NEWS ARCHIVES from WatchtowerNews for 2002

NEWS ARCHIVES from WatchtowerNews.org for 2002

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Witnesses on the Fringe (outlandish older news items)

2002

Society talk outline dealing with the NO BLOOD topic (pdf format) (posted 12/27/02)

Press Release: Proposal set to go to House of Lord in UK re: pedophiles (posted 12/19/02)

Presentation on Freedom of Religion and the Care of Children (posted 12/19/02)

Update: Worldwide statistics 0f Jehovah's Witnesses 1988-2002 (posted 12/10/02)

Persecution and Resistance of JWs During Nazi Regime (review of WT-related book) (posted 12/9/02)

California lifts statute of limitations for one year allowing lawsuits/abuse (posted 12/6/02)

26-year-old JW in Uzbekistan convicted on criminal charges for religious beliefs (posted 12/5/02)

Jehovah's Witness died for her faith (posted 12/5/02)

Psychology Today recommends book by former Witness: 'Awakening...' (posted 12/3/02)

Denmark sex abuse case leaves TV viewers shocked (father/daughter) (posted 11/29/02)

"Love Your Children" media PSA by WT wins Aurora award (posted 11/26/02)

Silentlambs to protest in Spain Dec. 7 (posted 11/25/02)

Sisters reunited after nearly a decade of shunning (posted 11/21/02)

Mormon "Gospel clock" show growth of JWs compared to other religions (posted 11/18/02)

Barbara Anderson files $7 million lawsuit against Watchtower (posted 11/11/02)

Wall Street Journal article on Jehovah's Witnesses (posted 11/11/02)

Harley Miller of Bethel Service Dept. dies (posted 11/8/02)

Listing of all WT quotes related to molestation (posted 10/30/02)

New elders meetings have new instructions (posted 10/28/02)

Memorial for Jan Groenveld - a fighter for the truth (posted 10/23/02)

New York Press coverage of Silentlambs march (posted 10/9/02)

Real Video from the March on Brooklyn (posted 10/6/02)

Silentlambs Press Release regarding the March on Brooklyn (posted 10/3/02)

Transcript from Silentlambs march on Brooklyn Friday Sept. 27 (posted 9/30/02)

Pictures from the Silentlambs march on Brooklyn Friday Sept. 27 (posted 9/30/02)

Joe and Barbara Anderson speak out (U.K. Guardian Sep. 26) (posted 9/26/02)

Univ. of Houston article on "Elders Should Report Abuse" (posted 9/24/02)

MARCH with SILENTLAMBS Friday Sept. 27th at Brooklyn! (posted 9/24/02)

Australian program "Silent Witnesses" aired 9/22 (posted 9/23/02) transcript of program

Silentlambs press release: UK Bethel writes back on abuse (posted 9/20/02)

Review "Papa was a Jehovah's Witness" highlights male sexual abuse (pdf format) (posted 9/18/02)

Elder in Canada defends treatment of sex abuse claim (posted 9/18/02)

Large list source of media contacts, silentlambs programs, and more! (posted 9/17/02)

Interview with J.R. Brown on WT's child abuse policy (mp3 format, 44 min.) (posted 9/13/02)

Interview in mp3 format with Carl and Barbara Pandelo (90 minutes) (posted 9/13/02)

Canada elders conceal sex abuse to keep appearance of organization (posted 9/13/02)

Rollinthunderboywonder has a message for the abused lambs (Maine Times) (posted 9/11/02)

Elder never insisted alleged victim confront abusive father (Canada.com) (posted 9/11/02)

Former Canadian JW weeps as she describes abuse by father (Canada.com) (posted 9/10/02)

Note from Bethany's father and class-action suit (posted 9/9/02)

Silentlambs speaks out about sex abuse (Seattle Times) (posted 9/6/02)

The Watchtower's Investments in Warfare Technology (posted 9/5/02)

Los Angeles silentlambs demonstration Thurs Sept 5th (posted 9/4/02)

article on Barbara Anderson's struggle to stop predatory pedophiles (posted 9/3/02)

"Evangelicals Now" magazine reports on Silentlambs march URGENT (posted 9/2/02)

You can help silentlambs press release! URGENT (posted 8/29/02)

Muslim villagers lash out at JW sect in Kazakstan (posted 8/27/02)

Article on JWs & Spiritual Shunning in St. Petersburg Times (posted 8/22/02)

Muslim rebels behead two Witnesses in Philippines (posted 8/22/02)

Muslims rebels kidnap six JWs selling Avon products in Philippines (posted 8/21/02)

My Disfellowshipping by Bill Bowen (posted 8/16/02)

Witnesses attacked in Georgia by Orthodox priests (posted 8/16/02)

Transcript and video of Connie Chung (CNN) interview with Bill Bowen 8/14/02 (posted 8/15/02)

Sunday 8/11/02 New York Times article on WT pedophiles (posted 8/10/02) also JPG files

Secret motel committee meetings set up to silence witnesses (posted 8/10/02)

Pope's visit to Mexico City reveals JWs stealing converts (posted 8/2/02)

PRESS RELEASE from Bill Bowen on the Watchtower's latest (posted 7/31/02)

Canadian paper interview supportive of Jehovah's Witnesses' work (posted 7/30/02)

Watchtower wins new trial in blood transfusion case (posted 7/30/02)

UK pedophile remains in good standing with Watchtower (posted 7/29/02)

Bill Bowen denied access to his own committee meeting (posted 7/25/02)

Egyptian (Coptic) Pope warns marriage with JWs will excommunicate them (posted 7/19/02)

New August 2000 Kingdom Ministry on fellowship with disfellowshipped relatives (posted 7/18/02)

Member of London Parliament calls for sex abuse inquiry (posted 7/17/02)

"Church at Center of Paedophile Allegations" (The Press and Journal) (posted 7/17/02)

Scottish paper article on "pedophile paradise" among Witnesses (posted 7/17/02)

SAVE MIA: Shunned Father requests immediate help for daughter (posted 7/16/02)

Secret database protects pedophiles (posted 7/15/02)

Witnesses respond to BBC program (posted 7/15/02)

Watchtower Media Press Release on BBC program (posted 7/15/02)

Panorama show on pedophiles viewable online (posted 7/15/02) also transcript of show

Letter read in all British congregations concerning BBC show prior to airing (posted 7/15/02)

Jehovah's Witness elder jailed for abusing boys (posted 7/12/02)

Youths storm office advocating religious freedom in Georgia, beat director (posted 7/10/02)

British Panorama to expose JW sex abuse scandal July 14th on TV (posted 7/8/02)

Two file sex abuse suit against local Jehovah's Witness congregation (posted 7/3/02)

Letter sent to elders and Kingdom Halls in many countries calls them to action (posted 7/1/02)

July 8 Christianity Today on pedophile whistleblowers (posted 7/1/02)

Family Court judge insists girl's religion isn't on trial (posted 6/19/02)

Stratton residents not concerned about door-to-door ruling (posted 6/18/02)

Watchtower site hurriedly publishes new articles on child sexual abuse (posted 6/17/02)

Newsweek story on JWs: 'Witness to Shame' (posted 6/17/02)

Watchtower wins victory in door-to-door ruling (posted 6/17/02)

Southern Baptists warned not to shrug off abuse cases (posted 6/13/02)

Der Spiegel article on Bill Bowen and the WT pedophiles (posted 6/13/02)

GUARDIAN newspaper: Sect Demands Biblical Proof for pedophiles (posted 6/11/02)

DATELINE transcript online Watchtower and pedophiles (posted 5/31/02)

Watchtower Media's new video response to pedophiles in the organization (posted 5/24/02)

Watchtower response to Diane Wilson's book (posted 5/24/02)

Ex-Jehovah's Witness tells of her "escape" in new book (posted 5/24/02)

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL for Jehovah's Witness child rape victims -Friday (posted 5/23/02)

Another Church Facing Charges of Sexual Abuse (posted 5/21/02)

Appeal from shunned father in Canada (please read) (posted 5/17/02)

DATELINE on Watchtower/pedophile issue tentatively set for May 28 (posted 5/17/02)

Will you miss this history-making event? (posted 5/17/02)

Women say Jehovah's Witnesses downplay sex abuse (posted 5/16/02)

Whistleblower could lose church, family (posted 5/15/02)

Jehovah's Witnesses Expel Parents of Alleged Abuse Victim (posted 5/11/02)

Watchtower media videos in response to alleged child abuse cases (posted 5/10/02)

CNN: Four JWs Fight Church's Handling of Abuse Cases (posted 5/10/02)

New York Post article on ouster of 4 Witnesses regarding Dateline (posted 5/9/02)

Watchtower begins disfellowshipping child sex abuse whistleblowers! (posted 5/7/02)

Press Release in Word DOC format for above whistleblowers: send to news! (posted 5/7/02)

Life or death blood issue goes to Supreme Court (posted 5/7/02)

Los Angeles Times article on Barbara G. Harrison and JWs (posted 5/1/02)

In memorial of Barbara Harrison, her works online by permission (posted 4/26/02)

Barbara Grizutti Harrison dies at 67, famous author and ex-JW (posted 4/26/02)

Catholics adopt "one strike, you're out" policy towards pedophiles (posted 4/24/02)

Shunned father needs help to save daughter's life now (posted 4/17/02)

The Watchtower website puts up articles on child molestation (posted 4/9/02)

Arrested for going to the Kingdom Hall (posted 4/8/02)

Robert Bryant - What Went Wrong? (News-Register) (posted 4/4/02)

Ill teenager looks to U.S. to avoid transfusions (posted 3/29/02)

Watchtower website's latest "propaganda' machine (posted 3/27/02)

Cardinal Mahoney promises 'zero tolerance' in sexual abuse cases (posted 3/26/02)

A visit to a Romanian sect of JWs convention of 5000 part 1 (posted 3/25/02)

Motivation behind Bryant murders still a mystery (posted 3/23/02)

Choosing between your husband and your religion (Woman magazine) (posted 3/22/02)

Relatives struggle to grasp killings (posted 3/20/02)

Father fights lonely battle for daughter 3/20/02)

Shunned Witness kills wife, family and self (posted 3/20/02)

Shunned Witness kills wife, family and self -audio report (posted 3/20/02)

Watchtower must pay taxes on donations in France (posted 3/7/02)

Will the WT respond to pedophile issue like the Catholic Church? (posted 3/7/02)

J.R. Brown, WT spokesman, spins the death of a woman who refused blood video) (posted 2/28/02)

Stratton door-to-door case gets irritating (posted 2/26/02)

Supreme Court ponders local permits for door-to-door (posted 2/26/02)

Life and Death decisions on the operating table-woman dies (posted 2/26/02)

16 year-old Canadian girl given forced transfusions (posted 2/21/02)

Moscow Jehovah's Witnesses could face new ban (posted 2/15/02)

Case may open door for priests to sue church (posted 2/14/02)

Ciro Aulicino, former WT NGO rep, denounces U.N. and threatens Armageddon! (posted 2/8/02)

Can I sue the Watchtower for disfellowshipping me? (posted 2/7/02)

What needs to change in WT policy on pedophiles? (posted 2/6/02)

2002 AFF Annual Conference on Cults (posted 2/1/02)

WT suffers setback in Armenia trial over military issue (posted 2/1/02)

new Silentlambs Press Release concerning pedophile cases (posted 1/28/02)

Conservatives cover ongoing case about pedophiles, ask opinion (posted 1/28/02)

Newborns benefit from rare surgery (posted 1/28/02)

JW congregation in Othello sued in sex abuse case (posted 1/28/02)

Awakening of a Jehovah's Witness: new book (posted 1/27/02)

JW Church Accused of Hiding Sex Offenders (posted 1/26/02)

Witness on the Watchtower - article in U.K. Guardian (posted 1/26/02)

Two trials involving persecution of Witnesses in Armenia underway (posted 1/24/02)

Letters on the blood issue: the truth must be told (posted 1/24/02)

Sexual Abuse Suit filed against Jehovah's Witness Leaders (posted 1/22/02)

JWs in Spain mail United Nations hypocrisy papers to elders school participants (posted 1/21/02)

Teen girl in Scotland relates how elders allowed sexual abuse (posted 1/15/02)

West Palm Beach auditorium renovated by volunteer Witnesses (posted 1/14/02)

Email reveals WT lying about becoming an NGO for library purposes (posted 1/11/02)

Biopure blood substitute (Hemopure) to be delayed (posted 1/2/02)

Infant in critical condition after parents refuse blood, blood given (posted 1/2/02)

New release of Thus Saith Jehovah's Witnesses book (posted 1/1/02)

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