I have five articles from journals in PDF files written by Carolyn R. Wah “associate general counsel for Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.”
Be happy to e-mail to any interested person. PM me and tell me which you’d like e-mailed to you.
1) (Size = 2.2 MB) Restrictions on Religious Training and Exposure in Child Custody and Visitation Orders: Do They Protect or Harm the Child? By: Wah, Carolyn R.. Journal of Church & State, Autumn2003, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p765-785, 21p; Abstract: Focuses on the use of religious restrictions as a trial strategy to disadvantage a parent who belongs in a minority religion during child custody cases in the
2) (Size = 3.4 MB) Jehovah's Witnesses and the Empire of the Sun: A Clash of Faith and Religion During World War II. By: Wah, Carolyn R.. Journal of Church & State, Winter2002, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p45, 28p; Abstract: Recounts the battle for survival of the members of the religious group Jehovah's Witnesses in during World War II. Description of the community of the group in Japan from 1890 to 1915; Problems experienced in the documentation of the members; Implications of several Japanese laws that forbade the forming of a company or society that would try to change the nature of the nation or oppose the private property system.
3) (Size = 1.4 MB) AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES: A VIEW FROM THE WATCHTOWER. By: Wah, Carolyn R.. Review of Religious Research, Dec2001, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p161-174, 14p; The Jehovah's Witnesses are one of the world's fastest growing religious groups. They are well known for their distinctive beliefs, door-to-door proselytism, political neutrality, and legal battles for religious freedom. However, as Rodney Stark and Laurence R. Iannaccone have recently noted, research on the Jehovah's Witnesses is surprisingly scarce. This paper seeks to assist non-Witness scholars interested in studying Witness teachings, activities, and institutions. The Watchtower, Awake!, annual yearbooks, and many other Witness publications are primary sources, readily available in Witness congregations throughout the and the world. Most congregations also maintain archives of past publications in their libraries. Any researcher can use these and many other sources to document Witness statements, statistics, trends, and organizational
developments.
4) (Size = 2.2 MB) JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AND CHILD CUSTODY CASES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1996 – 1998. By: Wah, Carolyn R.. Review of Religious Research, Jun2001, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p372, 15p; Disputes over religious training between divorced or separated parents can become the most acrimonious of judicial disputes. When one parent is a member ora non-mainstream or minority religion, the religious differences can be an added source of tension. To date. no behavioral science research study has been conducted that systematically evaluates the effects ora parent's religious beliefs or practices on the best psychological interests of the child. This study sought to provide basic demographic and litigation-related data about child custody cases in the involving Jehovah’s Witnesses. In addition, this study explored the relationship between various litigation variables and the outcome of child custod3, cases. The data for this study was collected from cases in which the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, the corporate entity for Jehovah’s Witnesses, activated a file for the purpose of monitoring, consultation, or litigation during 1996, 1997, and 1998.
Outcome and other data about the parents were collected from the congregation elders of Jehovah’s Witnesses where the parent attends'
meetings. While this study was exploratory and preliminary in nature, the results suggest that the religious beliefs and practices of Jehovah’s Witnesses were not the primary factor related to the dissolution of the marriage. The findings from this study also indicate that while religion is commonly labeled as the principal issue at the beginning of the litigation, it is rarely a factor in the conclusion or settlement of the case. Studies examining the relationship between a child's involvement in these cases and their future social and psychological adjustment as well as their future religious preferences may provide important and meaningful information.
5) (Size = 3.2 MB) Jehovah's Witnesses and the Responsibility of Religious Freedom: The European Experience. By: Wah, Carolyn R.. Journal of Church & State, Summer 2001, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p579, 23p; Abstract: Explores the
organization, beliefs, and history of Jehovah's Witnesses in
which includes their persecution by Nazi, Fascist, and Communist
regimes. Organizational structure of Jehovah's Witnesses; Growth of
public preaching during and after World War I; Why Witnesses are viewed
as new religious movement.