Category - Legal

SUPREME COURT OF CANADA – Jehovah’s Witnesses Under Review

Legal

SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Jehovah's Witnesses Under Review Introduction A disfellowshipped Jehovah's Witness, Randy Wall, approached the judicial system of Canada protesting the fairness of the procedures which led to his being disfellowshipped. Evidently, he did not impugn…

Royal Commission Reloaded – Angus Stewart vs. Watchtower

Legal

ROYAL COMMISSION RELOADED Angus Stewart vs. Watchtower March 10, 2017 saw the continuation of the Australian Royal Commission’s investigation into Watchtower’s handling of child abuse allegations. ‘Case 54’ as it was known, sought to analyse if the recommendations…

Legal Seminar: South Africa Bethel

Bethel, Higher Education, Legal

Legal Seminar: South Africa Bethel Last year today (February 28, 2015) I was still one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. I’m not soon to forget this day for two distinct reasons. Firstly, a Witness friend of mine damn near died…

I Do Not Answer to Watchtower

Legal

I Do Not Answer to Watchtower If you are an active Jehovah’s Witness, picture yourself announcing to a packed Kingdom Hall: ‘I do not answer to Watchtower’. Oh, what-oh-what would be in store for you, dear friend? Well,…

The Organisation Sponsored My Higher Education

Higher Education, Legal

The Organisation Sponsored My Higher Education During the recent Australian Royal Commission’s (ARC) inquiry into Jehovah’s Witnesses’ (JW) responses to child sexual abuse, many nuggets of truth came to light, not least of which concerned the subject of…