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RT @miss_usato: Day 6 of Appeal in Norway: Jan Nilsen on the stand: “They say shunning isn’t real. I lived it. I lost my best friend at 18…

translated 'My conflict with Jehovah's Witnesses is about freedom of thought, principles, freedom of belief – and of course loss in relation to my family.'

They want people to forget about the Awake magazine.

RT @jfnilsen: #JWvsNorway OK, I'm off to Oslo. Third trip in three years to testify in court against the people I once trusted with my life…

@JasonBlairNTD @USCIRF Jehovah’s Witnesses words expose disfellowshipping for what it truly is: a weapon of psychological control designed to isolate, punish, and force people into submission. “The idea is ... they will be so shaken that they will return.” – Rolf Furuli

RT @jfnilsen: ❤️ Look! How good and how pleasant it is For brothers and sisters to dwell together in unity It is like fine oil poured on t…

New York City four file lawsuits under the updated Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act. The act opened a two-year window for victims to file civil suits against assailants and institutions that enabled sexual abuse, The window to file similar cases closes on Feb. 28, 2025,

“Yes,... However, others focus solely on the spiritual needs of their own members without engaging in broader community work. These churches function more like private clubs and should not receive charitable status. ...the current policy is outdated.” —Jan Goss, Kelowna, B.C.

State Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, it's - “a hard subject for many of my colleagues, especially those with deep religious views.” “I also know far too many children have been victims of abuse — the Legislature has a duty to act,” she argued.

'A funded partnership between The Open Minds Foundation and the University of Roehampton, London, is embarking on a study of the harmful effects of mandated shunning over the next three years.'

Mark Crawford called ruling “tragic for victims of abuse” “A priest doesn’t stop acting as a priest because he has crossed a state line,” Crawford said. “He is still working as a priest whether he is in a church, a library, a school, or a private home. He is always ‘on the job.'”

All Jehovah's Witnesses who gave testimony at Borgarting Court of Appeal, Oslo, Norway to receive free spiritual gift.

The case isn't over yet. The ruling has been appealed to the New Jersey Supreme Court. That may be the only hope for abuse survivors seeking a public accounting, said Greg Gianforcaro, a Phillipsburg-based attorney who represents numerous abuse victims who have sued the dioceses.