Philip Brumley’s “sustained effort to deceive”
Philip Brumley Fined over $150k for deceiving a Montana Court in a child sex abuse case MONTANA, USA: Philip Brumley, legal counsel for Jehovah’s Witnesses, and head of the legal department at their headquarters in Patterson, New York, has been fined $154,448.11. On June 22, 2020 he submitted an affidavit to the United States District […]
Nine Jehovah’s Witnesses Charged with Child Rape
Pursuant to the recommendations of the 49th Investigating Grand Jury of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, nine (9) Jehovah’s Witnesses have been arrested and charged since October 2022 to present, for the sexual assault and exploitation of children. The offenses occurred during the years 1990 to 2009, spanning some 20 years. All nine (9) male Jehovah’s […]
SPAIN: Struggle in Jehovah’s Witnesses
File photo of a Jehovah’s Witness man on a street in the UK. Richard Baker via Getty Images. This is the first time a religion has brought an action against dissidents in Spain. The Court of 1st Instance of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) will investigate whether the name of one of the associations undermines the honor […]
SPAIN: Jehovah’s Witnesses take their victims to court
Shutterstock | Roman Riviera Those who have abandoned Jehovah’s Witnesses are considered “apostates” by the sect, and adherents cut off all contact with them, even if they are part of their own family. Originally published on November 7, 2022 in Spanish on Aleteia by Luis Santamaría*. On November 8, the Court of 1st Instance of […]
NORWAY: Jehovah’s Witnesses Denied State Subsidy
Paul Gillies, director of the Office of Public Information (OPI) of Jehovah’s Witnesses On 1 January 2021, the new Religious Communities Act came into force in Norway. The Act contains conditions for registration of and grants to faiths and religious communities. It also specifies several grounds for when grants can be refused. With the implementation […]
Ex-Jehovah’s Witness want ban on baptism of children: ‘You lose everything if you decide differently later’
Ex-Jehovah’s Witness want ban on baptism children: ‘You lose everything if you decide differently later’ ARNHEM, Netherlands – The baptism of minors at the Jehovah’s Witnesses must come to an end. A Gelderland foundation of ex-Jehovah’s witnesses argues for this in a letter to the House of Representatives and the Ministry of Legal Protection. The […]
“This is not a state campaign against the Church”?
Church “New life in Kazakhstan” – https://cabar.asia/en/kazakhstan-secularism-is-not-a-western-invention “This is not a state campaign against the Church”? Originally published on August 19, 2022 on forum18 and written by Felix Corley Kazakhstan – Protestants say secret police encouraged a former church member to lodge a suit against New Life Church – now in court in Pavlodar – […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses to pay over 3 years’ wages
Originally published on September 24, 2021 on forum18 and written by Felix Corley Kazakhstan – The court sided with the “expert analysis” of the Justice Ministry, even though the court was informed that 63 percent of the analysis was plagiarized from the Russians and thus concluded that reading publications of Jehovah’s Witnesses harms mental health. […]
GERMANY: Abuse Commission focuses on Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse wants to take a closer look at allegations of abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Independent Commission on Child Sexual Abuse has announced that it will investigate allegations of abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses. Originally published in German on Merkur.de. Berlin – The Independent Commission for the […]