Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their ban on the medical use of donated blood The Independent UK · Sep 18
Jehovah's Witnesses ease policy on transfusions, allowing storage and use of one's own blood Jehovah’s Witness leaders are modifying their rules on blood transfusions by letting members choose whether to store and reuse their own blood for medical care The Independent UK · Mar 20
Jehovah’s Witnesses administrator confessed child abuse without substantial consequence, lawsuit says Barry Davis says Joseph Fitzgerald Hall molested him in the 90s, yet Hall kept working for the church nearly unimpeded The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2025
Gay Guy Shocked By Brother’s Plan To Reconnect Him With Family Finds Out It’s Actually His Escape After finding out that his brother lied to their parents about him wanting to come back to the church and even made a fake Instagram account, red flags started flashing right before his eyes. The post Gay Guy Shocked By Brother’s Plan To Reconnect Him With Family Finds Out It’s… Bored Panda · Feb 21, 2025
Luke Evans’ memoir shows why there’s no such thing as a gay Jehovah’s Witness Hollywood actor Luke Evans writes candidly in his memoir about his experience growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness – and having to deal with religious and homophobic prejudice. The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024
Luke Evans says parents were told to stop talking to him after he came out as gay: ‘It was painful’ Welsh actor’s parents are devout Jehovah’s Witnesses The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024
Kochi City police file chargesheet filed in Kalamassery blast case Dominic Martin charged in Kochi blast at Jehovah's Witnesses convention center, resulting in eight deaths, under UAPA and IPC. The Hindu · Apr 23, 2024
Russian Crackdown Targets Independent Voices And Rights Groups Putin's government intensifies crackdown on opposition, media, rights groups, lawyers, LGBTQ+, and religious believers in Russia. Top News · Mar 7, 2024
Italian Family Freed After Two Years In Mali Captivity Italian family released from Mali captivity welcomed in Rome after two years. Grateful for safe return. Top News · Feb 27, 2024
A Man And His Cat Got Hilarious Revenge On Door-To-Door Evangelists A man was being pestered by a pair of Jehovah's Witnesses so he decided to play a little joke on them. The post A Man And His Cat Got Hilarious Revenge On Door-To-Door Evangelists first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Feb 6, 2024
Timekeepers no more, rank-and-file Jehovah's Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours Jehovah’s Witnesses are well-known for proselytizing door-to-door and handing out their literature The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023
Jehovah’s Witnesses | Waiting for ‘God’s kingdom’ Kerala wakes to devastating multiple explosions at Jehovah's Witnesses' convention, killing 3 incl. 12-yr-old. Accused, a former member, claims he wanted to teach them a lesson as he felt their teachings degraded other beliefs. Group has 8.6 million followers worldwide, 57K in India, 15K in Kerala. The Hindu · Nov 5, 2023
Killed in prayer On October 29, two blasts ripped through a large congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kalamassery in central Kerala, killing three people and leaving scores injured. M.P. Praveen reports on the tragedy that was allegedly carried out by a middle-aged man, apparently disgruntled with the beliefs of the group The Hindu · Nov 3, 2023
Kerala blasts: Accused unrepentant during interrogation, says he has proved a point Martin V.D., accused of multiple explosions at a Jehovah’s Witnesses gathering in Kochi, Kerala, showed no remorse. He wanted to convey a message against teachings he deemed ‘anti-national’. Police found no evidence of radicalisation and he had planned the attack while working in Dubai. NIA is looking into whether he… The Hindu · Nov 1, 2023
The Hindu · Oct 30, 2023 Arrest of Kalamassery blast suspect recorded more than 24 hours after his surrender The special investigation team probing the multiple blasts at the Jehovah’s Witnesses prayer convention at Kalamassery recorded the arrest of lone suspect Martin V.D. by Monday evening, more than 24 hours after he surrendered before the Kodakara police.
The Hindu · Oct 30, 2023 Kerala blasts | Jehovah’s Witnesses India calls for avoiding speculation about motive behind Kalamassery explosions Jehovah's Witnesses India refrains from speculating on motive behind Kochi blasts; 3 killed, scores injured. India chapter expresses gratitude to authorities for investigating crime, providing protection, and medical personnel for aid. Praying for victims and families.
The Hindu · Oct 30, 2023 Kerala blasts: toll rises to three as 12-year-old girl succumbs to injuries Three people have died, including a 12-year-old girl from Malayattoor, due to multiple blasts at a Christian religious gathering near Kochi. The girl succumbed to her 90% burn injuries at Kalamassery Government Medical College Hospital
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The Times of India · Oct 29, 2023 Kerala: Two dead, 51 injured in IED blasts at Christian prayer meeting; man from same group claims responsibility KOCHI: Two women lost their lives, and 51 individuals sustained injuries, some of them severe, in a series of explosions that sent shockwaves through the region near port city of Kochi in Kerala, on Sunday morning.
The Hindu · Oct 29, 2023 Enraged by ‘teachings’ of Jehovah’s Witnesses, planted bombs, says suspect He said their teachings degraded other beliefs, exhorted children to refuse sweets and food, and told members not to vote or join civil/military service. He wanted to "react" to protect society from such teachings.
The Hindu · Oct 29, 2023 Jehovah’s Witnesses: Christian group with no-war stand Jehovah’s Witnesses is a millenarian Christian group, which does not believe in Christian Trinity but believes in Jesus as son of God and Jehovah as God.
Al Jazeera · Oct 29, 2023 Explosion hits Jehovah’s Witnesses prayer meeting in India’s Kerala The blast takes place as hundreds gather for Sunday prayer in the southern town of Kalamassery in Kerala state.
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023 Authorities charge 5 more in probe of child sexual abuse among Jehovah's Witnesses in Pennsylvania A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses has charged another five people with raping or molesting children as young as 4
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023 Rebekah Vardy: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Me review – this harrowing documentary will totally surprise you There’s nothing funny about this programme, hosted by the footballer’s wife better known for that trial. It’s a grim tale of her youth in the mysterious religion
The Independent UK · May 14, 2023 Rebekah Vardy speaks for the first time about growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness In a Channel 4 documentary she says she was sexually abused by an individual in the community between the ages of 11 and 15.