Leaked ‘Branch’ and ‘Elders’ Manuals Pull Back the Curtain of Inner Workings of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Top Leaders

On February 4, 2019, rumors of the release of a new Elders manual, meant only for the eyes of the top leaders in each congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW), began to surface on ex-JW forums across the Internet. Less than 24 hours later, the manual was leaked and seemingly

Director of Mormon Temple Videos and Sundance Festival Co-founder Admits to Child Molestation in Early 90s

While at a sleepover with a friend in 1993, David woke up in the middle of the night to something that would haunt him for the rest of his life. His friend’s dad had his hand down his pants and was rubbing his penis. He jumped up and ran

California Mormon Leader Instructs Members to Oppose Proposed Sex Education Initiative

The Mormon Church, formally the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has long maintained a neutral position regarding political parties and candidates. They do, however, explicitly reserve the right to call attention to issues that they feel have a significant impact on church members. Screenshot retrieved from: https://www.

Truth & Transparency Receives Four Takedown Requests from Jehovah’s Witnesses

On the afternoon of Monday December 31, 2018, Truth & Transparency was issued four separate takedown requests with a total of 63 documents. The request came from the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, more commonly known as “Watch Tower”, the governing organization of the religious group known

MormonLeaks Releases Emails Detailing an Internal Investigation of Abuse

💡You are viewing a press release published under the name MormonLeaks before we began publishing investigative pieces under the name Truth & Transparency.MormonLeaks releases emails from July 2016 summarizing allegations of sex abuse made by a sister missionary against her former Patriarch and the internal investigation conducted by the

MormonLeaks Publishes Two Documents Discussing Intellectual Property Policies

💡You are viewing a press release published under the name MormonLeaks before we began publishing investigative pieces under the name Truth & Transparency.MormonLeaks releases the following documents from the Mormon Church’s Intellectual Property Office: 93 pages thoroughly outlining the Church’s intellectual property policies:Document here A 2012

MormonLeaks Releases 10 Documents Regarding Mormon Church's International Government Relations

💡You are viewing a press release published under the name MormonLeaks before we began publishing investigative pieces under the name Truth & Transparency.MormonLeaks releases the following documents concerning the Mormon Church’s relations with international governments: A memo sent in August 2006 asking permission to send a senior missionary