Some claim that Jehovah’s Witness do not do any charitable work in the community. Perhaps this is due to the fact that we are not covered in local news media for cleaning up “blighted” neighborhoods in poor urban areas, or since we do not buy food trucks and give free meals to needy people during the Christmas season, or you may have been taken by the many lies told by our opposers. In any case, this is a misconception that will be addressed below. Jehovah said, “This is the fast that I choose: . . . It is to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe someone naked when you see him, and not to turn your back on your own flesh. Then your light will shine through like the dawn, and your healing will spring up quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of Jehovah will be your rear guard.” (Isaiah 58:6a, 7, 8a) It is our hope that you examine the evidence below with an open heart and mind, and see that the Witnesses ar...

Note:  The documents and images linked below are already a matter of public record online. I felt this outright lying accusation was serious enough to warrant providing the specific documents here for a defense. Update [9/24/15]:  Besides the May edition of JW Broadcasting, I also learned of a third and forth letter that former members are making out to be a whole lot more than they are, so I have added them here. Our opposers are always making up lies against the organization. (Acts 28:22; Matthew 5:11-12) This time the claim is that the recent adjustment of congregations not having to pay back loans is a "smash-and-grab" and "stealth tithing", claiming that now the monthly repayments of congregations are indefinite, but this is not so. First of all, "tithing" means "taking tenth". Jehovah's Witnesses do not practice tithing at all. All contributions are 100% voluntary and unsolicited, unlike Christendom's churches who pass the p...