The governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses claims to follow the pattern set by first century Christians. Often they point to the account in Acts chapter 15 when the issue arose over whether or not gentile Christians needed to be circumcised as proof. But just what evidence is there that the apostles consistently provided spiritual food, […]
Author: Jerome
Jehovah’s Witnesses are taught that God has always used only one true organization. And in order to gain his approval a person needed to identify that organization and align himself with it. At the same time they teach that for 1,900 years since the first century to the twentieth century there was no visible organization […]
Article from Fædrelandsvennen. The congregation Samfundet and other religious groups that want to exercise negative social control can rejoice in the victory of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Court of Appeal. The losers in the case are some children who live with deep fear of internal punitive processes that are “very unpleasant”, “burdensome” and “humiliating”. Has […]
In obedience to Jesus’ command, Christians should gather together on the evening of the Memorial to reflect with deep appreciation on God’s loving provision of the ransom; and that it has opened for us the way to everlasting life. But should we do this by merely passing the bread and the wine? When Jesus said: […]
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Jehovah’s Witnesses regularly prepare those whom they study the Bible with for the possibility of facing rejection by family members and friends for the choice they have made to study with the witnesses. They view this as persecution which was outlined by Jesus in Matthew 10:34-36. However, they fail to acknowledge that the same treatment […]
The Watchtower society is aware of Jesus words “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows” However, out of fear that this will demoralize their members and cause them to slack off in their zeal for attending meetings and engaging in preaching they put more emphasis on Jesus words to “keep on the watch”. The question […]
by Jan Frode Nilsen and Rakel Fjelltvedt “Psychological violence”, “negative social control”, “the right to opt out” Do these words mean anything to us? So we have now received the Court of Appeal’s conclusion in the years-long dispute between Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Norwegian state, a process that in practice has been going on continuously […]
By Caroline Teinum Gilje and Julian Mellingsæter March 14, 2025 Jehovah’s Witnesses have been denied state subsidies for the years 2021 to 2024, and have also been denied registration of the religious community. Now the Borgarting Court of Appeal has ruled on whether the decisions are valid under the Religious Communities Act. This was the […]
By Hans Christian Bergsjo Thursday February 13, 2025 TRIAL Jehovah’s Witnesses vs the State Borgarting Court of Appeal Thursday is the second to last day of the trial between Jehovah’s Witnesses and the state Jehovah’s Witnesses attorney Anders Stray Ryssdal continued his argument reiterating that neither psychological violence nor negative social control are legal terms. […]