In 1995 he decided to leave for personal reasons. John Bowen Brown II joined the Jehovah’s Witnesses age 14 (1984). This research paper will survey the beginning of the Jehovah’s Witness watchdog movement, and explicate how these cult watchdog groups have started using human rights and freedom of thought as a means to continue hostilities against Jehovah’s Witnesses and other minority faith communities. The denominational leaders responded to these indictments by warning members against “apostate” teachings, and how to avoid literature critical of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Franz and Watters quickly supplied the catalyst to oppugn the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Watters renounced the religion because of the 1980 incident. As the conflict subsided Franz resigned from the Governing Board and was soon expelled from the Jehovah’s Witnesses. In 1980, discord developed at the Jehovah’s Witnesses denominational headquarters as reported by then Governing Board member Raymond Franz and headquarters staff member Randal Watters. lease do not reproduce or quote without the consent of the author. A paper presented at the 2008 International Conference, London, UK.
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