The publication is not available for general release, but can hardly be described as secret. This book also instructs them on the appointment of new elders, what to do in case of a natural disaster, and so. Reviewing the jehovahs witnesses shepherd the flock of god. The handbooks are mainly used for judicial matters.
How jehovahs witness teachings can damage brain development in children. Secret elders book leak 2019 version shepherd the flock. Jehovahs witnesses with access to the internet are now being asked the following questions. For other manuals and textbooks, including branch guidelines, circuit overseer guidelines. Fortuna woman, exjehovahs witness shares story of sexual. The jehovahs witnesses appear to have felt the mounting pressure to change their written policies on how to handle child abuse. Jehovahs witness elder community as the shepherd book was printed april 2020. What i found disturbing in this book is in chapter 3 and. Exjehovahs witness reveals secrets of religious group. Leaked branch and elders manuals pull back the curtain of inner workings of jehovahs witnesses top leaders. As the organization became further centralized, policy letters became the norm.
In 20 at the jehovahs witnesses congregation of moston, manchester, england, church elder and convicted child sex offender jonathan rose, following his completion of a ninemonth jail sentence for paedophile offences, was allowed in a series of a public meetings to crossexamine the children he. Two former jehovahs witnesses recount sexual abuse by leaders. This question seems to be related to the publication pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, a copy of which is provided to each elder of jehovahs witnesses. Dad would not allow any of us to be baptized until we were at least sixteen years old, just to make sure that we truly wanted to dedicate our lives to jehovahs service. The secret jehovahs witness database of child molesters. Not long after moving into the hong kong branch office of the watchtower. In january of 2019, elders in the congregations of jehovah s witnesses were issued a new version of their confidential handbook, shepherd the flock of god. Secret elders book in 2010, a new elders book shepherd the flock of god was released. Jw elders book shepherd the flock of god explains judicial committee and disfellowship procedures in 2010, a new elders book shepherd the flock of god.
They are just part of the congregation just like the rest of the men who are not appointed as elders or ministerial servants. A former jehovahs witness is using stolen documents to expose. Mainstream books and magazines were considered the work of satan. Pennsylvania opens grand jury criminal investigation into. Elder jehovahs witnesses topics the world news media. Accept gods help to overcome secret faults watchtower. For a number of days after the books release, every site that hosted an. Below are some excerpts of this updated version with my commentary. Do you think its right that jehovahs witness elders have. The authority of men is what cause all of you to lie, to protect the leaders of your organization from scrutiny. Elder bodies became the police department for jehovahs witnesses. This is all the apostate lore that the minions fear.
Leaked branch and elders manuals pull back the curtain of inner. Jehovahs witnesses culture shrouds child sexual abuse in. The secret jehovahs witness database of child molesters the. What does the secret book issued to jehovahs witness. In march 1997, the watchtower bible and tract society, the nonprofit organization that oversees the jehovahs witnesses, sent a letter to each of its. Both men are accused of violating laws by posting copies of a secret elder s manual on the internet. I am not sure why the need to pick out especially women in this question. I was born into the jehovahs witnesses, as was my father, and his father before him. View or download shepherd the flock of god and older handbooks, manuals and textbooks used by elders of jehovahs witnesses. The book offers no scripture to back up their claim that the flow of jehovahs holy spirit would be restricted if the elders.
It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses. A large portion of the book is devoted to the procedure for judicial committees and disfellowshipping. Jehovahs witnesses kept a secret database of tens of thousands of child molesters for two decades and hid it from the authorities the watchtower bible and tract society, which serves as the. Letters from the governing body of jehovahs witnesses. Shepherd the flock of god royal commission into institutional. Both men are accused of violating laws by posting copies of a secret elders manual on the internet. While many documents dealt with routine activities for the church, other letters started to emerge which seemed to border on matters best left for law enforcement. October 2019 edition, shepherd the flock of god, chapter 18, paragraph 1. The 8 biggest shocks from the elders secret handbook. Shepherd the flock of god secret jehovahs witnesses elders. Why arent jehovahs witness women allowed to handle or. To give you insight, i will tell you the mentality i was raised in to help you to understand why a woman and jw men would believe she is not qualified or worthy to have the information contained in the once elusive, yet still secret elders ha. The secret book for elders is a wake up call for jehovahs witnesses who believe the organization does not control them. Malice found by jury in montana watchtower society sex abuse case.
Religious control and domination is very obvious when you read this book. These are the 8 most shocking and confounding things i found in the handbook for jehovah s witness elders, shepherd the flock of god. The book mentions consulting other publications but says nothing about consulting the. Why has the society written a book so secret that the majority of. In january of 2019, elders in the congregations of jehovahs witnesses were issued a new version of their confidential handbook, shepherd the flock of god. The governing body of jehovahs witnesses have authorised today the release of a 274 page fully revised and updated 2019 pdf version of their secret elders book shepherd the flock of god. Elder reveals his secret exjehovahs witnesses online. A former jehovahs witness has offered a rare insight into the religious group, describing it as a cult that tries to control emotions, thought, information and behavior of a person. The things that are hidden from the congregation in the elders flock book, are protected by all of you here,entirely out of a conscience, or subconscious sense of intimidation by authority. As an elder, your ultimate objective is to imitate supreme overseer, jehovah, and his son way you treat the sheep. This is the book of endukugga and nindukugga, male and female monsters of the abyss, of the claws like daggers and the wings of darkness. Former jehovahs witnesses heather steele, 48, and john michael ewing, 47, claim they were sexually abused as children by leaders within the scandalscarred organization and now plan to. Jehovah s witnesses rely on their governing body, the faithful and discreet slave, to provide them with food in due season through the literature of the watchtower bible and tract society watchtower, march 15, 1990, p.
Shepherd the flock of god secret elders book reddit. Jehovahs witnesses freedom of mind resource center. These documents are meant to be kept secret by the elders. They are not to be viewed by anyone but themselves. In time heinz was appointed as an elder and came to be viewed as a. View or download secret jehovahs witness elder manuals, textbooks and. Consider how some of these relate to the subject of dating. Dad would not allow any of us to be baptized until we were at least sixteen years old, just to make sure that we truly wanted to dedicate our lives to. Shepherd the flock of god 2019 confidential handbook of. According to the secret elders manual shepherd the flock of god, disassociation is an action taken by a baptized individual in the congregation who no longer desires to be one of jehovahs witnesses. Shepherd the flock of god 2019 confidential handbook.
Jehovahs witnesses handling of child sex abuse wikipedia. As related in his 1984 book, the orwellian world of jehovahs witnesses, in 1961, at the age of 18, child prodigygenius, world traveler, and already watchtower insider, gary botting, then moved to hong kong to pioneer and become thecongregation servant of the englishspeaking jehovahs witness community in hong kong. The manual pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock tells local elders how to conduct closeddoor trials and other actions controlling the personal lives of jehovahs witnesses. Shunning and the bite model of mind control in the jehovahs witnesses. The jehovahs witnesses is an americanborn religion, tracing its roots to 1870 in pittsburgh when charles taze russell and some others began. Within minutes of the highly controlled release of the shepherd book it has been leaked onto the internet. Elders in the congregations of jehovah s witnesses are provided with a book of instructions on how to handle certain matters within the congregation, especially judicial matters, meaning sins that may warrant their counsel. You must be obedient and submissive to those taking the lead, even if you believe they are wrong. This is the book of ushumgallum, mighty dragon, born of hubur, of the battle against the elder gods. Treys investigation also takes him to the jehovahs witnesses headquarters in brooklyn, new york, the watchtower, where the culture of secrecy goes far beyond child abuse its a core part of life. The secret watchtower elders manual dispel the darkness. Jehovahs witnesses kept a secret database of tens of. My oldest brother was baptized when he turned seventeen. Before the widespread distribution of the book the secret of family happiness, a united effort was put forth by jehovahs witnesses in finland to make personal contact with governors of administrative districts, mayors, municipal governors, social officers, and newspaper editors in order to explain what jehovahs witnesses are doing and how.
Most jehovahs witnesses who serve within the watchtower bastion are largely unaware of the full arsenal of disciplinary weapons at the societys disposal. A former jehovah s witness is using stolen documents to expose allegations that the religion has kept hidden for decades. Jehovahs witnesses believe that the principles and commands found in the bible can help us to make decisions that both please god and benefit us. Watchtower leaders have refused to talk to trey, but a former insider told him some of their secrets.
View or download handbooks, manuals and textbooks used by elders of jehovahs witnesses. Her mother immediately went to the congregations elders, who later called the girl. The book is entitled shepherd the flock of god, and caused a bit of a stir on the internet, as many former jehovahs witnesses attempted to circulate. Shepherd the flock of god secret jehovahs witnesses. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. What does the secret book issued to jehovahs witness elders reveal about disfellowshipping shunning. The governing body of jehovah s witnesses have authorised today the release of a 274 page fully revised and updated 2019 pdf version of their secret elders book shepherd the flock of god. They believe that the society is opposed to accruing power through the almost total. Devout witnesses, in order to stay abreast of current watchtower teachings, are required. The former jehovahs witness elder, going by the reddit username ohmyjw, revealed the archive in an ask me anything post in august, where he described his life as an elder, and the process. What secrets are in the jehovahs witnesses elder guide book. In 2010, the watchtower society released a new manual for use by elders in congregations of jehovahs witnesses.
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