Jehovah's Witnesses in Sweden

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Jehovah’s Witnesses in Sweden
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Classification Protestant
Orientation Jehovah’s Witnesses
talesman (Speaker) Georg Svensson
Headquarters Denmark
Origin 1899[1] or 1909[2]
Members 23,000 (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]

The Swedish branch maintained its headquarters in Arboga,[1] before it moved to 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jehovas vittnen", National Encyklopedin, Volume 10 (Issm-Kik), Bokförlaget Bra Bocker, 1993, page 114.
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External links

  • Liedgren, Pernilla. 2007. Att bli, att vara och att ha varit - om ingångar i och utgångar ur Jehovas vittnen i Sverige (To become, to be and to have been: about the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Sweden) Lund universitet, Socialhögskolan, 2007. 231 pages. Lund Dissertations in Social Work, Volume 28. ISSN 1650-3872. Lund University Dissertation, pdf
  • Official website

(Swedish)

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