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Funeral services may be held in a Kingdom Hall if the body of elders considers that "the deceased had a clean reputation and was a member of the congregation or the minor child of a member". [21] The family of the deceased may ask any respected male member of the congregation to conduct the service, which involves a simple Bible-based discourse ...
Jehovah's Witnesses' practices are based on the biblical interpretations of Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916), founder (c. 1881) of the Bible Student movement, and of successive presidents of the Watch Tower Society, Joseph Franklin Rutherford (from 1917 to 1942) and Nathan Homer Knorr (from 1942 to 1977).
[15] [16] Adherents commonly call their body of beliefs "The Truth". [17] They consider human society morally corrupt and under the influence of Satan, and most limit their social interaction with non-Witnesses. [18] The denomination is directed by a group known as the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, which establishes all doctrines.
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However, recent JW publications state that a number of "blood products can be used by a Jehovah's Witness as a matter of personal choice and without any sanction from the local congregation. The June 15, 2000 Watchtower made subtle but important changes to official policy. These relate primarily to the way blood products are classified.
The United States on Monday called out Russia and China at the United Nations Security Council for "shamelessly protecting" and emboldening North Korea to further violate U.N. sanctions as ...