I still can't find the newspaper article, I hope someone can come forward with it that would really help
JW's in the Hot Seat in Czech Republic
by Sea Breeze 13 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Sea Breeze
Here's a post with video on Redditt:
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1b71z43/news_item_from_slovakia_which_came_out_yesterday/Caption reads: "Several complaints about Jehovah's Witnesses are currently being dealt with by the Ministry of Culture."
"It would be optimal if it's proved there is a violation of the law, their behaviour has been modified in some way. Therefore, should this not happen, the last resort is to revoke the registration of the church."
No luck in finding a written article.
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raymond frantz
Thanks Sea Breeze
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Earnest
This video seems to date back to March 4. There was an article reporting on it in the Slovak online magazine tvnovin which is translated as follows :
Unique shots. At the meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses, they were also asked to talk about what they had denied for years.
They fear losing their family, but say they can no longer remain silent. We have been approached by several members of Jehovah's Witnesses who decided to leave the community years later. But they say it's not easy.
If they leave, they risk losing ties to their loved ones. The impending social isolation is likened by members to death.
The community of Jehovah's Witnesses denies the ban on contact with departed persons. However, the videos we have obtained say otherwise.
It's not easy
Three months ago, we were approached by a man who grew up in a family of Jehovah's Witnesses. He talked about banning transfusions, waiting for the end of the world, but especially about social isolation.
"It is very often emphasized and reminded that the outside world is under the influence of the devil. People who are not in that organization and do not have spiritual guidance can have a bad spiritual and moral influence," he told us.
The young man claimed that he would like to leave the community, but it is not easy.
"Because it would put my parents under a lot of psychological pressure. They have such a doctrine that excommunicated members are sort of isolated from that community. No one in that community is allowed to contact, talk, or basically greet excluded witnesses.
After the last report was broadcast, several former and current members contacted not only us, but also the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.
In the Reflex report, you will also hear a foreword in the Czech Republic, where leading representatives of Jehovah's Witnesses also talk about how to treat departed members.
It is there that the man emphasizes that the rules are always the same, even if it is the immediate family.