PORTLAND — Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses from across the Northeast will converge on the city Friday for the first of two consecutive three-day weekend conventions. The event, to be held at the Cumberland County Civic Center, will focus on the theme of remaining close to God and includes baptism ceremonies for new ministers and sessions [...]

A devoted married couple were found dead at their home in Wakefield after an apparent suicide pact. Jehovah’s witnesses are understood to have alerted police after noticing a strong smell coming from the couple’s home in Milton Crescent, Lupset, on Tuesday. * Click here to watch latest YEP news . Officers broke through the back [...]

In a climate of conflicting attitudes toward God, how can the faithful withstand constant attacks on their belief in God? What evidence about God’s existence is there for nonbelievers to examine? Intriguing answers to these questions will be explored during the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ 2010 “Remain Close to Jehovah!” District Convention today through Sunday at the [...]

Courts in Azerbaijan condone unlawful actions by police SUMGAYIT, Azerbaijan —Police detained two more women, Aygul Nasirova and Rahima Huseynova, for having a peaceful conversation about the Bible with a woman they met in their public ministry as Jehovah’s Witnesses. This happened May 4, 2010, in the city of Sumgayit, when the police confiscated both [...]

Ashgabat: no amnesty for Jehovah’s Witnesses Turkmen president issued an amnesty this month, but did include those who refuse compulsory military service on grounds of conscientious objection, like Jehovah’s Witnesses. The latter got two years of hard labour and had their Bible seized. Ashgabat (AsiaNews/F18) – Refusing to perform compulsory military service on grounds of [...]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Hubble space telescope has discovered a planet in our galaxy in the process of being devoured by the star that it orbits, according to a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The doomed planet, dubbed WASP-12b, has the highest known surface temperature of any planet in the Milky Way — [...]

The Most Widely Read Magazine in the World   By Joel Meares  It’s the first Saturday of March and a perfect day for Jehovah’s Witnessing. The sky is clear, the air is crisp and a fresh copy of The Watchtower, stamped March 1, 2010, is ready to be distributed. At least, I assume it’s a [...]

500 help build Clovis Kingdom Hall Hundreds of volunteers are constructing a new Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in north Clovis  partially due to this religion’s rapid growth among Hispanics in the central San Joaquin Valley. About two weeks ago, the two buildings at 710 N. Sunnyside Ave. consisted only of flat slabs of concrete. [...]

CLIFTON — More than 50,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses from the metropolitan area, including those from Clifton and Passaic will come to the Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Jersey City over 16 consecutive weekends for a 3-day event focusing on finding reliable direction and guidance from God’s word the Bible. According to Clifton resident, Jay Chosy, [...]

Stay Close to Jehovah by attending the 2010 district convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses ”Remain Close to Jehovah” Program FRIDAY The Drawing Near To God Is Good for Me.”- Psalm 73:28 MORNING  Chairman’s Address  Conventions Help us to Stay Close to Jehovah  The Son Is Willing to Reveal Him  Symposium: Imitate Those Who Maintained Intimacy With Jehovah  Abraham           [...]