• Jehovah's Witnesses' practices are based on the biblical interpretations of Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916), founder (c. 1881) of the Bible Student movement...
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  • Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian denomination that is an outgrowth of the Bible Student movement founded by Charles Taze Russell in the nineteenth century...
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    with regard to their beliefs and practices. The Jehovah's Witness movement's leaders have been accused of practicing doctrinal inconsistencies and making...
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  • The beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses are based on the Bible teachings of Charles Taze Russell—founder of the Bible Student movement—and successive presidents...
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    Death, is an annual commemoration of the death of Jesus by Jehovah's Witnesses. Witnesses consider it the only religious event that Christians are commanded...
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    Witnesses". Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs Jehovah's Witnesses practices Organizational structure of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide Security Under the "Prince...
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  • amount of printed and electronic literature, primarily for use by Jehovah's Witnesses. Their best known publications are the magazines, The Watchtower...
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  • Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the Bible prohibits Christians from accepting blood transfusions. Their literature states that, "'abstaining from .....
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  • involving Jehovah's Witnesses have been heard by Supreme Courts throughout the world. The cases revolve around four main subjects: the practice of their...
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  • occur in congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses. An independent 2009 study in Norway was critical of how Jehovah's Witnesses dealt with cases of child sexual...
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  • The beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses have engendered controversy throughout their history. Consequently, the denomination has been opposed...
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  • Jehovah's Witnesses believe that God's kingdom is a literal government in heaven, ruled by Jesus Christ and 144,000 "spirit-anointed" Christians drawn...
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  • Jehovah's Witnesses are organized hierarchically, and are led by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses from the Watch Tower Society's headquarters...
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  • of Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses practices Keep Yourselves in God's Love. Watch Tower Society. 2014. pp. 142–143. "Do You Accept Jehovah's Help...
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  • As of 2024, Jehovah's Witnesses reported a monthly average membership of approximately 8.8 million actively involved in preaching, with a peak of around...
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  • non-Jehovah's Witness Bible Student groups. In 1948, the Romanian government imposed a ban on Jehovah's Witnesses that lasted until 1989. Many Witnesses were...
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  • Jehovah's Witnesses have an active presence in most countries. These are the most recent statistics by continent, based on active members, or "publishers"...
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  • Jehovah's Witnesses originated as a branch of the Bible Student movement, which developed in the United States in the 1870s among followers of Christian...
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  • absolute. The Singapore Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses was deregistered as a society in 1972; many Witnesses have been imprisoned for refusing to be...
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    Jehovah's Witnesses believe salvation is a gift from God attained by being part of "God's organization" and putting faith in Jesus' ransom sacrifice....
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  • However, we, as witnesses of the Sovereign God Jehovah, will continue refusing to engage in such idolatrous worship." Jehovah's Witnesses teach that the...
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  • The eschatology of Jehovah's Witnesses is central to their religious beliefs. They believe that Jesus Christ has been ruling in heaven as king since 1914...
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    news of the Kingdom". Jehovah's Witnesses use Kingdom Halls for the majority of their worship and Bible instruction. Witnesses prefer the term "Kingdom...
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  • The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses is the ruling council of Jehovah's Witnesses, based in the denomination's Warwick, New York, headquarters. The...
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  • governments. While Jehovah's Witnesses do not consider members of their religious orders to be a clergy separate from other Witnesses, who are also ordained...
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  • The doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses have developed since the publication of The Watchtower magazine began in 1879. Early doctrines were based on interpretations...
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  • The "faithful and discreet slave" is a term used by Jehovah's Witnesses to describe those whom they believe have been appointed by Jesus Christ to provide...
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  • The persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia refers to the Russian government's persecution of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group. Following...
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  • Jehovah's Witnesses suffered religious persecution in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945 after refusing to perform military service, join Nazi organizations...
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  • bibliography of works on the Jehovah's Witnesses. Stroup, Herbert (1945). The Jehovah's Witnesses. Pike, Royston (1954). Jehovah's Witnesses: Who They Are, What...
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