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Mormon Church Accused of Covering Up Investment Portfolio

ByAaron Katersky February 21, 2023, 1:20 PM Mormon Church to pay $5 million to settle accusations of covering up portfolio The church and its investment company, Ensign Peak Advisers, will share the cost of the settlement. The Mormon Church agreed Tuesday to pay $5 million to settle charges involving disclosure failures and misstated regulatory filings. […]

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Investigates Jehovah’s Witnesses

The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office reportedly is investigating whether the Jehovah’s Witnesses repeatedly failed to report child sexual abuse allegations to authorities in what is believed to be the first wide-scale examination by a U.S. law enforcement agency. The attorney general’s office told USA TODAY it “cannot confirm or deny the existence of investigations.” But Mark […]

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Father of an Ex-Jehovah’s Witness

“It can be compared to a feeling of sadness. But it is difficult to describe,” Per Ole Nilsen searches to find the words when he is asked about his son. The distance from Grimstad to the son’s home in Risør hasn’t changed, but the father no longer travels to visit as before. Nilsen is a member of […]

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Living With the Nightmares

Jehovah’s Witness defector Frode: Living with the nightmares https://www.dagbladet.no/tema/jehovas-vitner-avhopper-frode-lever-med-marerittene/78508064 For many years he was part of the religious community Jehovah’s Witnesses. Then Frode (45) had enough. Now he reveals everything about life on the inside, the “forbidden” sexuality and falling in love – and the dramatic break-up. LOST FAITH: Faith disappeared over twenty years ago, […]

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Consider Legal Steps in Norway

The international leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses says in a December Governing Body Update video #8 that they will never be pressured into changing their biblical stance. Jehovah’s Witnesses’ rules regarding the exclusion of members have been severely cracked down on by the Norwegian authorities. Not only are they denied state subsidies for 2021 as recently confirmed […]