FYI - Queen Rocks Gown As He's Crowned High School Homecoming Royalty

Memphis, Tennessee, high school student Brandon Allen gives the title of “homecoming queen” new meaning. The White Station High School senior was crowned Homecoming Royalty on Friday night ― and accepted his title in a fabulous gold sequin gown.

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FYI - French toy makers sign pact to end gender stereotypes in toys

French toy makers have signed a pact to rid games and toys of gender stereotypes, which many blame for the low ratio of women to men in maths and science based careers.

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FYI - Third of RE teachers say parents are pulling children out of classes

Some 20% reported that it was because the family were Muslim, Jehovah's Witnesses or another religion.FO

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AZERBAIJAN: Large fine amid continuing religious censorship

When police detain Jehovah's Witnesses on the street as they share their faith with others, they often seize any religious literature they find. Jehovah's Witnesses note 17 such detentions between September 2018 and August 2019 in Baku and eight other cities or towns.

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Majority of hotel rooms already booked for Jehovah’s Witnesses convention next year

If you’re looking to book a hotel room for the third week of June next year, the Medicine Hat Accommodation Association says you need to start booking right now.

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American Atheists upset with Jehovah’s Witnesses.

You can read this with a smile because you know both the short term outcome and the long term outcome (ed.)

But American Atheists spiked the guns this deplorable organisation last weekend when it set up stalls outside of two DMV centres in Richmond, Virginia, which are regularly haunted by the JWs.

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FYI - Transgender man who gave birth wants . . .

A transgender man who does not want to be described as the “mother” of his baby on a birth certificate has lost his legal fight to be recognised as the father.

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FYI -- Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Maryland’s conversion therapy ban

A federal judge has thrown out a psychotherapist’s lawsuit challenging Maryland’s ban on treating minors with conversion therapy, the practice of trying to change a client’s homosexual orientation.

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Planners approve meeting hall for Jehovah's Witnesses

A RELIGIOUS group in the New Forest has been given permission to replace their current place of worship which is "inefficient" and does not meet the requirements of all the congregation. The current Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Holbury was built in the 1920s as a utility building for pumping town gas to residents' properties.

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FYI - Religious Liberty, gender dysphoria and California

Yesterday, the California Court of Appeals issued a truly remarkable opinion in a truly remarkable case. It held that a Catholic hospital could indeed face legal liability for failing to perform a hysterectomy as part of a female-to-male “transition” — even though its policy broadly bans sterilization surgery generally (not just for trans individuals) and even though the hospital referred the patient to a non-Catholic facility in the same network.

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FyI - India Is Planning a Facial Recognition Program

India is planning to set up one of the world’s largest facial recognition systems, potentially a lucrative opportunity for surveillance companies and a nightmare for privacy advocates who fear it will lead to a Chinese-style Orwellian state.

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FYI - United Methodists float plans to split denomination after LGBTQ vote

The United Methodist Church’s deadline for petitions for its next global meeting passed Wednesday (Sept. 18), setting the terms for a final reckoning with LGBTQ issues that have divided the denomination for more than 40 years.

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Tamworth: free Jehovah's Witness convention begins on Friday

MORE than 3000 people will descend on the city this weekend for the start of a huge religious convention. The Jehovah's Witness convention begins on Friday at TRECC covering the theme "love never fails".

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Russia widens Jehovah's Witnesses crackdown with new jailings

Russia has widened a crackdown against Jehovah’s Witnesses, jailing six adherents of the Christian denomination for extremism in a move rights activists said was unjust and flouted religious freedom.

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Russian persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses, compared with NAZI's

“Perhaps it makes sense to compare the current situation with the state of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Nazi Germany,” Lev Ponomaryov, who heads the For Human Rights NGO, wrote in a blog for the Ekho Moskvy radio station Thursday.

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Russia Named in List of 50 Countries in Which Christians Face Persecution

Jehovah’s Witnesses faced nationwide raids and arrests after the Russian Supreme Court declared the organization extremist in 2017.

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6 Jehovah’s Witnesses Jailed For ‘Extremism’ in Russia

A court in southern Russia has found six Jehovah’s Witnesses guilty of “extremism” and sentenced them to prison terms between two and three and a half years Thursday.

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Today's funny quote 9/20/19

Recognition and Ridicule, the first sign of a troubled conscience.

The line snaking through the deafening, dripping bowels of Union Station, waiting to squeeze up the stairs to Madison Street, can take an eternity. When you finally break the surface, into light and air, one more hurdle awaits: the permanent pair of Jehovah’s Witnesses hoping to break you on their rack of literature.

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A Quarter Century Jehovah's Witness Unjustly Imprisoned in Eritrea

Eritrea is the center point of some of the most intense persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in modern times. As of September 17, 2019, three of the Witnesses, Paulos Eyasu, Isaac Mogos, and Negede Teklemariam, have been unjustly incarcerated for 25 years. In addition, 39 men and 10 women who are Witnesses are also imprisoned.

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Jehovah's Witnesses plans for Kingdom Halls in Estepona and Marbella

The Jehovah's Witness communities in Marbella and Estepona are awaiting the handover of two pieces of land from the local councils in those two resorts in order to build their planned Kingdom Halls.

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What does Hallelujah Mean?

Hallelujah is an English interjection derived from a Hebrew phrase meaning “praise God” or “praise the Lord.” The alternate spelling alleluia is taken from the Latin form of the original Hebrew. For both Jews and Christians, the term is often used as a joyful expression of praise and thanksgiving to God.

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Largest convention in the history of Miami : Jehovah's Witnesses

The volunteers come from all walks of life – bankers, lawyers, students – taking assignments to make the convention that served about 60,000, including regional conventions tied in electronically, successfully at Marlins Stadium.

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Man arrested, disrupts Jehovah's Witnesses convention

A man who police say disrupted the convention of Jehovah's Witnesses held in Rochester during the weekend now faces multiple charges.

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Jehovah's Witnesses gather at TU convention

A Tulsa man in attendance at the 2019 Global Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses at the University of Tulsa on Friday said that when he returns the next day, his life will be changed forever.

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Phoenix Jehovah's Witnesses event

With a message of “Love Never Fails,” thousands of people, including representatives from more than 41 countries, arrived in Phoenix earlier this week for the international convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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Jehovah's Witnesses act on call to show love

A month of conventions drew to a close here Sunday with a crowd of 3,300 Jehovah’s Witnesses standing side by side and singing “Unfailing Love” and a minister encouraging them to return that love – not just to their lord but to each other and the communities around them.

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Nigeria, Jehovah's Witnesses Preach Love

The Friday programme will address how love can help people surmount obstacles such as a troubled upbringing, chronic illness, or poverty.

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Swaziland Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses

One of the largest global conventions in 2019, spanning six continents and over 200 countries and presented in over 400 languages will be coming to the Kingdom of Eswatini on September 20-22, 2019.

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Eritrea:Jehovah’s Witnesses maltreatment

Jehovah’s Witnesses have frowned against the ongoing mistreatment of their members in Eritrea. According to them, as at now, there are 52 Witnesses imprisoned.

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Tormented Jehovah’s Witnesses Missionaries Leave China

Believers from South Korea are packing their things and get ready to go home to escape CCP’s persecutions and harassment they face every day because of their faith.

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FYI -- "Drag Queen Storytime" and the backlash

The Houston Public Library admitted Friday that one of its "Drag Queen Storytime" storytellers was a registered child sex offender. The library said in a statement it "failed to complete a background check as required,"

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Funny quote for Today

we secretly hoped that knock at the door wouldn’t be a Jehovah’s Witness

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TAJIKISTAN: Pensioner jailed until August 2026

In a closed hearing in prison, a judge in Khujand on 10 September jailed 68-year-old Jehovah's Witness Shamil Khakimov for seven years, six months in strict regime custody for "inciting religious hatred".

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TURKMENISTAN: Fourth known 2019 conscientious objector jailing

An Ashgabad court jailed 20-year-old Jehovah's Witness Azat Ashirov for two years on 31 July for refusing compulsory military service on grounds of conscience. He had set out his objections in writing and offered to perform an alternative civilian service. Instead prosecutors claimed he had evaded his obligation fraudulently.

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Suspects sought in attacks on Jehovah’s Witnesses halls

Officials are still searching for suspects in a string of arsons and a gunfire attack on Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Halls in Thurston and Pierce counties.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Release Revised New World Translation in Czech and Slovak

The revised New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures was released in the Czech and Slovak languages on September 7, 2019. The Bibles were released by Brother Stephen Lett, a member of the Governing Body, at a special meeting held in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

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Russia vows to retaliate US sanctions

Moscow will expand in a retaliatory move the list of U.S. citizens for whom the entry to Russia is limited, a country’s top diplomat said on Wednesday.

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FYI -- Schism coming to Catholic Church ?

Pope Francis said he does not fear a schism within the Roman Catholic Church, as criticism grows among conservatives of his liberal views on migrants, the protection of the environment and giving communion to divorcees.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses preach love for a peaceful world

Kumasi Convention

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Russia vows to retaliate US sanctions

Washington blacklists 2 employees of Russian Investigative Committee for alleged violation of rights of religious group

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Jehovah’s Witnesses convention highlights the enduring quality of Love

The first week in the much-advertised and anticipated series of “Love Never Fails” 2019 conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses kicked off last weekend (August 30, 2019) with the Convention Chairman, Ayodele Adesogan, presenting the theme: “Love Never Fails”​—Why?”

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Hundreds of Jehovah’s witnesses swell Rarotonga population for regional gathering

Rarotonga’s Jehovah’s Witnesses following swelled from 300 to 1700 at the weekend as brothers and sisters from all over the world gathered for a regional convention in Avarua.

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U.S. Blacklists 2 Russians for ‘Torturing’ Jehovah’s Witnesses

The U.S. also called on Russia to release “over 200 individuals it currently has imprisoned for exercising their freedom of religion or belief.” Among them is Denis Christensen, a Danish citizen and the first Jehovah’s Witness to be convicted of “extremism” in Russia.

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Reward increased for info in Jehovah's Witnesses attacks

The FBI on Friday added $25,000 to the reward fund, bringing the total reward to $61,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the attacks, said Jason Chudy of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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Tajik Jehovah's Witness Given 'Unjust' Prison Sentence For 'Religious Hatred'

A court in Tajikistan's northeastern city of Khujand has sentenced a Jehovah's Witness to 7 1/2 years in prison after finding him guilty of inciting religious hatred.

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Attacking Jehovah’s Witnesses Halls Outside The Seattle Area - video

Multiple attacks on houses of worship belonging to the Jehovah’s Witnesses in western Washington state are likely linked, federal officials say.

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FYI -- What Does The Bible Say About The Meaning Of Christmas

Soon enough it'll be time to break out the ornaments, but there's more to Christmas than decor. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The time of a world covered in white, singing cheery songs and of course, presents.

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Has Jehovah’s Witnesses changed its rule on blood transfusion? Fake News.

Have you heard? It is being reported that Jehovah’s Witness issued a circular that members can now receive blood transfusions. One of the popular doctrines associated with this denomination, which has distinct beliefs from mainstream Christianity, is the rejection of blood transfusions.

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Juvenile threatens Jehovah's Witness in Beaver Dam

Dodge County sheriff's officials say a juvenile is responsible for threats made to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Beaver Dam.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Preach Love In Hate-Filled World

The Friday programme will address how love can help people surmount obstacles such as a troubled upbringing, chronic illness, or poverty.

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FINLAND: CHRISTIAN MP UNDER POLICE HATE CRIME INVESTIGATION AFTER POSTING BIBLE VERSE

A Christian MP in Finland is under a police hate crime investigation after she posted an image of Bible verses and questioned why the country’s Evangelical Lutheran Church was supporting LGBT pride events.