Chris Stevenson tells his friends that he was born into “the world’s most unnecessary religion” – Jehovah’s Witnesses. And yet, before he left the religion for good in the early 1990s, he spent many hours doing everything that active and …
PRESS RELEASE – Covering Up Child Sexual Abuses in the Name of God By LEE MARSH When you can get faith leaders from many different religions to acknowledge that a church environment and the Christian mission field is a “magnet” …
Contributed to AAWA by Brock Talon I am very proud I went to college! And, in spite of what most Jehovah’s Witnesses might think, I’m sure I did the right thing. Okay, I apologize for appearing to be “bragging.” I …
While activity on this website has been a little slow over the past couple of months, all of us at AAWA have been very busy working in the background. As the cooler months approach in the Northern Hemisphere, you should …
Becoming an adult and finding your own way can be difficult enough when you are a teenager. We’ve all been through that and know that the transition can be very stressful. “Growing up” is even more complicated if your family …
On May 30th, AAWA proudly launched its second major campaign aimed at raising awareness of damaging Watchtower policies. This time the psychologically abusive content in Watchtower literature, together with Watchtower’s continued mishandling of child sex abuse, is firmly under AAWA’s …
On April 24, AAWA undertook a major change when it decided to rename itself as “Advocates for Awareness of Watchtower Abuses.” Shortly after AAWA’s launch, it became apparent that our name might not be conveying our message to the mainstream …
Since mid-January, hours of phone conversations and reams of emails have crisscrossed America and the Atlantic as those of us on AAWA’s Advisory Board have plotted and tinkered to get this remarkable organization up on its feet. Despite all of …