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Who are Jehovah's Witnesses? A religion scholar explains the history of the often misunderstood group

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
Who are Jehovah's Witnesses? A religion scholar explains the history of the often misunderstood groupThe entrance at the headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses Germany.Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images

Six adults were killed March 9, 2023, in Hamburg, Germany, in what police described as a “rampage” after an evening religious service. Several others were wounded during the attack at a Jehovah’s Witness center,...

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