Tag: Jehovah’s Witnesses

Child sex assault charges dropped against southern Colorado Jehovah’s Witness church member

Published March 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Colorado, Colorado Springs, Jehovah's Witnesses, sexual abuse allegations

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Charges have been dropped against a Florissant man accused of sexually assaulting eight children tied to a Jehovah’s Witnesses church, where the suspect was reportedly a respected elder. Shawn Swisher was in Teller County court…[Continue Reading...]

Japan lawyers form group to support children of Jehovah’s Witnesses followers

Published March 3, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged Japan, Jehovah's Witnesses, Second generation Witnesses

A group of lawyers in Japan has been formed to support children of followers of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization. “We want to stop the violation of the human rights” of such second-generation followers, Jun Tabata, a member of the…[Continue Reading...]

Two more Lancaster Jehovah’s Witnesses charged with sexual abuse of children

Published February 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abimael Valentin-Matos, criminal charges, Jehovah's Witnesses, Norman Aviles, Pennsylvania, sexual abuse

Two more Jehovah's Witnesses from Lancaster County have been charged by a statewide grand jury with using their positions within their churches to sexually abuse children. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced charges against Abimael Valentin-Matos, 42, and Norman Aviles,…[Continue Reading...]

I Flew Across The Country For My Mom’s Wedding. When I Arrived, She Uninvited Me.

Published January 29, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged disfellowshipped, family estrangement, Jehovah's Witnesses, personal story

Some brides get cold feet before their wedding. My mom got cold feet about seeing me at hers. My phone pinged before I stepped off the plane that had taken me from my new home in Southern California to my…[Continue Reading...]

2nd-generation Jehovah’s Witness shows empathy with accused Abe assassin

Published January 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged former member, Japan, Jehovah's Witnesses

OSAKA -- "He must have thought, 'if it weren't for their religion,' because I was the same," said a 45-year-old man who was raised by religious parents as a "second-generation follower" about Tetsuya Yamagami, who has been indicted for the…[Continue Reading...]

Couple that died outside of Thornton Kingdom Hall had ‘issues’ with congregation, ‘were no longer welcome’

Published December 29, 2022 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jehovah's Witnesses

THORNTON, Colo. — Thornton police say the two people who died outside a Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Thornton on Sunday had "issues" with the congregation and "were no longer welcome" to join it. According to a final report from…[Continue Reading...]

Americans’ views on 35 religious groups, organizations, and belief systems

Published December 24, 2022 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jehovah's Witnesses, Satanism, Scientology, unpopular religious groups

A recent YouGov poll explores Americans' attitudes toward 35 religious groups, organizations, and belief systems. Belief systems that encompass the largest shares of Americans — including Christianity, Catholicism, and Protestantism — are among the ones the most Americans view favorably.…[Continue Reading...]