Jehovah's Witnesses in Sweden

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Jehovah's Witnesses in Sweden
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The Kingdom Hall in Lund
Classification Nontrinitarian Restorationism
Orientation Jehovah's Witnesses
talesman (Speaker)Georg Svensson
Headquarters Denmark
Origin1899 [1] or 1909 [2]
Members23,000 (1992) [1]
Publications Vakttornet

The Jehovah's Witnesses in Sweden (Swedish : Jehovas vittnen i Sverige) is a branch of the international Jehovah's Witnesses organization, which is directed by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses in New York. The organization has been active in Sweden since 1909, [2] or 1899. [1] The Swedish branch had 23 thousand members in 1992, of which roughly one-tenth were immigrants; immigrant members often conducted religious activities in other languages. [1]

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The Swedish branch maintained its headquarters in Arboga, [1] before it moved to its new Scandinavian headquarters in Holbaek, Denmark, in 2012. [3]

Criticism

The Swedish government and civil authorities have criticized Jehovah's Witnesses for their pacifism and refusal to become involved in military struggles. Conflicts were particularly severe during World War II. [2]

Swedish Jehovah's Witnesses have also been criticized for allegedly not following the Convention on the Rights of the Child. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jehovas vittnen", National Encyklopedin, Volume 10 (Issm-Kik), Bokförlaget Bra Bocker, 1993, page 114.
  2. 1 2 3 "Värnpliktsvägrarrörelsen" (PDF) (in Swedish). SOU. 2002. p. 156. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Därför lämnade Jehovas vittnen Sverige" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stark kritik mot barns situation i Jehovas Vittnen – svenska myndigheter maktlösa" (in Swedish). Metro. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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