About the Jehovah's Witnesses

Pro and con resources

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A book about a child's experience being raised in a Jehovah's Witness home:

Brenda Lee, "Out of the Cocoon: A young woman's courageous flight from the grip of a religious cult," Robert D. Reed, (2006). Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store You can pre-order an autographed copy from the author's web site at: http://www.outofthecocoon.net

The book deals with the personal story Brenda Lee whose parents joined the Jehovah's Witnesses. She experienced difficulty with the very high religious demands placed on her and her family by the Witnesses which ultimately led to her parents shunning (disowning) her. The author writes:

"Brenda emerges from her cocoon and struggles to take flight. As she tries to fit into society as a young adult, she learns some startling things about her family, this 'wicked world,' and herself. In time, she learns to forgive not only those who tormented her, but also the mother who disowned her."

Other books about the Jehovah's Witnesses

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Pro-WTS Internet resources:

There seem to be relatively few WWW sites maintained by Jehovah's Witnesses. The group has apparently restricted Internet participation by its members (ref. Kingdom Ministry, 1995-SEP).

• The official web site of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is at: http://www.watchtower.org/
• The Public Affairs Office of the WTS has a web site for their "news releases, faqs, backgrounders, religious freedom issues, etc," at: http://www.jw-media.org 
• A web site which lists the Jehovah's Witness' postal addresses is at: http://www.afn.org/~witness/wtbts.html
• An excellent, balanced, information page in support of the Witnesses is at: http://jehovah.to/
• Joel Elliott has written a fascinating article on the special theocratic language of Jehovah's Witnesses at: http://www.unc.edu/
• "Tom Sheepandgoats" sponsors a blog that is supportive of Jehovah's Witnesses at http://carriertom.typepad.com/

Anti-WTS and WTS information resources:

There are many WWW sites established by ex-Jehovah's Witnesses or non-Jehovah's Witnesses. Some are humorous, others critical, a few downright paranoid:

• Bethel Antiquarian Books is a mail order bookstore specializing in old and rare Watchtower publications. They publish a catalog, and an occasional newsletter New Acquisitions. See: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/
• Beyond Jehovah's Witnesses is one of the more objective and gentle ex-JW web sites; it is also one of the oldest. See: http://www.beyondjw.com
• Joel Elliott has a personal home page which includes excerpts from his university dissertation project on the Witnesses. See: http://www.unc.edu/~elliott/ 
• E-Watchman is a massive web site by Robert King, a long-time Jehovah's Witness. It features essays, questions and answers, commentaries, current events, and criticisms of the WTS. See: http://e-watchman.com
• Ex-Jehovah's Witness Forum and Recovery Site is a support and friends forum for ex-Jehovah's Witnesses, for those considering leaving, and for those interested in the faith group. See: http://exjehovahswitnessforum.yuku.com
• Free Minds, Inc has a website called Watchers of the Watchtower World at: http://www.freeminds.org/
• Jesus-Witnesses is a mailing list for Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses and other interested people (Christian or non-Christian). To subscribe, contact: caesar@world.std.com 
• Progressive Alternative is a liberal web site directed to JWs. It is different from other ex-Jehovah's Witnesses sites; it rejects sexism, homophobia, and extreme conservative Christianity. See: http://www.angelfire.com/
• The Secular Web's essay: "Giving the Jehovah's Witnesses a Broadside" is at: http://www.infidels.org/ 
• The Watchtower Observer is a massive site (over 100 M bytes) which is critical of Jehovah's Witnesses: http://watchtower.observer.org
• The Watchtower Victims Memorial was a Web site "dedicated to the memory of Jehovah's Witnesses and their minor children who died as a result of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society's organizational decrees banning blood transfusions, organ transplants and skin grafts (1967-1980), and vaccinations, and discouraging care by psychiatrists and psychologists -- as well as other individuals whose deaths due to suicide, abandonment, etc., are attributable to the Watchtower Society." See: http://www.ajwrb.org/
• Danny Haszard maintains an anti-Witness attack web site at: http://www.dannyhaszard.com

Copyright � 1996 to 2008 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally written on: 1996-SEP-29
Last updated on: 2008-OCT-28
Author: B.A. Robinson

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