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These links were last checked and updated March 2023.
Primary Sites About Jehovah's Witnesses
Watchtower Documents is Barbara Anderson's site which includes a great deal of research on the history of the Watchtower Society, along with thousands of pages of court documents regarding Watchtower out-of-court settlements for pedophile victims. Barbara was a researcher for the Writing Department at Bethel.
JWSurvey is run by a former elder and Ministerial Training School graduate. It contains surveys of thousands of former and current Jehovah's Witnesses and a blog regarding current Watchtower news.
AJWRB is the primary website dealing with the issue of blood transfusions and Jehovah's Witnesses. It was set up by an elder on the Hospital Liaison Committee, who came to realise how dangerous and misguided the Watchtower stance is. Going under the pseudonym Marvin Shilmer, he also runs a blog containing a wealth of information on historical aspects of Watchtower doctrine.
AvoidJW.org contains the most comprehensive collection of scanned Watchtower publications for download, spanning back from their original writings for the 1800's to the present day.
Movies
You Can Live Forever (2022) is a beautifully done movie about a lesbian teen that goes to live with a Jehovah's Witness family.
World's Apart is the best movie I have seen showing what it is like being a teenage Witness. It is based on the tragic true story of Tabita Brøner, who was disfellowshipped after moving in with her boyfriend. This Danish movie with English subtitles can be purchased from http://www.tower.com/worlds-apart-rosalinde-mynster-dvd/wapi/114104794 or viewed on youtube at youtube.com/watch?v=EIDwXYACfmM. Go to http://www.bt.dk/underholdning/tabita-broener-jeg-kan-ikke-hade-min-far for an interview and picture of Tabita.
Truth be Told is a 2013 documentary that interviews a number of former Jehovah's Witnesses about their experience growing up in the religion. In December 2014 the movie was released for download or streaming at hereliesthetruth.com
Books
Raymond Franz was a member of the Governing Body in the 1970's. His books Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom are essential reading for anyone that wants to understand the history of Jehovah's Witness and how the organization operates.
JUDGMENT DAY MUST WAIT by Poul Bregninge presents a complete history of the ideology of the Watchtower and why it keeps a keen focus on Judgment Day. The fear of that moment is what keeps Jehovah's Witnesses firmly in the fold. The author confronts the thinking that motivates the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses. It includes a full chapter on the topic of child abuse written by Barbara Anderson.
The Kingdom That Never Came 1.6Mb free PDF, by Joseph Wilting. Wilting grew up in Holland and became a Christian after leaving the Watchtower religion.
The Gentile Times Revisited and The Signs of the Last Days When? by Carl Olof Jonsson provide the most comprehensive analysis of the doctrines of 1914, the Gentile times and Last Days. It proves that these doctrine are wrong and completely contradict historical evidence.
Apocalypse delayed: the story of Jehovah's Witnesses by Professor M. James Penton is the most comprehensive and professional book to discuss the history of the Watchtower Society.
Out of the Cocoon by Brenda Lee.
The Dream Pushers by former elder Daniel M Walker.
Jehovah's Witness Chat Rooms
Reddit EXJW - The most active forum for the more open minded former Jehovah' Witnesses, offering valuable support and information.
General Sites on Jehovah's Witnesses
AAWA was incorporated in 2013 to alert the public of the primary dangers of the Watchtower movement regarding shunning, blood transfusions, domestic violence, child abuse and higher education. It has brought together a large team of volunteers and most of the people behind that have been prominent Watchtower activists over the years.
Wikipedia.org contains a huge volume of factual information on Jehovah's Witnesses moderated by former and current members.
jwleaks has a vast range of Watchtower documents including the elder's manual, Shepherd the Flock of God and many current elder's letters.
governingbodyletters.blogspot.com/ Great site with all the latest news about the Watchtower Society, from Bethel.
jwfiles.com Interesting articles on a range of subjects.
docbob.org An interesting assortment of topics and advice.
watchtowerletters Contains correspondence with the Watchtower on a range of issues, giving insight into the way Bethel answers issues.
jwstruggle.com contains a number of good articles and a forum.
silentlambs.org Research into the Watchtower policies towards pedophilia and stories from victims.
Misquotes in Watchtower Publications
The Watchtower and the Ante-Nicene Church Fathers by Michael J. Partyka. This is an in-depth article that has the full source quotes of the partial quotes used in the Watchtower brochure Should you Believe the Trinity. In each case it is readily apparent that the Watchtower Society has distorted what the early Church Fathers were attempting to say.
preteristarchive.com/dEmEnTiA/jonsson-herbst_dd_01.html Compares Watchtower statements about earthquakes with historical facts.
The WTS View of Creation and Evolution An article by Alan Feuerbacher showing how the Watchtower book Life - How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation? makes regular use of misquotes to support its stance.
Weighed and Found Wanting examines the two 2010 Watchtower releases regarding evolution (The Origin of Life - Five Questions Worth Asking and Was Life Created?) and shows how both misrepresent evolution and distort almost every quote included.
HOW DO WE KNOW THAT OUR COPIES OF THE SCRIPTURES ARE AUTHENTIC? by Doug Mason shows the deceptive discussion of this topic in the 2013 booklet How Can You Have a Happy Life?
Cults
freedomofmind.com/ is run by Steven Hassan, one of the world's foremost experts in destructive religions.
howcultswork.com A simple to understand overview of what defines a cult, and a very important read.
rickross.com Looks at a number of modern day cults and their methods.
Legal
jwemployees.bravehost.com Legal cases between Jehovah's Witnesses and their employers.
jwdivorces.bravehost.com/ Legal cases involving Jehovahs Witnesses and child custody
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