NORWAY: State Administrator issues Jehovah’s Witnesses with notice of loss of registration
MAY LOSE REGISTRATION: “We will now consider whether the conditions that came to light in our investigations may also have an impact on the registration of Jehovah’s Witnesses”, writes the State Administrator in Oslo and Viken in a letter to Jehovah’s Witnesses. (Photo: Vidar Ruud/NTB) JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES: The shunning practice of Jehovah’s Witnesses is the […]
Speak Up! Even if it costs everything
Jan Frodde Nilsen was born into Jehovah’s Witnesses. When he began to question his faith and spoke out, it he learned it costs everything.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Resume In-Person House-to-House Ministry on September 1st 2022
Seven Reasons Why You Should Listen to Jehovah’s Witnesses Written by Lester Somrah – September 13 2022 Reason 7 was updated on September 15 2022 On August 3rd 2022, the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced that in-person house-to-house ministry would resume on Thursday 1st September 2022. This is after more than two (2) years […]
NETHERLANDS: Investigation into consequences of shunning former Jehovah’s Witnesses
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Den Helder. Photo Olaf Kraak Insular religious communities who shun former members is not a criminal offence. However, the House of Representatives calls it “medieval” and “psychological abuse”. Originally published May 17, 2022 in Dutch by Thomas Borst on NRC. The cabinet is investigating the consequences of shunning former […]
Norway – Funding Toxic Faith and Extreme Beliefs
“Toxic faith is a destructive and dangerous involvement in a religion that allows the religion, not a relationship with God, to control a person’s life.” – Arterburn, S. & Felton, J. (1991). Toxic Faith: Experiencing Healing from Painful Spiritual Abuse. Should State subsidies be used to promote and fund toxic beliefs and practices such […]
Dishonesty from Jehovah’s Witnesses
STATE SUPPORT: Chairman of the Board Jørgen Pedersen and I have served together as elders. We both know about the requirement to shy away from those who sign up. Originally published by vartland on March 27, 2022. Rolf Furuli, Jehovah’s Witnesses, debate I will not try to interpret the law on religious communities, nor will […]
NETHERLANDS: Chamber wants to stop ‘blackmail’ by Jehovah’s Witnesses
A House majority is against the practice of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The parties suspect that the religious community is blackmailing people who want to leave the faith. Originally published in Dutch on Pointer by J Koot on March 18, 2022. Jehovah’s Witnesses, known for their members going doo-to-door bringing the faith, have strict rules against apostates. […]
Ex-Witnesses open attack on ‘traumatic’ exclusion policy
After a successful lawsuit in Belgium, a group of Dutch Jehovah’s Witnesses is now also fighting the ‘discriminatory’ exclusion policy. “It’s a social death sentence.” Originally published in Dutch by Rianne Oosterom and Marinde van der Breggen on October 10, 2021 on Trow A group of thirty ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses wants the judiciary to intervene in what they consider […]
What it’s like to be seen as a ‘child of Satan’
Jim Winter lost everything and developed sleeping problems, the corona time became even lonelier for Gerda Gorter: what the ‘inhuman’ exclusion policy does to ex-members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Originally published in Dutch by Rianne Oosterom and Marinde van der Breggen on October 10, 2021 on Trow It was on an ordinary work day, now four years […]