Denmark: Secret Jehovah’s Book Judge in matters of Drug Use and Sex Before Marriage
Originally published on Danish Media, TV2 by Jonas HR Moestrup According to a handbook for religious leaders, a judicial committee is to be set up, for example, in matters related to murder, drug use, adultery and celebration of false religious festivals. Religious bodies within Jehovah’s Witnesses would investigate violations of internal rules and then judge […]
ITALY: Jehovah’s Witness accepts transfusion, rejected by her community and daughters
Originally posted on Repubblica.it – Napoli. From Salerno, the woman appeals to the girls she has not seen for three weeks: “Understand my pain, call me”. “These two teddy bears were my little girls’, now I only have them”. Grazia di Nicola, 48, of Colliano in the province of Salerno, looks with nostalgia at her […]
DENMARK: ‘Parallel legal community’ of Jehovah’s Witnesses at odds with religious freedom, says expert
Originally published on Danish Media, TV2 by Jonas HR Moestrup The recognized religious community of Jehovah’s Witnesses has an internal set of rules where religious leaders can judge on everything from smoking to killing. In Denmark, there are 173 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses, each led by a religious body – a so-called Body of Elders. […]
DENMARK: Ministers are called for consultation 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 […]
DENMARK: Witnesses used hidden recording against woman – asked about her sex life
Originally published on Danish Media, TV2 by Jonas HR Moestrup Religious leaders used a hidden recording against Ann Celina to expel her for having a boyfriend. Now she has no contact with her family. Never has Ann Celina felt so offended in her life as when she was facing three men who asked her about […]
DENMARK: An Elder stands up against criticism of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Originally published on Danish Media, TV2 by Jonas HR Moestrup His own daughter is expelled from Jehovah’s Witnesses. He believes that God is above everything else. For Tom Pedersen from Ulstrup, God is above everything else. – Some people find it hard to understand. That one can put something over their own life, he says. […]
The Two Witness Rule – an open letter
The ‘Two Witness Rule’ used by Jehovah’s Witnesses’ elders in their judicial committees with regard to accusations of child sexual abuse must be abandoned and disavowed. It has allowed sexual predators to escape justice. Some have attacked multiple victims. No matter how credible the accusation, within the Jehovah’s Witnesses there has to be either a […]
2018 Be Courageous! Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses
The full program for the 2018 Be Courageous! Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The 2018 Be Courageous! Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses will include, over the course of three days, a Chairman’s Address, 8 symposiums, a dramatic bible reading, baptisms, a public discourse and a feature film about the biblical character Jonah. It’s an event where young children are […]
Memorial & Special Talk 2018
On the night before he died, Jesus told his followers to commemorate his death. He said: “Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” – Luke 22:19 Jehovah’s Witnesses’ annual commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ will be held on: Saturday, March 31, 2018. In connection with this event, a special Bible talk will be […]