NORWAY: Data Protection Authority opening a case against Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Data Inspectorate will investigate whether Jehovah’s Witnesses store information about members’ sex lives. Originally posted on NRK.no in Norwegian on February 17, 2021 by Inger Sunde (@inger_sunde) “This case is entirely at the heart of privacy”, says director of Data Protection, Bjørn Erik Thon. “Information of a sexual nature is particularly protected by the […]
GERMANY: Child Sexual Abuse in Jehovah’s Witnesses
On November 24, 2020, the Independent Commission for Processing Child Sexual Abuse spoke in a confidential setting with experts about sexual abuse of children and adolescents of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Source: Sexueller Kindesmissbrauch bei den Zeugen Jehovas – Die neunten Werkstattgespräche (Teil I) Important international studies in recent years such as the Australian Royal Commission, the UK Charity […]
USA: World Headquarters Extracts Huge Donations from Elderly Jehovah’s Witnesses
In November 2017, the Legal Department at the World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses held their annual meeting. In it, staff reveal how they have extracted huge donations from elderly members. This 90 minute meeting was recorded on video for those who were connected remotely. In a talk entitled “U.S. Legal Department Highlights”, John Fowler of […]
LITHUANIA: Jehovah’s Witnesses and their Opponents Int’l Conference
On September 3, 2020, CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions) organized a seminar entitled Jehovah’s Witnesses and Their Opponents: Russia, the West, and Beyond. It was held in Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania. Due to COVID-19, most of the contributors were not presenting on location. The conference was divided up into four sessions with Questions […]
Publisher I.D. Keeping Track of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Publisher ID is a computer application designed to keep track of all the publishers (Jehovah’s Witness members) inside of their global computer system, HuB. Publisher record cards would essentially become electronic, allowing congregation elders to add them and edit them directly from within JW.org. This system is not intended for publishers to access the system. […]
UK: IICSA Questions Jehovah’s Witnesses
Duncan Corbett, Sarah Davies, Lloyd Evans and Paul Gillies give evidence to the Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) on Monday August 10, 2020. Paul Gillies gives further evidence on Tuesday August 11, 2020. The public hearing on the aforementioned dates examines the child protection policies and safeguarding culture in Jehovah’s Witnesses in England and Wales. Sarah […]
USA: Is Philip Brumley a Legal Prophet?
In early 2017, Philip Brumley, Legal Counsel for Jehovah’s Witnesses, gave his legal staff an update on the situation in Russia. In that fifteen (15) minute update, he made some interesting that we are sure our readers will find intriguing. The Parable of the Ant and the Train In his update on the situation in […]
SWITZERLAND: Severe Criticism of Jehovah’s Witnesses is Justified, Court Confirms
In July 2019, the District Court of Zurich acquitted a cult expert and former infoSekta employee on all charges of libel brought by the Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses Switzerland. These charges came following an interview in the Tages-Anzeiger (2015) and a media release (2015). From March 2020 on, it became apparent that the Jehovah’s Witnesses of Switzerland were not going to […]
Ministers Called Denmark: Regarding Jehovah’s Witness Revelations
Originally published on Danish Media, TV2 by Jonas HR Moestrup The Jehovah’s Witnesses branch office in Holbæk does not want to be interviewed, but states that in some cases they go to the authorities. The recognized religious community of Jehovah’s Witnesses has an internal set of rules where religious leaders can judge on everything from […]