A man has been charged with attempted arson and terrorism after he allegedly tried to burn down a place of worship over a dispute with fellow churchgoers. The Citrus Heights Police Department arrested 44-year-old Jose Louis Orduno Sunday evening after discovering a flammable liquid had been set on fire near the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall [...]

By Lynn Arave Deseret News  OGDEN — Jehovah’s Witnesses are perhaps best-known for their zealous door-to-door proselyting efforts with their Watchtower and Awake magazines. However, more of their trademarks include usually constructing their local Kingdom Hall church buildings in a just few days and their annual district conventions held each summer. All three of these characteristics [...]

Jehovah’s Witnesses banned to read the Bible in Azerbaijan — Is the Bible banned? http://www.jw-media.org – June 2010  GAZAKH, Azerbaijan—At the Red Bridge border control near the city of Gazakh, customs officials confiscated personal literature including 33 copies of the Holy Bible, either in its complete form or some version of the four Gospels. On [...]

Republic of Armenia http://www.jw-media.org – June 2010 Currently, there are 78 Jehovah’s Witnesses who have been charged under the Criminal Code for their conscientious refusal of military service on religious grounds. Of these, 76 have been tried, convicted, and imprisoned; one is being held in pretrial detention; and one received a suspended sentence. The names, [...]

For someone who has attended 50 different Jehovah’s Witnesses conventions throughout his life, Chris Tripp’s faith continues to be strengthened every time he attends a new convention. “It really takes three days to really focus our attention and get fed spiritually … and help us to face the kinds of anxieties and stresses that we [...]

STRASBOURG—On Thursday, June 10, 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) moved further to protect religious freedom in Russia. The seven judges were unanimous in declaring the liquidation and ban on the activities of the Moscow Community of Jehovah’s Witnesses as unlawful and in violation of the fundamental human rights of freedom of thought, [...]

“Draw Closer to God” will be the theme for two upcoming weekends at the Dee Events Center in Ogden. The facility will be packed with Jehovah’s Witnesses who will be attending two annual district conventions. Events will center around the New Testament scripture James 4:7-8. “Subject yourselves, therefore, to God; but oppose the Devil, and [...]

Strasbourg court declares illegal dissolving of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Moscow The European Court of Human Rights 17:04 10/06/2010 © AFP/ Olivier Morin Related News Jehovah’s Witnesses accused of extremism in Siberia Moscow officials to evict Jehovah’s Witnesses from Moscow estate Russian Supreme Court bans regional Jehovah’s Witnesses branch Jehovah’s Witnesses plans for stadium service in [...]

The sun is about to get a lot more active, which could have ill effects on Earth. So to prepare, top sun scientists met Tuesday to discuss the best ways to protect Earth’s satellites and other vital systems from the coming solar storms. What the video here: http://www.space.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=sun_storm Solar storms occur when sunspots on our [...]