SWITZERLAND: Jehovah’s Witnesses tear apart families
Yesterday, (Sunday July 26, 2015) a worldwide commemoration day for the victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses took place. Regina Spiess from Infosekta organized a poster campaign in Zurich. Originally posted on Tages Anzeiger by Hugo Stamm You focus on the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Why?We have many inquiries about this denomination. It also has to do with their […]
NORWAY: “Remove the evil man from your midst”
A former member of Jehovah’s Witnesses speaks of life inside the group. It is a story of fear, shame and a family that no longer wants contact. Story originally published on Studvest by Eirik Wichstad. Photos by Line Magde Lunde Hatleskog Dennis Langedal (23) chose to break with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. He had to pay […]
NORWAY: Dennis loved to preach, then left – It was like being at his own funeral
BREAK WITH THE COURSE: Having been a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout his life, Dennis Langedal (24) last year chose to break with his congregation. It has cost him dearly. Story originally posted on TV 2.no by Malin Saue Johansen. Cover Photo: Line Hatleskog / Studvest Dennis Langedal grew up in the Jehovah’s Witnesses. In […]
Wait on Jehovah
André was a zealous Jehovah’s Witness for over 30 years. He was married to a wonderful sister and they had three children together. However, things started to change for André. He was beginning to have doubts. His relationship with Jehovah was beginning to wane. Eventually he, along with his wife and children, stopped attending meetings. […]
Italy: Daughters Shun Jehovah’s Witness Mother for accepting Blood Transfusion
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: Former Jehovah’s Witnesses were monitoring others: as if they were the police
Originally published on Danish Media, TV2 by Jonas HR Moestrup Many former Jehovah’s Witnesses say they were monitored byother members. The Religious Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses monitorsits members to determine whether they have violated the organization’s internalrules. This is the criticism from David Maagaard, formerly aministerial servant in Jehovah’s Witnesses, told how the congregation elders […]
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 […]
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. […]