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A grim list: Some notable attacks on houses of worship around the world in recent years

Houses of worship have faced various types of attacks throughout history, but such assaults are not relics of the past

The Independent UK

The Jehovah’s Witnesses who left the faith and never looked back: ‘I was 37 and had only ever held a boy’s hand’

IN FOCUS: There can be severe social consequences to leaving your religion behind, but many continue to do it, spurred on by a desire to live and learn independently. Taz Ali meets the people who’ve used their freedom from faith to discover themselves for the very first time – and…

The Independent UK

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

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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

How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual

The Continental Congress, the legislative body for the newly declared United States, adopted an official flag on June 14, 1777. The delegates resolved that “the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a…

The Conversation

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

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

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Jehovah's Witnesses apply for judicial review of Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care

The church argues it doesn't bear responsibility for care of children and that no abuse occurred that was within the scope of the inquiry.

Newsroom.co.nz

Rebekah Vardy opens up about childhood abuse and being shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses: ‘It’s hard to see how I survived’

The famed footballer’s wife has spoken about her 15 years as a Jehovah’s Witness in a fascinating new documentary

The Independent UK

Life after shunning: what I faced after coming out as a queer Jehovah’s witness

My community ostracized me in the name of love. What followed was years of confusion

The Guardian - US

Jehovah's Witnesses not liable for 1990 rape by church elder, UK top court rules

Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Jehovah's Witnesses religious organisation was not liable for a 1990 rape committed by a church elder in Wales, in a judgment that reverses two previous decisions by lower courts.

Reuters

Charges put focus on Jehovah's Witnesses' handling of abuse

A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with connections to the Jehovah’s Witnesses of child sexual abuse in what some consider the nation’s most comprehensive investigation yet into abuse within the faith

The Independent UK

Jehovah's Witnesses mourn victims of Hamburg shooting

Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany have held a memorial service for the six people killed during a mass shooting at a religious service in Hamburg this month

The Independent UK

1 victim's life still in danger after Hamburg shooting

Authorities say one victim’s life is still in danger after last week’s shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg in which a former member of the congregation killed six people and then himself

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'Lebanese lesbian' an expert on 'chicks, chickpeas, cults and culture'

She had been reluctant to use religion in her comedy.

The Independent UK

Jehovah's Witnesses shocked by Hamburg attack, thank police

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have expressed shock over the deadly shooting at one of the group's halls in Hamburg, Germany, but thanked German police for preventing more bloodshed through their swift intervention

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