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Jehovah's Witnesses annual convention moves to Orem for a two-weekend event on the theme of "Pure Worship." A highlight is ...
Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world have embarked on a global spiritual campaign themed “Pure Worship” as part of their 2025 annual convention series, which runs from June through October this year.
Nearly 5,000 people from across the tri-state region came together in Albany for a nationwide Jehovah's Witness convention.
Former Jehovah's Witnesses Heather Steele, 48, and John Michael Ewing, 47, claim they were sexually abused as children by leaders within the scandal-scarred organization -- and now plan to sue ...
Jehovah’s Witness worship focuses on prayer, reading and studying the Bible, and sharing beliefs with others. Its doctrine is directed by a governing body of elders headquartered in New York.
The death of superstar musician Prince has prompted many reflections on his life – including his religious faith.Prince, who was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist, became a Jehovah’s Witness as an ...
The Vice TV doc “Crusaders” examines a secret database of thousands of Jehovah’s Witness child-sex offenders that’s been assembled by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.
One Jehovah’s Witness sexually abused at least seven children in San Diego congregations in the ’80s and ’90s. Leaders knew but did not report him to law enforcement, according to testimony ...
The Jehovah's Witnesses U.S. Branch in WallKill, New York, provided a statement to USA TODAY, saying the organization "care(s) deeply about children" and always tries to follow the law.
The Jehovah's Witnesses say they will not implement these recommendations because their practices are based on the Bible. They say the royal commission conflated family child sex abuse with abuse ...
Jehovah’s Witnesses are known mostly for their door-to-door proselytizing, rejection of traditional holidays and refusal to accept blood transfusions even in the face of death.
For more than 25 years, Jehovah’s Witnesses officials have instructed local leaders – known as elders – in all of the religion’s 14,000 U.S. congregations to hide sexual abuse from law enforcement.