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NORWAY: God’s Chosen Jehovah’s Witnesses

God's Chosen Jehovah's Witnesses

NRK is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television broadcasting company. It is also the largest media organization in Norway. On Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020, NRK aired a 54 minute documentary about Jehovah’s Witnesses. The documentary explores how young people are required to give intimate details about their sex lives to older men in the organization. It […]

God’s Chosen: Jehovah’s Witnesses

God's Chosen - Jehovah's Witnesses

NRK is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television broadcasting company. It is also the largest media organization in Norway. On Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020, NRK aired a 54 minute documentary about Jehovah’s Witnesses. The documentary explores how young people are required to give intimate details about their sex lives to older men in the organization. […]

David Gnam: A Supreme Court Liar?

David Gnam Liar to the Supreme Court of Canada?

On Thursday November 2, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada heard a case involving a disfellowshipped Jehovah’s Witness who challenged the fairness of the procedures. In his opening statement, Jehovah’s Witness elder and lawyer, David Gnam (a managing partner of W. Glen How & Associates LLP), claimed that “normal family relations continue with the exception […]

Disfellowshipping: Judicial Committee Meetings

Disfellowshipping: Judicial Committee Meetings

Jehovah’s Witnesses have their own internal court system to deal with wayward members. How do elders perform these court systems? Can members have representation or are they required to attend alone? Are all elders on the body made aware of the sin? The following two videos were created to teach congregation elders on how to […]

When My Parents Won’t Answer My Calls: Shunning and Coronavirus

Shunning and Coronavirus

I’ve tried to call my mother twice since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. The first time was about a week ago, and it was late. I knew there was a chance she wouldn’t answer because of the hour alone, about a minute till eleven, and I think that was part of the reason why I […]

Did Jehovah’s Witnesses Lie?

Jehovah's Witnesses neutrality stance

Jehovah’s Witnesses receive NOK 14 million ($1.5 million) from the Norwegian government each year. In 2019 they risked losing it all because of their treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses who publicly vote during elections. They wrote a letter to the Norwegian government explaining their stance on disfellowshipping and shunning. Here is a translation. Did they lie? […]

“You’ve already disassociated yourself from Jehovah’s Witnesses”

Alexandra Bautista

A female Jehovah’s Witness was asked to attend a judicial committee meeting with four (4) elders. They arranged the meeting with Alexandra Bautista for July 30th 2019 at 6:00 pm. The meeting was arranged by text message. Upon arriving at her judicial meeting, the elders inform Alexandra that it is not a judicial meeting. Instead […]

SWITZERLAND: Jehovah’s Witnesses tear apart families

Regina Spiess Infosekta

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”

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 […]