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Jehovah's Witnesses are organized hierarchically, [1] and are led by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses from the Watch Tower Society's headquarters in Warwick, New York. The Governing Body, along with other "helpers", is organized into six committees responsible for various administrative functions within the global Witness community ...
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus was resurrected with a "spirit body", and that he assumed human form only temporarily after his resurrection. [165] Biblical references to the Michael , Abaddon (Apollyon), and the Word are interpreted as names for Jesus in various roles. [ 166 ]
However, after the 1990s, several court cases in the Moscow courts banned Jehovah's Witnesses in the Moscow district. [clarification needed] [28] [29] Jehovah's Witnesses won a favorable verdict in the European Court of Human Rights on June 10, 2010, in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses of Moscow v. Russia. [30]
A look at the history, beliefs and worldwide reach of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Who are they? What do they believe?
In 2016, Jehovah's Witnesses had the lowest average household income among surveyed religious groups, with approximately half of Witness households in the United States earning less than $30,000 a year. [5] As of 2016, Jehovah's Witnesses are the most racially diverse Christian denomination in the United States. [6]
Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice that the faith ...
Jehovah's Witnesses teach that the present world order, which they believe to be under the control of Satan, will be ended by a direct intervention of Jehovah (God), who will use Jesus to fully establish his heavenly government over earth, destroying existing human governments and non-Witnesses, [5] and creating a cleansed society of true ...
In 1960, Jehovah's Witnesses were officially registered as a society under the Societies Ordinance Act of 1890. [2] However, on 14 January 1972, the Singapore Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses was deregistered for being "prejudicial to public welfare and order", [ 3 ] with their refusal to take part in mandatory military service being cited ...