Jehovah’s Witness
Timekeepers no more, rank-and-file Jehovah’s Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours
By Peter Smith — November 27, 2023
For the first time since 1920, leaders of the Jehovah's Witnesses have removed the hours-reporting requirement for rank-and-file adherents.
USCIRF chair rebukes Azerbaijan for imprisoned Jehovah’s Witness conscientious objector
By Adelle M. Banks — October 5, 2022
(RNS) — Seymur Mammadov, 22, was recently sentenced to nine months in prison after objecting to military service.
Nonreligious women of color convene to talk Christian nationalism, reproductive rights
By Alejandra Molina — September 29, 2022
(RNS) — ‘It cannot all be focused on church and state separation. That’s not going to work for people of color, specifically women of color,’ said one organizer of the Women of Color Beyond Belief conference.
Fifth Jehovah’s Witness receives six-year sentence in Russia for practicing his faith
By Adelle M. Banks — December 17, 2020
(RNS) — Yuriy Savelyev was ‘charged with organizing the activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ when his home was raided in 2018.
New report finds nonreligious people face stigma and discrimination
By Alejandra Molina — May 4, 2020
(RNS) — A new study finds that nonreligious people face discrimination and stigma, conceal their nonreligious identities and largely see themselves as atheists and humanists.
Finding a faith that is stronger than death — or my family’s rejection
By Heidi Hall — September 26, 2019
(RNS) — I want an afterlife like my life has been: one like Revelation 7:9, a great multitude of diverse people existing together in love of each other and their Creator. It’s not up to me to say who qualifies.
Russian Supreme Court upholds ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses
By Jerome Socolovsky — July 17, 2017
MOSCOW (AP) — The court's appeals chamber has upheld the April approval of the Russian Justice Ministry's call to halt Jehovah's Witnesses activities and to declare it an extremist organization.
Mormonism’s Russia dilemma: How to grow a fledgling faith without preaching or proselytizing
By Yonat Shimron — July 17, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY — A year ago this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a stringent anti-terrorism law that severely limited outreach of youthful Mormons serving across the country.
Russian court to consider ban on ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses HQ
By Dasha Afanasieva — March 17, 2017
(Reuters) The religious organization is known for its foreign ministries as well as its door-to-door campaigns, but has had problems for years with Russian authorities, who view it as a pernicious cult, an allegation it denies.
THE BEST OF RNS: Serena Williams’ secret weapon: ‘Jehovah God’
By Kimberly Winston — July 10, 2015
(RNS) How does the world's No. 1 ranked tennis player balance being a Jehovah's Witness with her celebrity?
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Bloodless surgery
By Sally Morrow — July 18, 2013
It began as a way to allow Jehovah’s Witnesses and others with religious prohibitions on blood transfusions to undergo surgeries.
Religious leaders welcome FBI hate crimes reporting
By Corrie Mitchell — June 6, 2013
The FBI will begin tracking a number of religious groups as part of its law enforcement crime-reporting program.
Family comes first for fast-growing Jehovah’s Witnesses
By Kay Campbell — July 3, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (RNS) When it comes time for family study hour at Chad and Charlotte Tate's home in Huntsville, Ala., Evan, 18 months, is quick to grab her Bible and climb onto her seat at the table. As Jehovah's Witnesses, the Tates believe it's never too early to help children begin learning the Bible. By Kay Campbell.
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