by Webmaster | Jul 18, 2018 | Experiences, Reform
Shortly after I was born, my parents decided to become Jehovah’s Witnesses. My dad was an elder, and everyone in our family pioneered during the summer while I was growing up. I was baptized in 1986 at thirteen years of age, in Ogden, Utah. We were the picture-perfect...
by Webmaster | Jun 20, 2018 | Children, Experiences, Reform
This article borrows from chapter seven of “Acquiring Freedom From Fundamentalist Religious Thinking” written by Dieter Parczany (under his pen name Peter Porjohn). The author is a member of the leadership team of AJWRB. It is not easy for me to write my...
by Webmaster | May 24, 2018 | Experiences, Reform, Uncategorized
I had stopped going to the meetings for six months. Before that I was fading, but it wasn’t deliberate. The stress of being a Jehovah’s Witness and the daily treadmill on Watchtower’s hamster-wheel was too much for my physical and mental health. In early 1992 I moved...
by Webmaster | Oct 22, 2017 | Bulgaria, Children, Experiences, History, Reform
The Open Minds Foundation has published a two-part story that recounts some of the early history of AJWRB, and the circumstances that drove Lee Elder to take a deep interest in the Watchtower’s blood transfusion policies. His story is a personal one that...
by Webmaster | Dec 16, 2016 | Legal, Medical Professionals, Medicine, Reform, Science, Watchtower
The Watchtower and Jehovah’s Witnesses in general still cling to the “no blood” mantra. As you will see in this section, that claim is extraordinarily dishonest. The Watchtower has approved the use of all red cell, white cell, platelet and plasma...
by Lee Elder | Aug 10, 2014 | Reform
A significant effort is underway to reform the blood doctrine. This involves informing and educating all of Jehovah’s Witnesses as to the facts about blood. Much of this is being accomplished through the medical community. If you are a reform minded...
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