The Last Days (May 1-7, 2023)
Issue No. 3
Welcome to the third edition of The Last Days newsletter.
You can find the second edition of TLD covering April 24-30, 2023, here if you missed it last weekend. If you prefer to read The Last Days on our webpage click here.
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The third edition of The Last Days, covering the week of May 1-7, 2023, features: JW News originating from Britain, Russia, The Netherlands, the United States, Tajikistan, Norway, and Ireland; plus our leading Feature of the Week, the Fox43 News report Witness To Wicked; and your regular JW Celebrity News ‘gossip’ section with this week’s celebrity in focus, Michelle Rodriguez.
To lighten the news and keep you awake!, this week we also feature a fresh look at a landmark US case, Candace Conti v Watchtower New York, from YouTube content creator, Cappytan.
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Witness to Wickedness | A FOX43 Investigation
An up-to-date news investigation into the Pennsylvania Grand Jury investigation into alleged systemic cover-up of child sexual abuse within the Jehovah’s Witnesses institution.
FOX43 Investigation: A Pennsylvania grand jury has recently brought child sexual abuse charges against nine men—all Jehovah’s Witnesses—in what some are calling the most extensive investigation into the group in history.
According to multiple sources familiar with the investigation, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office could soon release a report of the grand jury’s findings, which could bring major consequences for the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization.
Britain - published on May 1, 2023
NOTE: The founder and publisher of the Bitter Winter magazine, and the writer of the below linked article, Massimo Introvigne, are paid contract service providers to various legal entities of the Jehovah’s Witnesses institution.
Russia - published on May 2, 2023
The Netherlands - published May 3, 2023
Britain - published on May 3, 2023
United States - published on May 4, 2023
Tajikistan - published May 4, 2023
Norway - published May 5, 2023
Ireland - published May 5, 2023
Let’s face it, there are a lot of actors, singers, musicians, artists, sports stars, and celebrities that are former or even current Jehovah’s Witnesses, or that were raised as children within the religion.
In focus: Michelle Rodriguez
Raised by her Jehovah’s Witness grandmother, Michelle Rodriguez explains in an archived interview with Beatbox Betty:
I grew up a Jehovah's Witness because my grandmother was really influencing that lifestyle on me. That is a very morally intense religion. And although they keep you from experiencing a lot of the bad things that can really hurt you out there in the world, they are also depriving you from experiencing life. And a lot of things you learn from after being in life.
So, I had that Jehovah Witness influence 'till I was fourteen in Jersey City and whenever I would visit my dad, it was like Freud and Darwin, and "learn for yourself," and "play chess," and experience things for yourself. So I grew up torn. That's my background. [1]
Michelle Rodriguez’s latest film, Fast X Open Road, from the Fast & Furious franchise, is released in theatres May 19.
[1] beatboxbetty.com
Cappytan (Sean) - a down to earth host who explores topics like cults, relationships, and mental health.
Cappytan: The Candace Conti v. Watchtower case was one of the most prominent child sexual abuse cases against the Jehovah's Witnesses legal organization the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York.
What made this case so notable was the accusation that Watchtower’s policies had led to a cover up and a failure to report the abuse to the authorities.
Link to JW Leaks website for court case documents
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, it was announced at the World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses that
“Brother Anthony Morris III is no longer serving as a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
Still no news on the reasons for the removal of Anthony Morris III from the governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, or his whereabouts, although online speculation continues to abound.
