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 […]
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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. […]
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Thanks to the efforts of exJW activist and YouTuber Jimmy Bell, Monica Kincaid, Jon Leger of exJW Analyzer, Jay Henschel, Ruby Quinn, Shelley Dean Braeioux who testified at the Australian Royal Commission as BCG and later went on to earn a batchelor’s degree in law, a petition has been put together and will be mailed […]
A public access reveals that convicted pedophiles may well be a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In return, parents in the affected congregations must apparently warn their children and not leave them alone with the local pedophile Of Alberte Linde • Nicklas Calvert Are you Jehovah’s Witness? Or do you have input on the subject? Then […]
Jan. 28, 2025 at 7:32 pm By Shauna Sowersby Seattle Times staff reporter OLYMPIA — When there is suspicion of child abuse or neglect, state law requires certain professions, like teachers and social and health care workers, to report it to authorities. While most states include clergy on the list of mandated reporters, Washington is […]
https://www.vl.no/religion/2025/01/23/jehovas-vitner-far-ikke-innhente-internasjonale-eksperter-til-rettssak COURT: When Jehovah’s Witnesses meet the state in the appeal case regarding state subsidies, they want two international experts to be called as expert witnesses. Both the state and the Court of Appeal say no. – Worrying, says the religious community. Jehovah’s Witnesses have filed a lawsuit after the authorities decided to deprive them […]