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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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 […]
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 […]
In their meetings Jehovah’s Witnesses are regularly taught to give consideration to pre-Christian servants of God, viewing them as examples of faith to imitate. However, as in many areas, the ones responsible for teaching these very lessons, the governing body, do not apply them to themselves. This video highlights an ongoing opportunity for the leadership […]
RELIGION SOCIETY ACT: Jehovah’s Witnesses have made changes to their exclusion practices, and believe they may be entitled to state subsidies again. But neither the state nor ex-members are convinced. Rakel Lima Fjelltvedt is a former Jehovah’s Witness. She was excluded from the religious community after she chose to withdraw from it. Today she has […]
On their official website (JW.Org) the Watchtower organization regularly posts articles and videos stating that it is a requirement of God for persons to be members of an organized religion in order to gain salvation. This channel has addressed this topic before. But in their most recent posting the statement is made that some people […]