Letters blaming Satan for Covid-19 and natural disasters sent to Birmingham homes

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “One of the reasons that I believe in this promise is that in Numbers 23 v 19it tells us that ‘God is not a mere man who tells us lies.” In closing, the letter encourages Mr Tooze to contact the author to if he wishes to learn more “about God’s promises for this earth”, or to visit the Jehovah’s Witnesses website. A spokesperson for Jehovah’s Witnesses in the UK said that the letters may have been sent as a part of some Jehovah’s Witnesses “personal ministry” to offer words of encouragement to their neighbours and invite them to join the church, as public preaching work had been suspended due to the pandemic. “Since March 2020, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Britain have suspended their door-to-door and public preaching work,” the spokesperson said. “Some as part of their personal ministry may choose to send letters by post to their neighbours to offer encouragement and invite them to look at the official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses.” The spokesperson added: “Jehovah’s Witnesses are motivated by love of neighbour when reaching out to people to offer comfort from the Bible.”