <img loading="lazy" class="floatLeft" src="images/watchtower-2
577018-nov-p32-online-donations.jpg" width="260" height="180" /> 578 <p class="phomepage"> 579 <br> 580 Watchtower has grown into a multi-billion dollar organization, whilst claiming to differ from other Churches by not soliciting donations. Watchtower articles used to say they would never petition for support, as to do so would indicate a loss of Jehovah's backing, yet requests for donations have now become a regular feature. 581 <br> 582 </p> 583 <p class="phomepage"> 584 <a href="watchtower/donations-money-solicitation.php"> 585 Continue reading ... 586 <br><br> 587 </a> 588 </p> 589 </div> 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 <!-- next --> 600 601 602 <h2> 603 Dishonesty in Watchtower Information </h2> 604 <p> 605 </p> 606 <p class="phomepage"> 607<img loading="lazy" class="floatRight" src="images/live-forever-woman-today-stern.jpg" width="260" /> 608<br> 609Jehovahâs Witnesses are told to have complete trust in the information the Governing Body provides them through Watchtower publications. Is such trust deserved? These articles present numerous Watchtower examples of misquotes, misdirection, lies and rhetorical fallacies. 610<br><br> 611You may have doubts about Watchtower teachings, but felt unqualified to question them. Examples of Watchtower's consistent dishonesty is a simple proof that Watchtower and the Governing Body are not beyond question or reproach. 612 </p> 613 <p class="phomepage"> 614 <a href="watchtower/misquotes-deception-lies-intro.php"> 615 Continue reading ...</a> 616 </p> 617 <!-- next --> 618 619 620 <div class="background1"> 621 <h2> 622 Was the Flood of Noah Global? 623 </h2> 624 <img loading="lazy" class="floatLeft" src="images/flood-sacrifice-joseph-anton-koch-landscape-with-noah-small.jpg" width="260" height="180" /> 625 <p class="phomepage"> 626 <br> 627Watchtower interprets Noah's Flood literally, adamant the flood waters covered the top of earth's highest mountains. This article presents numerous lines of evidence that prove this did not happen. Other religious interpretations are presented that do not violate basic historical and scientific evidence. <br> 628 </p> 629 <p class="phomepage"> 630 <a href="watchtower/flood-noah-global.php"> 631 Continue reading ... 632 <br><br> 633 </a> 634 </p> 635 </div> 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644<!-- next --> 645 <div class="background2"> 646 <h2> 647 Pamphlet 648 </h2> 649 <a href="watchtower/pamphlet.php"> 650 <img loading="lazy" class="floatRight" style="border" src="images/tn-jw-pamphlet.jpg" width="120" alt="printable pamphlet explaining basics of being a Jehovah's W
650itness" title="Printable pamphlet discussing Who are Jehovah's Witnesses" /> 651 </a> 652 <p class="phomepage"> 653 <br> 654 If you are studying with one of Jehovah's Witnesses, click the image for a pamphlet explaining fundamental Watchtower concepts and practices you should be aware of, but will not be told up front. Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Estonian and Chinese.<br> 655 <br> 656 </p> 657 <p class="phomepage"> 658 <a href="watchtower/pamphlet.php"> 659 Continue reading ... 660 </a> 661 </p> 662 </div> 663 <!-- next --> 664 <div class="background1"> 665 <h2> 666 Removing and Shunning Members 667 </h2> 668 <p class="phomepage"> 669 Jehovah's Witnesses disfellowship or remove those that are deemed unrepentant wrongdoers, for practices such as disagreeing with Watchtower doctrine, smoking or fornication. A disfellowshipped person is to be shunned by family and friends, usually for the remainder of their life, so go through tremendous emotional suffering. 670 </p> 671 <p class="phomepage"> 672 Although there is Scriptural precedence to avoid people practicing wrongdoing, Watchtower application of removing and shunning seriously deviates from Bible guidelines, and a primary reason Jehovah's W
672itnesses are regularly referred to as a cult. 673 </p> 674 <p class="phomepage"> 675 <a href="watchtower/disfellowship-shunning.php"> 676 Continue reading ... 677 </a> 678 </p> 679 </div> 680 681 <!-- next --> 682 <div class="background2"> 683 <h2> 684 Generation 685 </h2> 686 <a href="images/generation-1914-gods-kingdom-rules.jpg"> 687 <img loading="lazy" class="floatRight50" src="images/generation-1914-gods-kingdom-rules600px.jpg" title="Generation image God's Kingdom Rules" /> 688 </a> 689 <p class="phomepage"> 690 Watchtower has promoted six different explanations for âthis generationâ of <i>Matthew</i> 24:34. Many Witnesses based their life choices on the generation doctrine that Armageddon would arrive before all those born prior to 1914 had died. </p> 691 <p> 692 "Before the last members of the generation that was alive in 1914 will have passed off the scene, all the things foretold will occur..." <i>Reasoning from the Scriptures</i> p.97 </p> 693 <p> 694 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_living_people">List of oldest living people 695</a> shows that as of 23 August 2026, there are just 40 people alive born prior to 1914. 696 </p> 697 <p class="phomepage"> 698 Follow the remarkable history of this doctrine through over 100 years of Watchtower quotes, and see how the Governing Body continued to adjust the teaching in order to make Jehovah's Witnesses think the end would take place within a few years, including the desperate change to an âoverlappingâ generation. Can an organization that makes ongoing critical doctrinal errors rightfully claim to be directed by God? 699 700 </p> 701 <p class="phomepage"> 702 <a href="watchtower/generation.php"> 703 Continue reading ... 704 </a> 705 </p> 706 </div> 707 <!-- next --> 708 <div class="background1"> 709 <h2> 710 Watchtower View of Beards 711 </h2> 712 <img loading="lazy" class="floatLeft" src="images/beard-pexels-photo-119705-square.jpeg" width="180" height="180" /> 713 <p class="phomepage"> 714 <br> 715 Until 2024, it was rare to see one of Jehovahâs Witnesses sporting a beard, yet the standard regarding beards has been rarely discussed in any Watchtower. This article discusses the history of bearded brothers, quotes Watchtower advice on the matter, and shows how it was enforced by social identification pressure. 716 <br> 717 </p> 718 <p class="phomepage"> 719 <a href="watchtower/beards-jehovahs-witnesses.php"> 720 Continue reading ... 721 <br><br> 722 </a> 723 </p> 724 </div> 725 <!-- next --> 726 <div class="background2"> 727 <h2> 728 607 & 1914 729 </h2> 730 <img loading="lazy" class="floatRight" src="images/607-g-oct-8-1973-p18.jpg" /> 731 <p class="phomepage"> 732 The teaching that the Last Days started in 1914 is fundamental to the existence of the Watchtower Society, based on Jerusalem being destroyed in 607 B.C. However, all evidence proves Jerusalem to have fallen in 587 B.C., removing any basis for this Watchtower doctrine, and hence the reliant one that the Watchtower Governing Body was chosen in 1919. This is but one of many flaws of Watchtower interpretation regarding the Seven Times of Daniel 4. 733 </p> 734 <p class="phomepage"> 735 <a href="watchtower/607-7-times.php"> 736 Continue reading ... 737 </a> 738 </p> 739 </div> 740 <!-- next --> 741 <div class="background1"> 742 <h2> 743 Favourite Watchtower Quotes 744 </h2> 745 <p class="phomepage"> 746 Watchtower has made an incredible range of audacious statements over the years. <!--, showing how out of touch the religion is. They range from strange, wrong, dangerous, amusing and deceitful. -->For instance, over half a century ago it assured; 747 </p> 748 <blockquote> 749 âIf you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.â <a href="../images/awake-1969-may-22-p14-15.jpg"><i>Awake!</i> 1969 May 22 p.15</a> 750 </blockquote> 751 <p class="phomepage"> 752 Or compare the difference when referring to people who want to join Jehovah's W
752itnesses, with those that leave: 753 </p> 754 <blockquote> 755 âNo one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.â <a href="images/awake-2009-july-p29.jpg"><i>Awake!</i> 2009 Jul p.29</a> 756 </blockquote> 757 <blockquote> 758 âDo not look for excuses to associate with a disfellowshipped family member, for example, through e-mail.â <a href="images/watchtower-2013-jan-15-page-16.jpg" title="Watchtower 2013 January 15 page 16"><i>Watchtower Study Edition</i> 2013 Jan 15 p.16</a> 759 </blockquote> 760 <p class="phomepage"> 761 Here are some of my favourite. 762 </p> 763 <p class="phomepage"> 764 <a href="watchtower/favourite-quotes.php"> 765 Continue reading ... 766 </a> 767 </p> 768 </div> 769 <!-- next --> 770 <div class="background2"> 771 <h2> 772 Helping Someone Leave 773 </h2> 774 <p class="phomepage"> 775 It is frustrating to have family and friends belong to a high control religion, and very difficult to change a personâs belief. No matter how obviously wrong the religion is, cognitive dissonance prevents a person giving up what they are comfortable with. 776 </p> 777 <p class="phomepage"> 778 It is critical to learn what is important to the person you are trying to reach, in order to understand how to help them. Whilst you will want loved ones to know why Watchtower is not the truth, do not rush into confronting them. You risk being labelled as apostate, which will destroy any relationship you have, and any chance of educated discussion. 779 </p> 780 <p class="phomepage"> 781 <a href="watchtower/helping-someone-leave.php"> 782 Continue reading ... 783 </a> 784 </p> 785 </div> 786 <!-- next --> 787 <div class="background1"> 788 <h2> 789 Who are Jehovah's Witnesses? 790 </h2> 791 <p class="phomepage"> 792 The following video from <a href="http://www.revealnews.org/article/what-you-dont-know-about-jehovahs-witnesses/">revealnews.org</a> Feb 2015 by reporter Trey Bundy is the best summary I have seen of the history and doctrine of Jehovah's Witnesses, all in under 5 minutes. 793 </p> 794 <div class="videoWrapper"> 795 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uCNQs3YKY1I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><!--backed up in video folder--> 796 </div> 797 </div> 798 <!-- next --> 799 800 801 802 <!-- next --> 803 <div class="background2"> 804 <h2> 805 JWfacts Translations 806 </h2> 807 <p class="phomepage"> 808 <a href="https://verdadtj.com/">Spanish - Verdadtj.com</a> is a Spanish translation of jwfacts.com. 809 </p> 810 <p class="phomepage"> 811<a href="https://jv-fakta.se/">Swedish - JV-fakta.se</a> is a Swedish translation of JWfacts.com. 812</p> 813 814 </p> 815 816<p class="phomepage"> 817 <a href="https://jwfakta.cz/">Czech - JWfakta.cz</a> is a Czech site which has translated a number of JWfacts articles. 818</p> 819<p class="phomepage"> 820 <a href="https://www.jwinfo.ch/temoins-de-jehovah/">Swiss - JWinfo.ch</a> is a Swiss site which includes tranlations of some JWfacts articles. Direct links to articles translated from JWfacts can be found at <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/ch-swiss/swiss-home.php">Swiss articles</a>. 821</p> 822 823<p class="phomepage"> 824<a href="https://jwfacts.org.ua/">Ukrainian - JWfacts.org.ua</a> is a Ukrainian site which has translated a number of JWfacts articles. 825</p> 826 827 828 829<p class="phomepage"> 830<a href="https://jvfakta.dk/">Danish - JVfakta.dk</a> is a Danish site which has translated a number of JWfacts articles. 831</p> 832 833 834 835 836 837 <p class="phomepage"> 838 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/hungarian/magyar.php">Hungarian articles</a>. 839 </p> 840 841 <p class="phomepage"> 842 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/polish/polski.php">Polish articles</a>. 843 </p> 844 <p class="phomepage"> 845 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/fr/index.php">French articles</a>. 846 </p> 847 <p class="phomepage"> 848 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/sk/index.php">Slovak articles</a>. 849 </p> 850 <p class="phomepage"> 851 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/nl-dutch/index.php">Dutch articles</a>. 852 </p> 853 854<p class="phomepage"> 855 <a href="https://www.jwfacts.com/id-bahasa/bahasa-homepage.php">Indonesian Bahasa articles</a>. 856 </p> 857 </div> 858 <! -- next --> 859<p> 860</p> 861 862 863<p class="pcenter"> 864 865<a href="images/jwfacts-logo-2000.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="images/jwfacts-logo-100.jpg" height="75" title="Link to hi resolution jwfacts.com logo"/></a> 866 867 868<a href="images/jwfacts-qr-code.png"><img loading="lazy" src="images/jwfacts-qr-code.png" width="75" height="75" title="jwfacts QR code" /></a> 869 870 871 872<span id="siteseal">
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