UK: Charity Commission welcomes renewed court victory over safeguarding investigation
The Charity Commission has welcomed an Upper Tribunal judgment dismissing an appeal against its decision to investigate a charity over safeguarding concerns. The regulator placed Manchester New Moston Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (charity number 1065201 – ‘the charity’) under inquiry in May 2014 to investigate concerns about the charity’s approach to safeguarding. The charity applied […]
RUSSIA: Human Rights Violations
Jehovah’s Witnesses have released the following press release on their official website, jw.org, in relation to their human rights crisis in Russia: Threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to Kremlin and Supreme Court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign. The Governing […]
Memorial of Jesus Christ’s Death
On Tuesday, April 11, 2017, Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world will be participating in their annual memorial to commemorate Christ’s death. They are currently going door-to-door inviting the public to attend this solemn event with them. It is expected that upwards of 20 million will attend their global event this year. Background to the Memorial If […]
AUSTRALIA: Case Study 54: Stewart’s Introduction
This is the Royal Commission’s 54th Case Study. It follows the Royal Commission’s inquiry into the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Watchtower Australia in Case Study 29. That case study concerned the responses of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Watchtower Australia to allegations, reports and complaints of child sexual abuse within the organisation. Case Study 29 took place in […]
NWOMASUA A WƆKASA TIA
“Tena ase te sɛ nea ɔkyena wobɛwu. Sua adeɛ te sɛ nea wobɛtena ase daa” – Mahatma Ghandi. Asɛm a Ghandi kae yi ho nhia YehowavAdansefoɔ ahe biara. Wɔgyidi sɛ ɔkyena nko ara wiase bɛtumi asɛe nanso wɔtena ase te sɛ nea wiase nsɛe. Wɔsan gye di sɛ wɔbɛtena ase daa nanso mpɛn pii no […]
GHANA: Alex Reinmuller in Ghana
On February 12, 2017, Alex Reinmuller visited Ghana as a Governing Body representative. Alex Reinmuller is a helper to the Governing Body serving on the Publishing Committee. He is also an executive board member of Kingdom Services, Inc., serving as Secretary Treasurer. You may view his talk on youtube. Alternatively, you may read the transcript […]
SPAIN: Spanish Branch Signs Endesa Electricity Contract
Endesa Energia S.A.U. is the largest electricity supplier in Spain and the second largest operator in Portugal. It is a subsidiary of Enel Group. It has more than 10,000 employees serving more than 11 million customers. According to a strictly confidential letter recently leaked, the Spanish Branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses, based in Madrid, has signed a global contract […]
USA: Stephanie Fessler v Watch Tower
Stephanie Fessler is a former Jehovah’s Witness and a victim of child sexual abuse. On Tuesday, February 7 2017 starting at 11am, she will have a trial by jury in Pennsylvania against defendants Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of New York, the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Inc., Spring Grove Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and her […]
Circuit Overseer Guidelines
In the first century of our Common Era, the apostles and other older men made timely visits as traveling overseers to the Christian congregations. The visit of Paul and Barnabas to congregations in Asia Minor ‘strengthened the disciples and encouraged them to remain in the faith.’ (Acts 14:21-23) The governing body in Jerusalem sent Judas […]