THE DECISION OF THE COUNTY GOVERNOR TO DENY JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES GOVERNMENT GRANTS FOR 2021 Translated by Rolf J. Furuli, Stavern, Norway March 27, 2022 DEFINITIONS OF NORWEGIAN WORDS AND ABBREVIATIONS Forskrift: A legally binding set of rules that must be sanctioned by law. Lov: A law that is passed by the National Assembly. Trossamfunn: A […]
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– I got a bit carried away JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES: Before the weekend, the religious group’s lawyer claimed that a certain word was not used by the group itself, but only by their critics. He had to retract that statement. SUPREME COURT: Monday was the last day in the Supreme Court for the case between Jehovah’s […]
They have come from the United States, Spain, and Iceland to sit in Norway’s Supreme Court and follow the case between the state and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Amalie Sande Henden– JournalistJournalist Published today at 11:23 Updated 40 minutes ago The case summarized – The entire community is following Norway. Today, this is the world center for all those who […]
Monday February 9, 2026 Good morning. The negotiations will continue. Lawyer Ryssdal will proceed, but first, lawyer Gabrielsen will briefly address the court. A new document has just been submitted. The court asks whether there is agreement between the parties regarding its presentation. Lawyer Gabrielsen explains that two new documents have been submitted: “I have […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses are involved in a major legal dispute in Norway over the government’s decision to revoke their official legal registration as a religious community and to strip them of associated state subsidies.The case has now reached the Supreme Court of Norway. The case is scheduled to be heard on Thursday February 5th Friday the […]
The Supreme Court’s treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses is not primarily about freedom of religion. It is more about society’s limits on state support for religious communities. The Friend of the Fatherland Updated: 4 days ago You are now reading an editorial. It expresses the opinion of Fædrelandsvennen. Big words are being used about the decision that […]
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Watchtower Crap!
Every year, thousands of persons leave the Watchtower organization as a result of discovering that they had been led along for decades by failed promises and false doctrines. Although the number of these is never reported many celebrate their freedom by becoming active on social media
In his letter to the Galatians, the apostle Paul explains that faithful servants of God were once under a guardian or tutor. (Galatians 3:24,25) So by claiming that it is their responsibility and role to “shepherd the flock” and to make decisions that, in their view, help the whole community remain spiritually clean and united, […]
In a public talk given at the 2025 Pure Worship convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the non witness attendees in the audience are encouraged to make an examination of their religious beliefs in light of the Bible. But Jehovah’s Witnesses themselves are firmly convinced that they have the truth. For them, everything is just fine. There’s […]
When I was a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses back in the 70’s, we took pride in being able to defend the truth before anyone. It seems that is no longer the case as witnesses are regularly instructed in publications, at meetings and assemblies and in videos presented on JW Broadcasting, not to engage with persons […]