This bunch doesn't produce any bone-grinding apologetics like our Mormon friends.
Articles
The Modern Arians -- critique of the JW view of the relation between the Father and the Son; see also here on Brian Holt, a recent JW apologist for Arianism
Power in the Blood -- critique of the JW doctrine against blood transfusion
The Physical Nature of the Resurrection -- JW belief is that Jesus was raised as a spiritual being; though written with skeptics in mind, this article refutes such contentions
Nomism, Again -- critique of general JW doctrine of salvation
Cross or Stake? -- JWs assert Jesus was executed on a stake, not a cross; this response to atheist Dan Barker covers the same ground
The Quiet Third -- the JWs believe the Holy Spirit is an impersonal force; this article covers that subject
A large subject, of course! We'll break this down into many subcategories. You might prefer to search by Scripture cite or other subject if you have one in mind.
Why are the Epistles Silent on the Teaching of Jesus? -- a response to Earl Doherty, but it serves as well for others making the same claim, like G. A. Wells. Also includes comments on Earl's argument that a lack of known "holy places" contradicts the idea of a historical Jesus.
Silence of the Hams -- refuting Remsberg's list of contemporary writers silent about Jesus
A frightfully stupid website run by a clinical psychologist. It uses sources like G. A. Wells, Alvar Ellegard, Joseph Wheless, and even Acharya S. Real scholarship is abysmally absent (other than Bart Ehrman). It's so bad that it uses arguments like these: "By the time of Claudius, around 46, the title...had been changed to 'procurator' and Tacitus made the mistake, in about 115, of attaching this title to Pilate." (Wroe, 1999, p. 65) (See our article on Tacitus; even the most credible atheist on the Secular Web has dropped this argument.) It's so bad that it recommends The Hiram Key, calling it a "must read" and saying "most of its conclusions are supported by sufficient evidence to be a good starting-off spot for the enthusiastic student." In all, too stupid to reply to in depth and offering nothing not substantially refuted elsewhere on this site.
Jesus Seminar
The club with the colored beads. Do they string them together on weekends?
The Seminar and the Social Sciences -- Critical notes from Herzog's Jesus, Justice and the Reign of God which show that the Seminar's suppositions create a Jesus who is completely out of place in first-century Palestine
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