The Jehovah’s Witnesses have sued the Dutch State for discrimination, the religious organization informed Trouw. Utrecht University conducted the investigation involved, following publications in Trouw in which sexual abuse victims within the Jehovah’s Witnesses described what happened to them, and published the results in January 2020. Utrecht University concluded that 60 percent of sexual abuse victims were very critical of …
Jehovah’s Witnesses, whose prayer meeting in Kochi was marred by devastating bomb blasts on Sunday in which two persons died and 51 others are seriously injured, is a Christian sect known for its evangelical work. A witness is a person who proclaims views or truths of which he is convinced.” Practices and beliefs Unlike mainstream Christian denominations, Jehovah’s Witnesses do …
A distressed Newcastle doctor has told an inquest a Jehovah's Witness woman preferred to die rather than accept a blood transfusion that could have saved her life. Key points: Jehovah's Witness woman Heather Winchester bled to death in 2019 A treating doctor has told the inquest she repeatedly tried to persuade her to reverse her decision to reject a blood …
A Hunter Valley woman has told an inquest her Jehovah's Witness mother was acting on what the church wanted her to do by refusing a blood transfusion that could have saved her life. Key points: Heather Winchester told her daughter she wanted to do what the church wanted by refusing a blood transfusion Ms Winchester's organs failed as she bled …
Trust in religious leaders is dropping, but some Australians say they've never been 'closer to God'. The Australia Talks National Survey found 41 per cent of Australians don't trust religious leaders "at all", a 6 per cent rise since the survey was last conducted in 2019. Among Haodong's age group, the distrust is even more significant: almost half of 18–24 …
