Should You Leave the Watchtower?
Every month I get emails and contact messages from Jehovah’s Witnesses asking me whether or not they should “take the leap” and try to leave the Watchtower organization. I wish it was easy for me to...
View ArticleMy Path Out of the JW Cult
My parents were active in the Methodist church and they loved and trusted their minister. The minister once told my dad to never listen to the Jehovah’s Witnesses because they were a “cult.” But Mom...
View ArticleWhy is it Hard to Start Over After Being a Witness?
A few days ago while I was walking my dog around my neighborhood, I saw a group of familiar looking faces.walking toward me. The men were dressed in suits and the women wore modest length skirts with...
View ArticleRemembering the Watchtower’s Victims
Several support groups providing support and education services to former Jehovah’s Witnesses and their families have set aside July 26, 2014 as “Watchtower Victims Memorial Day.” Bo Juel, a former...
View ArticleWhy are you still a Jehovah’s Witness?
The facts are clear. Being a Jehovah’s Witness is not fun. The Watchtower offers nothing to its members. There is no joy in their Kingdom Halls. Preaching door to door has become passe, not to mention...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: “Witness to Murder”
The Documentary, “Witness to Murder,” for ID Discovery Channel By Jim Kostelniuk, a participant As the father of two murdered children, Juri and Lindsay Kostelniuk, it may seem difficult to understand...
View ArticleNot an “Earthly Paradise”
As a Jehovah’s Witness teenager I was always hoping that someday I would be found worthy enough to be accepted as either a missionary and go to Gilead school or become a Brooklyn Bethel volunteer. I...
View ArticleWTW Editor on “The Thinking Atheist” Podcast
In mid-September I received an interesting invitation from a journalist calling himself "The Thinking Atheist." He told me that he had seen one of my websites and was intrigued by my take on the...
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