Trivia
The Jehovah's Witnesses have come under government scrutiny in several countries over their appalling mishandling and covering up of child sexual abuse. Perhaps best known is the Australian Royal Commission which condemned the 'two-witness rule' that means an abuser can only be disciplined if there have been two witnesses to the sin (i.e. crime). The ARC also took a dim view of 1006 historic cases of abuse that were dealt with internally and not reported onto the authorities. When the organisation was asked to join a redress scheme to compensate abuse survivors for therapy etc, it refused. It was only when the Australian Government threatened to remove its charitable status/tax exemption that it grudgingly acquiesced.

Reading the reviews it would be hard to get a true read on what these broadcast are all about. Either people hate them or they love them. I rated this series so as not to affect the star average. You just have to watch a few to a get a true feeling for what these broadcasts are. So after watching a few I then asked what my gut was telling me and what most people would also see. You get the strangest feeling watching these. I will include in my review of this sites broadcast, what some have mentioned in their reviews and give my take. I will also try to stick to the facts.

1) The host of these shows spend a LOT of time talking about moral values. So much so that it might be a little annoying for some. The message seems to be what kind of person does God think you are. You do not see this on most other religious broadcasts.

2) They use the name Jehovah a lot in the broadcasts. Jesus is mentioned but takes a second place. They emphasize that Jesus is Gods son. That said the name Jehovah is not mentioned very much in many bibles and not at all in a few. The KJ mentions it a few times.

3) It might be nice if the broadcasts mentioned the specifics of how the organization is financed but it can be found on their site by using the search I used. "How Jehovah witnesses support their work" otherwise you may have to pick through several hours of video to find the information. I think this is important information for any show to explain. Besides the explanation of how the organization is financed I could not find a place where they asked for money. I did see them say in a few videos that their work is supported by donations.

4) Someone in another review said a "cult broadcast" but I was unable to verify this claim. Labels like this do not make arguments and many times labels are used instead of real arguments. There seems to be many hosts for this series of shows and not just one Charismatic leader. In fact, it is hard to find just one charismatic host on the entire series. If this show is trying to bring people in by a "cult of personality" they need to try harder. There are a few hosts I am sure, some might find a little dull. One Host -Stephen Lett is funny to watch and might be the most entertaining. He tells every story like he is telling a child a story before bed. He speaks so deliberately and enunciates so concisely it can be very distracting. I would certainly have a limited tolerance for it.

5) Some watching this series will feel that these broadcasts promote the JW organization and (Jehovah) too much. Here is how I look at this. If what they are saying about themselves is true then their depiction of their organization would be fair. But looking at what is being said I am sure many would feel it is way too good to be possible.

6) Here is a short list of Hard stands the casts clearly take. Political neutrality, They do not believe in supporting the military in any nation, They do not believe in premarital sex, Marriage is for one man and one woman and for life, No profane language and this is a short list to say the least.

On a short side note. They talk a lot about their people preaching on these videos. They seem real proud of that, but if you ever had one of JW come to your door I bet you have asked yourself this question. How do you get this many people - Men, women, old and young alike to do this nonstop proselytizing? My Nana went to church(died at 96) and was sure she was going to heaven and she would never considered doing this. Don't they ever get tired of having the door slammed in their face? Now please don't the JW's come over here and try to answer that question. I do not really expect to hear an unbiased answer here.

Some might find my comments too neutral to be useful but I have no reason to dislike these people and whether or not these Broadcast depictions of themselves are real or fiction, the shows themselves are at least clean family entertainment. No language, No outside product advertisements, No color preference, No violence, No Sex, yes as I am sure many are thinking (Sounds boring). :)