Jehovah's Witnesses News

By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service

Police in Azerbaijan have raided another Jehovah’s Witness meeting, Forum 18 News Service has learnt. In the latest raid, nine Jehovah’s Witnesses were detained and threatened. “We consider the police raid unlawful since the Constitution of Azerbaijan gives us the right to gather for worship and Azerbaijani law does not require registration to come together to study the Holy Scriptures,” a Jehovah’s Witness told Forum 18. Read the rest of this entry »

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By John Curran THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — A Connecticut man arrested yesterday after allegedly shooting out the back window of a police cruiser is being investigated in a series of earlier shootings that targeted churches, homes and a Vermont State Police barracks.

Police said John M. Davis, 48, of New Britain, Conn., fired a sawed-off shotgun from Read the rest of this entry »

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For Immediate Release
January 25, 2009

YEREVAN, Armenia—Eight years ago today, Armenia joined the Council of Europe on the condition that within three years the country would adopt a law on alternative civilian service and in the meantime would pardon all imprisoned conscientious objectors. Read the rest of this entry »

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Lyndonville, Vermont – January 26, 2009

It’s a quiet Monday at the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, but inside crews have been busy repairing weekend damage at this Lyndonville Church. Church elder Donald Bean was on hand to oversee the work.

“This is the side panel. There’s a twin on the other side and it looks like the bullet came Read the rest of this entry »

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By Ruth Ann Nabb

CADIZ, OH — Jerry Campbell of Kingdom Hall told Cadiz Village Council the Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation is looking to construct a church in a new location – on Rt. 9 within the corporation of the village.

“We found property out by the Metropolitan Housing Office in a wooded area,” Campbell said. Read the rest of this entry »

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For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009

SEOUL, Korea—On January 15, 2009, the Korean Presidential Commission on Suspicious Deaths in the Military released its decision acknowledging that the Korean government was responsible for the deaths of five young men who were Jehovah’s Read the rest of this entry »

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For Immediate Release
January 23, 2009

VIENNA—Austria’s Federal Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture had until January 11, 2009, to decide on the recognition of Jehovah’s Witnesses as a religious community, but the deadline passed without a decision being Read the rest of this entry »

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By Melissa Wagner

The sign read “No LDS or JW”, refering to Latter Day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Once KIMA spoke to the manager she seemed surprised the sign was there, and says she rarely uses that door. She says she comes in from the side.

Manager Jeri Atkins immediately tore the sign down when it was brought to her attention. Action News reporter, Melissa Wagner asked, ” So you had no idea that the sign was on Read the rest of this entry »

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Victor and Vivienne Walker, Jehovah’s Witnesses for the past 23 years, say their rejection of blood transfusions is not open to debate.

“Our non-negotiable stand on blood is Bible-based,” Mr Walker told NZPA.

The Bible stated blood was sacred, represented life, and was not to be stored. Read the rest of this entry »

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By Gwyn McAllister

There are many people who are only familiar with Jehovah’s Witnesses through their evangelical efforts, the door-to-door visits offering information and pamphlets about their religion. But while Martha’s Vineyard’s close-knit Jehovah’s Witness community is relatively compact – close to Read the rest of this entry »

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