#JWvsNorway Day 2 of Supreme Court Hearing with JW’s - At 11:30 A.M. Watchtowers Lawyer Ryssdal full out lied about how JW’s view shunning, along with saying that they do not investigate into people’s affairs.
“Shunning is not a concept Jehovah’s Witnesses says accept”
Oct. 30, a Kenai AK grand jury indicted 45-year-old Aaron “Scott” Merritt on multiple counts, charging him with sexually abusing four girls between the ages of 5 and 14 who were congregants of Kenai’s Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
He was a MS.
https://t.co/5r6q78Si8O
The 2025 Annual Meeting will be held on 10/04. We’ve been informed that there may be 3 strong possibilities of new definitions on doctrines announced. I will say this is speculation and not official until we hear it.
1) 1914 - “there is no time period” They will say not to focus on "a generation" but that the people who are alive WILL SEE, not the "generation.”
2) 144,000 - Since it’s impossible to count how many have passed in the past, they do not know how many Jehovah had chosen. That “people who loved the Bible increases the number partakers PER YEAR, but there is no correct number. If end comes in the year they do not know,
the number WILL STILL INCREASE”
3) Zoom camera meetings:
More speakers will be allowed to use ZOOM. No need to be present at meetings. It’s to “save money.”
Expenses and halls will be less, and more congegations will unite in 1 hall.
(This way there’s an excuse for the low attendance 😉)
BREAKING:
#JWvsNorway
The Appeals Committee has decided and accepted the State's Appeal.
We will get a full Norwegian Supreme Court hearing and decision on the JW vs Norway case.
State tuned for scheduled dates.
The October 2025 Watchtower features an article on the 2 new Governing Body members:
Jody Jedele – Expert in cleaning and construction.
Jacob Rumph – Survived Ecuador and the Service Department. The bar is low. Perks are high. Divine selection never looked so bureaucratic.
AvoidJW Article: PRESS RELEASE Interview with Jason Wynne regarding the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' upholding sanctions against Philip Brumley. “This is not just legal misconduct—this is institutional betrayal” https://t.co/2ZLVDTNnQ4
Jehovah's Witnesses Sue Reporter Over His Investigation Into Child Abuse.
This is my public statement:
On Sunday morning, February 11th, 2024, I was served with a civil lawsuit by 11 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania, suing me for several million dollars in relation to my reporting on the criminal Statewide Investigation of child sexual abuse within the Jehovah’s Witness Church. I am scheduled to go to trial in October of this year in Philadelphia.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses filed this case in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The JWs filed the case under seal, meaning the public had no access to this case. My attorneys and I were able to get the case unsealed on November 25, 2024. The case is now available to the public on CourtListener and Pacer.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses allege that in the course of my work as a reporter, I invaded their privacy and violated wiretap laws. My response to their complaint addresses these claims.
In the litigation, the JWs have demanded that I name every Jehovah’s Witness I have communicated with in the last five years regarding the faith of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Clearly, I have an obligation to protect whistleblowers and journalistic sources, and I will not reveal those sources.
As a reporter, protecting my sources is essential. Because of this, I have been forced to hire expert legal counsel for my defense, with costs expected to be more than $150,000.
The investigation and publishing of accurate information about child abuse within the Jehovah’s Witness Church is essential, and reflects similar reporting about other organizations and religious groups. Without this reporting, the cries of victims often go unanswered, and their stories buried beneath layers of injustice.
My mission has always been to shed light on these crimes, force change, and do so without cost to the public. While I am limited in what I can say right now, I am grateful that the public can see for themselves what has happened.
Jehovahs Witnesses of Canada must produce my records for review by the BC privacy commission!!
We won!!!
#exjw
2025 BCCA 83 Vabuolas v. British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner) https://t.co/kbjnhaC36Z
AvoidJW article: A Coroner Blames JWs Blood Rules in Woman’s Death. His report reveals how outdated & misleading religious directives contributed -a preventable tragedy fueled by misguided doctrine & medical confusion.
https://t.co/MzmTs8geXi
Today was a huge victory in this effort to protect children inside of the Jehovah's Witnesses & other faith communities in Washington State.
Today the WA Senate passed the Clergy Mandated Reporting bill with no exemptions. No loopholes!
https://t.co/3fJiZWBKBT
1/3 Good article by Rolf Furuli about #JWvsNorway 02/16/25:
Have the leaders of the Jehovahs Witnesses tried to mislead the Judges in Court?
https://t.co/5i00lxpL00
#JWvsNorway
Sunday, the evening before my testimony, I shared my final thoughts about all of this.
Together with Swedish writer and investigating journalist Jenny Kuttim.
Worth a watch, sorry for being kind of down though. It was a hard day.
https://t.co/LWOKDgE7AZ