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As the Kremlin's crackdown on religious minorities broadens, Russia's community of Jehovah's Witnesses have taken to congregating in secret. Photo: Alexander Demianchuk / TASS From the Moscow Times, June 2, 2017, updated at 13:41 By Katie Davies @@katiedavies91 The low-rise building, located in Moscow’s leafy suburbs, has the look and feel of being abandoned. Its lower floors are shrouded in darkness. The doors are shuttered. The only clue that anything might be amiss is the recorded piano music that drifts out from the upper floors, audible to anybody listening carefully enough. Inside the building, out of sight on the second floor, a group of people are meeting. At first glance, the crowd seems innocuous. Some sit with children; many are elderly. They pray, read the Bible, and sing. In the eyes of the eyes of the Russian government, each is an extremist threat. The group represents just a handful of the country’s estimated 175,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses. On April 20, the group was labeled extremist by Russia’s Supreme Court, a description it now shares with groups like Islamic State. Ever since the ruling, Russia’s Jehovah’s Witnesses have been in limbo, with the umbrella organization effectively banned from operating. But across the country, believers are still organizing weekly meetings. Some in the congregation do not know if the meetings at their Kingdom Hall are legal. One believer, who asked to be identified under the pseudonym Sasha, insisted the informal meetings were covered under the Russian constitution, and its provisions to protect believers’ right of assembly. Recent developments would, however, suggest that the Russian state views things differently. On May 25, Danish national Dennis Christensen was arrested on extremism charges after attending labeled meeting in Oryol. Another man in the remote town of Uchaly was fined for organizing gatherings in a rented room on May 18. On May 24, in the Komi republic, a Jehovah’s Witnesses’ meeting hall was attacked with a Molotov cocktail. […] https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/ru ... ce-of-extremism-ban-58142

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Courtesy Royce Porkert spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses19 hrs ago For the second time in 20 years, Jehovah’s Witnesses will hold their annual three-day Regional Convention in Idaho. The theme of this year’s program, “Don’t Give Up,” will focus on how to have a happy life now and in the future — even in the face of trials. The program is divided into 52 parts and will be presented in variety of formats, including brief discourses, interviews and short videos. This year's convention will be Friday, June 2 to Sunday, June 4 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. The public is invited and welcome to attend. Admission is free, and no collections are taken. Approximately 5,000 people will attend from Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. The estimated attendance over three days is 15,000, generating approximately $1.5 million in revenue from shopping, hotel and restaurant use. Friday and Saturday the program will be 9:20 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. Sunday, the program will be 9:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. More information can be found at jw.org. Highlights of the three-day convention include: 3:35 p.m. June 2: Talks identifying four personality traits that will help you endure life’s difficulties. 9:40 a.m. June 3: A four-part symposium providing information on how the Bible can help with struggles, including: depression financial problems family difficulties the effects of aging and declining health 11:20 a.m. June 4: A public discourse “Never Give up Hope” One segment of a three-part feature film “Remember the Wife of Lot” will be shown each afternoon. “Challenges in life can rob us of peace and even cause some to think about giving up,” David A. Semonian, spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses, said in a press release. “Our convention this year will benefit both Witnesses and non-Witnesses because it promises to empower individuals not only to keep enduring but also to cope with challenges productively.” http://www.kunamelbanews.com/news/public-invited-to-attend-annual-jehovah-s-witness-convention-in/article_b3a05fd4-1028-5a9a-914c-b1e84aa8f317.html

Born in Hyssa, Oregon, on February 26, 1938, Eric passed away Friday, May 26, 2017. Eric managed the Social Security office in Roseburg for many years and retired in March of 1994. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 3rd, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1173 Lookingglass Rd., Roseburg, OR 97471. http://www.nrtoday.com/obits/eric-boenig/article_3e127240-c502-524f-8942-602e276c5d61.html

Gwendolyn Carol (Naumann) McGaughey, 79, of Sulphur Rock, Ark., died May 23, 2017. Mrs. McGaughey was a cosmetologist, and worked at Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, and Lord and Taylor. She was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and worked at the Batesville Battered Women’s Shelter and was instrumental in the startup of the Fresh Start Resale Shop. Born Dec. 27, 1937, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Estella S. (Frueh) Naumann. She is survived by two sons: Darick (Sandy) James of De Soto and Kenneth McCormack Sr. of Batesville, Ark.; three daughters: Roxanne (Randall) Coe of Batesville, Ark., Laura (Greg) Dulin of Lake Jackson, Texas, and Norene (Gary) Doggett of Batesville, Ark.; a sister: Georganne Naumann Smith of Ozark; seven grandchildren, Jessica (Mark) Sandridge, Sarah (Casey) Wilkins, Amy (Tyler) Breshears, Autumn Hunt, Christopher Dulin, Matthew Dulin and Garret Doggett; four great-grandchildren: Wyatt Goff, Macie Goff, Katherine Hunt and Olivia Hunt; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son: Reed Thomas James; and two brothers: George “Joe” Naumann and Michael Naumann. Visitation is scheduled from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Jackson’s Newark Funeral Home, 305 N Locust Place, in Newark, Ark. Memorials may be made to the Battered Women’s Shelter, 360 W. Main, Batesville, AR 72501. Arrangements are under the direction of Jackson’s Newark Funeral Home. http://www.myleaderpaper.com/obituaries/gwendolyn-carol-naumann-mcgaughey-sulphur-rock-ark/article_ea479162-4551-11e7-900d-b32636da9d88.html

Ervin Joe “EJ” Harrison, 81, of Chattanooga, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in a local hospital. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He retired from DuPont with over 30 years of service. Ervin dedicated his life to Jehovah and symbolized his dedication by being baptized on January 17, 1981 as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Henry, Sr. and Mamie Harrison; brothers, Harold and John Henry Harrison, Jr.; sisters, Louise Stephens and Juanita Anderson; daughters, Linda Harrison and Karen Harrison. Survivors include his devoted wife of 59 years, Betty Mae Harrison; sons, Darrell (Connie) Harrison, Michael Harrison, Edwin Harrison, Harold (Aretha) Harrison, and Kevin (Jackie) Harrison; daughters, Tara Harrison and Kimberly Harrison; brother, Raymond Harrison; sisters, Edna Moorer and Barbara Davis; 10 grandchildren of which Autumn Harrison was like a daughter; five great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews; cousins; a host of other relatives and friends. He will lie in state on Thursday, June 1, after 12:30 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral services will be on Friday, June 2, at 10 a.m. in the chapel with Brother Patrick Martin giving the discourse. Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery. http://www.chattanoogan.com/2017/5/31/348715/Harrison-Ervin-Joe-EJ.aspx

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