We've had two Presidents, One White, One Black and Osama hasn't been taken out yet. White and Black people ya'... Oct 7, 2009
"No Soliciting" may not keep the Jehovah's Witnesses away, but try a sign like I have under my "No Soliciting" sign - "No Proselytizing.". Score: 0. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Faith-Healing Parents Given Jail Sentence Oct 7, 2009
Judge Calls Pair "Very Good People", Gives Them 6 Months Jail for Letting Daughter Die Untreated. Madeline Kara Neumann, of Weston, Wis. (CBS News)
Editorial: Donating blood is simple and desperately needed Oct 1, 2009
Jehovah's Witnesses blood transfusion confusion. Simple fact-The Bible does not prohibit Blood transfusions. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Serena Williams Swears to God Sep 16, 2009
What do the Jehovah's Witnesses make of Serena Williams' cursing ... How do the Jehovah's Witnesses feel about cussing ... The first is a blatant violation of the Second Commandment, "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." , a magazine published by Jehovah's Witnesses, also discourages the second. (Slate)
• Otis L. Gatling Sep 10, 2009
Otis was one of Jehovah's witnesses for 48 years. He loved gardening and fishing, and was good with his hands. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Obituaries 9-8-09 Sep 8, 2009
Later in 2001, he moved to Senatobia to work along with the local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in the door to door ministry ... A memorial service will be held September 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3813 Hwy 51 South in Senatobia, Ms.. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
How life of 'sweet kid' unraveled in adulthood Sep 7, 2009
" A few years later, while studying carpentry and drafting in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas, he also was writing love songs to little girls, an acquaintance claimed last week. He began attending regular Jehovah's Witnesses worship, and later he met fellow Witness Nancy Bocanegra. She was visiting her imprisoned uncle, began a romance with Garrido, and in 1981 they were married while he was still behind bars. The life path Bocanegra took from her birth in Texas to that fateful prison... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jehovah's Witnesses agree to 5-year deal at Sacramento Convention Center Sep 2, 2009
for free extra services. Subscribe to Sacramento Business Journal. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Obituaries for Thursday, August 27 Edition Aug 28, 2009
She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Eldon ... A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3497 Highway 52, Eldon ... I'm so thankful that I accepted the free Bible study course with Jehovah's Witnesses. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
dog-loving couple stalked and killed by dog pack in Georgia (no word on Michael Vicks whereabouts) Aug 25, 2009
Jehovah's Witnesses walking up the lane to visit the lone house found the Schweders' mutilated bodies lying next to the car and called 911, Fullington said. He added that a sheriff's deputy had to fire a shot in the air to scare the dogs away. (Harper's Magazine)
Church roundup Aug 21, 2009
Special Assembly Day Program of Jehovah's Witnesses. A Special Assembly Day Program of Jehovah's Witnesses will take place from 9:50 a.m.-3:55 p.m. Aug. 29 at Conyers Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 125 Glenn Road NE, Conyers ... Traveling representative of Jehovah Witnesses Steve Elumbaugh and traveling representative from Jehovah's Witnesses World Headquarters Robert Rains will be the guest speakers. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Feral dogs euthanized; charges weighed after maulings Aug 19, 2009
" Jehovah's Witnesses in the area found their bodies Saturday morning. Investigators plan to meet later this week with District Attorney Bob Lavender to discuss if the dogs' caregiver will be charged, said Jim Fullington, special agent in charge of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Athens office. The owner had lived in the Thaxton Road home until recently, but returned every other day to feed the dogs. "Nobody's been charged at this time," Fullington said. "We're still finishing the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Scoop: Is money keeping Ed and Jillian together? Aug 19, 2009
Both Katherine and Rebbie Jackson are Jehovah's Witnesses, and do not celebrate birthdays, but the religious reason isn't their only objection. (Katherine and Rebbie Jackson feared) it would turn the burial into a spectacle that will be hard for the kids to not be swept up in," the friend said. Katherine is having a really hard time with Michaels death, but she puts the kids first. She and Rebbie have been doing a good job of keeping separate from the drama. Joe doesnt factor how Paris,... (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Wild dogs kill US animal lovers Aug 19, 2009
A group of Jehovah's Witnesses walking in the same area discovered the bodies Saturday morning and called police. Four days later, a faint unpleasant smell still hung in the air. (India Times, India)
Bloggers' challenge: Is Cache Valley hospitable to newcomers? Aug 18, 2009
I am also one of Jehovah's Witnesses and have been for nearly 30 years. So I feel I am pretty intuitive about folks, at least as far as first impressions. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
'Brutal dog attack' killed couple Aug 18, 2009
Their bodies lay on either side of the road next to the car before visiting Jehovah's Witnesses found them Saturday morning. Authorities said little during the early stages of the investigation. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Authorities identify dead couple Aug 17, 2009
Visiting Jehovah's Witnesses discovered the bodies Saturday morning along Howard Thaxton Road, a spur off Ga. 77 a little more than two miles north of Lexington. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Pair of nuns help Mo. police nab robbery suspect Aug 14, 2009
An 82-year-old man who planned a shooting rampage at a meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses was deterred because his submachine gun jammed, police said Friday ... He was then overpowered by two Jehovah's Witnesses and arrested. (Fresno Bee)
PAPER: Michael Jackson kids' godfather claims paternity... Aug 9, 2009
I think he should take a paternity test and hopefully be able to care for them because I hear that at the moment, Michael's kids are being isolated by their friends and will be forced to be Jehovah's witnesses. . (The Drudge Report)
Editorial: Lodi council should stop picking faiths Aug 4, 2009
Look through a phone book and you can find a Jewish synagogue, a Muslim mosque, and houses of worship for Buddhists, Baha'is, Catholics, Mormons, Baptists, Episcopalians, Methodists, Christian Scientists, Congregationalists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists, Presbyterians, Lutherans and a host of religious sects. City Council policy acknowledges this diversity by stating that all pre-meeting invocations "are to be nonsectarian and nondenominational." It states further that city policy... (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
In brief: Matters of faith Aug 1, 2009
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES: The Spanish District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses will be at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium, UAA Campus, 9:20 a.m.-4:55 p.m. today and Sunday. The theme is "Keep On The Watch!" The Bible based program will be presented entirely in Spanish. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hawaii tourism pocketed $882 million less so far this year Jul 30, 2009
He said the 29,000 people expected for Jehovah's Witnesses international convention in late November comes at a particularly welcome time. "We're seeing people doing more videoconferencing," he said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Poll: Mormons most likely to be offended by Hollywood Jul 29, 2009
By Tiffany Stanley, Religion News Service WASHINGTON Mormons are the faith group most likely to say Hollywood threatens their values, followed by Jehovah's Witnesses and evangelicals, according to a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The survey showed more than two-thirds of Mormons (68%) rebuffed the entertainment industry, followed by 54% of Jehovah's Witnesses and 53% of evangelicals. (USA Today -- News)
29,000 Jehovah's Witnesses arriving Jul 29, 2009
About 29,000 Jehovah's Witnesses are expected for an international convention scheduled on two November weekends at the Hawai'i Convention Center, making it among the largest religious meetings ever at the center. The Christian Congregation of the Jehovah's Witnesses of Hawai'i's meetings are expected to generate more than $100 million in statewide spending ... The Jehovah's Witnesses number more than 7. (Honolulu Advertiser)
'Serial Shooter' Dieteman faces jury during sentencing Jul 28, 2009
Dieteman said he read about Catholicism and studied Jehovah's Witnesses, before turning to Judaism, the religion of his mother's birth parents. "It was like a homecoming," he said. (AZCentral -- News)
Wanda Marie Honts Jul 24, 2009
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Saturday, July 25, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 701 Lake Park Blvd., Muscatine ... She was a member of the Muscatine Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Newsweek: Hardcore fans say Britney saved them Jul 23, 2009
Eighty percent of all Children raised in the oppressive Jehovah's Witnesses sect will leave,many are kicked out (shunned) to be tossed out on the street. God bless them. (MSNBC -- News)
Click to read: Janet Jackson Offering to Raise MJ's Kids? Jul 18, 2009
The following SUMMARIES OF OVER 1400 JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES CRIMINAL and CIVIL COURT CASES will provide the BEST and MOST ACCURATE info about Jehovah's Witnesses, their beliefs, and how they ACTUALLY practice such day to day ... DIVORCE, BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, AND OTHER LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ... The following website summarizes over 500 lawsuits filed by Jehovah's Witnesses against their Employers, incidents involving problem JW Employees, and other secret JW "history"... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Obituaries 7-14-09 Jul 15, 2009
Pammie was one of Jehovah's Witnesses. She pioneered in her younger years. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
Genevieve (Kroening) Lee Jul 10, 2009
Memorial contributions may be made to Coloma Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses or Berrien County Cancer Service ... She also leaves behind a vast spiritual family of brothers and sisters, in particular the Coloma, Benton Harbor and St. Joseph congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses. (The Herald-Palladium)
Click to read:Jackson Memorial Guests Named; L.A. Braces Jul 7, 2009
They don't mix socially with the non believers outside the Jehovah's Witnesses. More precisely his character was too worldly for his religion. (CBS News)
Brainerd lakes area churches Jul 4, 2009
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Parents of Oregon boy settle in surgery lawsuit Jul 2, 2009
Existing laws have gradually accounted for more well-known and established faiths, such as Pentecostalism, Christian Science and Jehovah's Witnesses. But recent cases in the news have judges and child care advocates dealing with parents who claim adherence to lesser-known faiths, such as the Minnesota family following an Internet-based group's American Indian beliefs, and an independent Oregon church that has been investigated in the past for the deaths of members' sick children. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Courts Challenged by Faith Healing Cases Jul 1, 2009
Existing laws have gradually accounted for more well-known and established faiths, such as Pentecostalism, Christian Science and Jehovah's Witnesses ... Jehovah's Witnesses blood transfusion confusion ... Jehovah's Witnesses & blood transfusions is contradictory,they condemn blood but then go and use 'fractions',donated by thousands of Red Cross volunteers. (CBS News -- Health)
New challenges in faith healing cases Jul 1, 2009
Existing laws have gradually accounted for more well-known and established faiths, such as Pentecostalism, Christian Science and Jehovah's Witnesses. But recent cases in the news have judges and child care advocates dealing with parents who claim adherence to lesser-known faiths, such as the Minnesota family following an Internet-based group's American Indian beliefs, and an independent church in the western state of Oregon that has been investigated in the past for the deaths of members' sick... (MSNBC -- Crime)
Arab World Mourns Michael Jackson Jun 29, 2009
The Jackson brothers were raised as Jehovah's Witnesses. Others simply loved Michael Jackson for his music. (Newsmax)
Dont overlook bright spots in Coliseum report Jun 29, 2009
Another good sign is returning events, such as the Jehovah's Witnesses conference and the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association competition. People attending events from out of town help boost revenue for restaurants, bars, hotels and even retail stores, in some cases. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Jehovah's Witnesses convention focuses on apocalypse Jun 27, 2009
Jehovah s Witnesses convention focuses on apocalypse. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Kingdom Hall facelift Jun 27, 2009
Chet Susslin / The Citizen Kurt Luft, of Hudson, works on brick siding during renovation of the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Fleming ... Dave Lansbury, one of the six elders that govern the Auburn congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, explained the renovation process: A couple years ago, we started looking at replacing the carpeting, starting out small, but the next thing we knew, we had come together to compile a list of things we needed done ... The congregants of Kingdom Hall are more... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Hearing Set For Boy Forced To Get Chemo Jun 24, 2009
Jehovah's witnesses who don't believe in blood transfusuions still must get them for their children when that is the only way to avoid death. Parents who starve their children to death feeding them only a special religiously assigned diet are prosecuted for the murder. (CBS News -- Health)
Theater review: Don Reed's 'East 14th' Jun 24, 2009
Key players include the rigidly righteous stepfather, who enlists the young Donny in Saturdays of door-to-door Jehovah's Witnesses proselytizing, and the rakish father who provides unexpectedly wise guidance. Almost as important are his two older half brothers, the self-consciously macho pimp-in-training Darrell and flamboyantly "super gay" Tony. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Bible ” ready for a fresh reading Jun 20, 2009
Matt wrote on Jun 19, 2009 2:23 PM:" An apostate from the Jehovah's Witnesses would be someone who no longer trusts that faith. An apostate from Judaism would be someone who no longer trusts that faith. Apostasy is to no longer trust the faith one used to belong to. If you've never been a Baptist you can't be an apostate from Baptist's. But to no longer trust Christian Bibles at all, is to be an apostate to Christianity entirely. This man can legally preach his doctrines, but to do so as if he's... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Jehovah's Witnesses Jun 20, 2009
Last Updated on Friday, Jun 12, 2009 - 05:29:21 am CDT. 2009 The Daily Iberian. (New Iberia, LA)
Proclaiming God's name Jun 20, 2009
ANDREWWEEKS/Times-NewsMartin Broder of Wendell sits inside the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Twin Falls ... He invited the missionaries back, and before long he gave up the Jewish religion he had grown up in and joined Jehovah's Witnesses ... Much like the other 7 million Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide, Broder believes a "new system" - which will bring an end to world politics and usher in a theocratic government overseen by Jesus Christ - will be established in the not-too-distant future. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Rocky Mountain paradise Jun 19, 2009
He began to study the Bible with one of Jehovah's Witnesses because he was curious about the Bible's message. Luis began to appreciate the beauty of life and began to believe in God and now understood that he had a purpose. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Security guard killed in Holocaust museum attack Jun 16, 2009
The man who allegedly killed a Jewish Wesleyan University student a month ago was found with a copy of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion"; police infiltrated a group of terrorists that allegedly were plotting to bomb a pair of Bronx synagogues; and the alleged shooter at an Arkansas military recruiting center was found to have conducted research on Jewish sites. Von Brunn entered the museum sometime after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon with a rifle and opened fire near the metal detectors at... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Study: Jehovah's Witnesses more likely to die in childbirth Jun 16, 2009
By Daniel Burke, Religion News Service Pregnant women who are Jehovah's Witnesses are six times more likely to die during childbirth and three times more likely to have serious complications than the general population, according to a new study by Dutch researchers ... "Jehovah's Witnesses, by refusing blood transfusion, expose themselves to a serious risk during childbirth," said Jos van Roosmalen, supervisor of the research and chairman of the National Maternal Mortality Committee of the... (USA Today -- News)
THE EMERGENCE OF OBAMA'S MUSLIM ROOTS Jun 3, 2009
Are Obama and Michelle following the practices of Jehovah's Witnesses - or, maybe, Muslims. Posted by: Elisa | Jun 3, 2009 3:27:36 AM. (The Drudge Report)
Evelyn (2679) May 29, 2009
Services will be 7 p.m. Saturday at Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at Waterbury Funeral Service in Sergeant Bluff. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Let Patron the pit bull live May 29, 2009
As the owner of a dog that is part pit bull, I've seen fear in the eyes of mail carriers and Jehovah's Witnesses when she starts barking at the front door. My dog was born with a bad reputation, though she has done nothing to earn it. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Rooney On Memorial Day May 25, 2009
The religion you are looking for is Jehovah's Witnesses ... Jehovah's Witnesses are the only religion that stood up to Hitler ... During the genocide in Africa Jehovah's Witnesses of the Hutu and Tutsi tribes hid one another and took care of each other even though it meant their lives. (CBS News)
Faith & Values briefs May 23, 2009
Jehovah's Witnesses hold conventions. Local congregations of the Jehovah's Witnesses are meeting at conventions throughout Southern California, with all invited. (North County Times)
Our nation is based in Christianity May 21, 2009
Why don't the Catholics join up with the Protestants, the Lutherans meet up with the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Episcopalians join the Mormons - and just form one great big Baptist church ... Dustin Gliko wrote on May 20, 2009 12:35 PM:" First of all I would like to remind everyone here that without religious belief the word selflessness would not exist. Most Christian religions get along just fine. Jehovah's Witnesses, and Mormons aren't Christians for they do not believe in the trinity. They do... (Missoulian, MT)
Who decides about a childs health care? May 20, 2009
This is Watchtower Jehovah's Witnesses blatant bogus propaganda,you JW followers lose credibility when you post theses falsehoods ... Jehovah's Witnesses and CHEMO / RADIATION quickie FYI: JW's accept chemo and radiation, in fact we accept any and all medical treatments that do not include blood ... Jehovah's Witnesses and no blood transfusions quickie FYI. (MSNBC -- Health)
Hyde Park brothers swept out to sea at Costa Rica resort May 12, 2009
Both lived in Hyde Park with their mother and were active members of the Jehovah's Witnesses congregation in Jamaica Plain. Costa Rica's picturesque beaches attract many tourists each year, but the swift and powerful rip tides and currents, combined with the scarcity of lifeguards and warning signs, make them dangerous for the unwary. (Boston Globe)
Speed building (4) May 11, 2009
The Jehovah's Witnesses are raising two kingdom halls and an administrative building next to the Waterfall Community Health Center on Waite Street. And they are doing it quickly. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Have you prayed today? May 7, 2009
Survey: Jehovah's Witnesses pray the most nationally ... On this National Day of Prayer, a survey finds that Jehovah's Witnesses are the most likely Americans to pray daily, Catholics are just below average and 5 percent of atheists claim to pray daily ... Eighty-nine percent of Jehovah's Witnesses and 82 percent of Mormons say they pray daily. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Holocaust survivor, 103, tells students of resisting Nazis May 5, 2009
Boedecker also pointed out that Jehovah's Witnesses are not widely considered victims of the Holocaust in Germany and that Engleitner's talk was a good chance to hear of the horrors from a survivor ... "I would speak in such a way that I would be recognized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses," he said, according to a reading of his book last night. (Boston Globe)
Let go of religion to fully live life May 1, 2009
Jon Garvin wrote on Apr 30, 2009 9:11 AM:" Dustin, Pick a religion, any religion, and *most* of the people of the world think *that* religion is false. Then you can further break that religion down into it's various sects (Catholics, Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, etc, etc, etc) that each think all the other sects are wrong. That's quite a pathetic track record of delivering "truth" for the all powerful creator of the universe. Duped? No. Thoroughly brainwashed as young children long before... (Missoulian, MT)
Carmina Salcido 20 years later Apr 14, 2009
"By the time I was 12 or 13 years old," she said, "I could talk to Jehovah's Witnesses and refute their theology.". And she made a personal decision to rise above her surroundings. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Editor: Statistics show fast Mormon church growth Apr 11, 2009
At the same time, membership in both the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of God of Cleveland, Tenn. grew 2 percent. (AZCentral -- News)
LDS Church shows upward growth Apr 11, 2009
At the same time, membership in both the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of God of Cleveland, Tenn ... Danny Haszard wrote on Apr 11, 2009 2:52 AM:" "Jehovah's Witnesses claim up 2%" Jehovah's Witnesses have largest turnover of recruits,have one of the highest attrition rates of all denominations. That means that two-thirds of the people raised Jehovah's Witnesses no longer are. Jehovah's Witnesses claim of increased membership is suspect. These reports of 2% increase are "SELF-REPORTING"... (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Jehovahs Witnesses mark anniversary of Jesus death April 9 Apr 9, 2009
Danny Haszard wrote on Apr 7, 2009 10:20 PM:" Interesting as the Jehovah's Witnesses have a contradiction here, as they say that Jesus had his 'return to power' aka second coming in the fall of 1914 (October) How can they keep celebrating an event that has been fulfilled already according to their dogma?--Danny Haszard ". Ted Jaraczole wrote on Apr 7, 2009 6:44 PM:" Must be a slow news day in your little burg, eh? Who cares what a crackpot flying saucer cult thinks, or jehovah's Witnesses, for... (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
On The Calendar Apr 4, 2009
Memorial of Christ's Death -- Jehovah's Witnessess commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; only religious festival marked by Jehovah's Witnesses. New Year -- Theravada Buddhist New Year, celebrated for three days from the first full moon day in April. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Fast Facts: Cuba Mar 29, 2009
Religions: nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented. Languages: Spanish. (CBS News -- World)
