A woman who was sexually abused by a Jehovah’s Witnesses elder in County Mayo has told a court that he destroyed her childhood, adulthood, motherhood and her whole life. Jorge Paris (62) of Monastery Heath Court, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, was…[Continue Reading...]
On Oct. 30, a Kenai grand jury indicted 45-year-old Aaron “Scott” Merritt on multiple counts, charging him with sexually abusing four girls between the ages of 5 and 14 who were congregants of Kenai’s Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. According…[Continue Reading...]
The refusal of blood transfusions by Jehovah’s Witnesses poses a major challenge in treating acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), particularly in patients presenting with severe anaemia. A woman in her late twenties, presented with a haemoglobin of 6.7 g/dL, received azacitidine…[Continue Reading...]
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed one of two sexual abuse convictions against a former Aroostook County Jehovah’s Witness elder, and asked for him to be resentenced on the other count. Ernest Fyans, a former elder for Kingdom Hall…[Continue Reading...]
Though initially fought by the Village of Sloatsburg back in the mid-2000s, the Woodgrove at Sterlington apartment complex off Route 17 has become a staple of the village, providing a home for hundreds of tenants since it officially opened in…[Continue Reading...]
A groundbreaking study published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion has shed light on the profound and long-lasting challenges faced by people leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses and ways in which targeted support can assist their recovery. Conducted…[Continue Reading...]
Hollywood actor Luke Evans has spoken about reaching a "dark place" during his teenage years when he was experiencing difficulties growing up as gay and being a member of the Jehovah's Witness community. In the third episode of the brand…[Continue Reading...]
In the intersection of faith and medicine, few dilemmas strike as sharply at the heart of ethical and moral reasoning as the decision to refuse life-saving medical treatment on religious grounds. Perhaps the most devastating manifestation of this clash is…[Continue Reading...]
A US man serving in various administrative roles for the Jehovah’s Witnesses sexually molested a child whom he met while working for the Christian religious sect in New Orleans – then continued his career virtually unimpeded and moved to North…[Continue Reading...]
SHEBOYGAN – Madame Tuck glided down the theater aisles during the 1980s-themed Halloween show, donning dangly earrings, a gold sequin gown and red wig. She had just left a rainbow chiffon shawl on stage. As she danced and lip synced…[Continue Reading...]
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