Life or Death Decision 2-25-2002

Jehovah's Witness Angela Jean Shipperley, 36, died on August 20, 2003, 12 days after giving birth by caesarean section to a premature baby boy at Northwick Park Hospital.

Suicide and Murder

Robert Bryant killed his children and wife, then himself Feb. 23, 2002. Bryant was expelled from the congregation about three years ago after he announced that he no longer accepted its religious teachings.

Girl died after parents hit her 160 times, court told. A South Side couple were accused of flogging their 12-year-old daughter to death with a 5-foot stretch of electrical cable after she was tied down. Nov. 14, 2001

Jurors Convict Jehovah's Witness Mom Of Murder For Toilet-Drowning Infant

Captain Craig Button, 32, Crashed a Military A-10 Thunderbolt jet April 2, 1997, his parents were Jehovah's Witnesses AND were in Tucson days before his death. They told investigators they had talked with their son about the end of the world.

Shunned & Disfellowshipped

When Jehovah's Witnesses excommunicate, or ''disfellowship,'' a member, even the closest human ties can be severed without question. August 22, 2002. After 20 years as a Jehovah’s Witness, Shirley Jackson of St. Petersburg was “disfellowshipped,” or excommunicated, in 1995. Family members and friends still in the religion are forbidden to have contact with a shunned individual.

Child Molestation

Jehovah's Witnesses air abuse allegations - March 28, 2003

Transcript NBC DATELINE Expose on Jehovah Witnesses Pedophile Cover-Up        May 28, 2002

CNN Connie Chung Tonight Program "Witnesses abused? Church accused of failing children"

The Society's Position on Child Molestation from their New Media site

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