April 2024 updates around the world
Much has transpired within and beyond the view of present Jehovah’s Witness members concerning the organization. Below are brief updates of occurrences in the past month of April, including links to back up the information provided at the end of each column. Current News Japan 1st photo: “The first questionnaire survey to “Religion 2nd generation, […]
SPAIN – Defamation lawsuit backfires as Spanish Association countersues
A Legal Twist: Jehovah’s Witnesses can be called “A destructive Sect” in Spain Members of the Spanish Association AEVTJ Updates and Understanding of the Spanish Association’s stand against the Jehovah’s Witness Sect’s lawsuits Written by Miss Usato, first published December 23rd, 2023 “Everything happens when you start to disagree. We call ourselves victims with all […]
A Madrid judge accepts that Jehovah’s Witnesses can be classified as a “destructive sect” and the followers of him as “victims”
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses check all the boxes for a cult? – Photo – Freedom of Mind Resource Center Originally published in Spanish by 20minutos.es on December 14, 2023 The magistrate rejects a complaint against the association of Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Government grants Jehovah’s Witnesses the tax benefits that the Catholic Church has. Justice […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses are a “destructive cult” and the former members, “victims”, according to a ruling
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses check all the boxes for a cult? – Photo – Freedom of Mind Resource Center Originally published in Spanish by larazon.es on December 14, 2023. Written by F. Miller. The lawsuit filed by this religious organization against the Spanish Association of Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses is dismissed. The religious confession Jehovah’s Christian […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses appear “perplexed” for the sentence that protects them as a “sect” and they will resort
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses check all the boxes for a cult? – Photo – Freedom of Mind Resource Center Originally published in Spanish by Europa Press Sociedad on December 14, 2023. Jehovah’s Witnesses have been “perplexed and dismayed” by the ruling of the Court of First Instance and Instruction number 6 of Torrejón de Ardoz that […]
The dark side of Jehovah’s Witnesses: A young woman recounts a harsh confession
A young woman decided to break the silence, after the congregation publicly said that leaving was a “voluntary” action that carried no consequences. Originally published on March 23, 2023 in Spanish on La Tercera and written by Nicole Iporre. Commentary by Lester Somrah. “I am going to talk seriously about what happens within the Jehovah’s […]
SPAIN: Struggle in Jehovah’s Witnesses
File photo of a Jehovah’s Witness man on a street in the UK. Richard Baker via Getty Images. This is the first time a religion has brought an action against dissidents in Spain. The Court of 1st Instance of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) will investigate whether the name of one of the associations undermines the honor […]
SPAIN: Jehovah’s Witnesses take their victims to court
Shutterstock | Roman Riviera Those who have abandoned Jehovah’s Witnesses are considered “apostates” by the sect, and adherents cut off all contact with them, even if they are part of their own family. Originally published on November 7, 2022 in Spanish on Aleteia by Luis Santamaría*. On November 8, the Court of 1st Instance of […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses denounce their ‘dissidents’ after creating the Association of Victims
Originally published on vozpópuli on 18 Jun 2021 by Laura Fàbregas. The Jehovah’s Witnesses in Spain have filed a lawsuit in the Torrejón de Ardoz court (Madrid) against the Spanish Association of Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses [Asociación Española de Víctimas de los Testigos de Jehová]. According to the lawsuit to which Vozpópuli has had access, […]