Nontrinitarianism
Rejection of the Christian doctrine of the Trinity
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| 2025 |
Two by Twos
BBC published a report covering allegations of women pressured into giving up their children for adoption.
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| 2024 |
Two by Twos
FBI opened an investigation into the church in the United States.
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| 2024 | Jehovah's Witnesses modified their shunning policy in Norway, allowing members to offer 'simple greetings' to shunned individuals who are not considered apostates, following the loss of state funding due to psychological violence concerns. |
| November 2024 |
Two by Twos
Raymond Zwiefelhofer, an American former elder, was sentenced to 120 years in prison for 10 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material.
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| September 2024 |
Two by Twos
Radio New Zealand reported New Zealand Police assisting FBI investigation, with former minister William Stephen Easton admitting 55 child sex abuse charges.
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| June 2024 |
Two by Twos
ABC's Nightline aired a segment on child sexual abuse cases across the United States, with an expanded report on Hulu's Impact X Nightline.
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| May 2024 |
Two by Twos
Australasian leaders launched a website with information about their response to historical child sexual abuse and a written apology to victims.
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| 2023 |
Two by Twos
Australasian overseers issued two letters acknowledging abuse incidents, condemning child abuse, and encouraging victims to report to police.
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| 2023 | Norway fully deregistered Jehovah's Witnesses as a religious community due to their shunning practice, resulting in the loss of 1.3 million euros in annual state subsidies and the right to perform civil marriages. |
| November 2023 | Modified their field service reporting requirements, changing from mandatory monthly hour submissions for all active members to a more flexible reporting system. |
| June 2023 | Church assets, including international shares, bonds, real estate, and private equity stakes, were estimated to exceed $163 billion. |
| March 20 2023 |
Two by Twos
Overseer Doyle S. Smith released the 'Dean Letter', informing members about predatory and sexually abusive behavior by recently deceased worker and overseer Dean Bruer.
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| March 9 2023 | A mass shooting in Hamburg, Germany targeted Jehovah's Witnesses, resulting in six fatalities. Police had been warned about the shooter beforehand but failed to intervene. |
| February 2023 | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $5 million penalty to the church and Ensign Peak Advisors for concealing investments in multiple shell companies from 1997 to 2019. |
| 2022 | Jehovah's Witnesses were denied state subsidies in Oslo and Viken, Norway, despite previously qualifying for over thirty years. |
| 2022 | Investigative journalism by the Truth & Transparency Foundation suggested the church may own the most valuable real estate portfolio in the United States, with a minimum market value of $15.7 billion. |
| 2022 | Eight of the top ten nations with the highest LDS membership growth rate were located in Africa, indicating a significant shift in the church's global demographic expansion. |
| 2022 | The church made its largest one-time humanitarian donation of $32 million to the United Nations World Food Programme. |
| 2022 | The church donated $4 million to aid refugees fleeing from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2022 | The church supported the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified same-sex marriage as legal in the United States, due to included religious freedom protections. |
| October 2022 | The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the church claimed to have donated US$1.35 billion to charity between 2008 and 2020, but private financial reports showed only US$0.177 billion in actual donations. |
| June 8 2022 | Naasón Joaquín García pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual abuse of children and was sentenced to a maximum of 16 years and 8 months in prison. |
| 2021 | 4,091 Jehovah's Witnesses members served as missionaries. |
| 2021 | Jehovah's Witnesses in Australia agreed to join the national redress scheme for sexual assault survivors to maintain their charitable status. |
| 2021 | A church Committee on Publication stated that vaccination was an individual choice and not dictated against by church dogma. |
| 2021 | The church reiterated its opposition to the Equality Act while supporting alternative legislation protecting both LGBTQ rights and religious freedom. |
| 2020 | The Church ended its relationship with the Boy Scouts of America and launched an alternate, religion-centered youth program to replace all previous youth programs. |
| 2020 | The Wall Street Journal estimated the LDS Church's investment fund had a net worth of around $100 billion. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latter-day Saint Charities increased food product conversion and donated healthcare supplies to 16 countries affected by the crisis. |
| 2019 |
Two by Twos
The church's charitable incorporation in Victoria, Australia, ended after 90 years.
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| 2019 | The church clarified its stance on substances through the New Era magazine, explicitly prohibiting marijuana and opioid use except when medically prescribed by a qualified physician. |
| 2019 | The church opposed the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
| 2019 | Church leadership authorized LDS women to serve as witnesses for baptisms, a ceremonial role previously reserved for male priesthood holders. |
| December 2019 | A whistleblower alleged the church held over $100 billion in investment funds through Ensign Peak Advisors, claiming the funds were used for for-profit ventures rather than charity. |
| June 2019 | Naasón Joaquín García was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and charged with sex crimes by the California Department of Justice. |
| April 2019 |
Two by Twos
Australian television show 60 Minutes interviewed child sex abuse victims of Australian ministers.
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| 2018 | South Korea enacted a religious exemption for military service, ending a long-standing period where Jehovah's Witnesses were systematically imprisoned for refusing mandatory military service due to their religious beliefs. |
| 2018 |
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Guardian published a report recognizing Coleridge as a 'genius' and one of the most renowned English poets, posthumously elevating his literary reputation.
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| 2018 | Nominal worldwide church membership surpassed 16 million. |
| 2018 | The Church formed an alliance with the NAACP in an effort to improve race relations. |
| August 2018 | Church president Russell M. Nelson asked members and others to stop using terms 'LDS', 'Mormon', and 'Mormonism', and instead use the full official church name. |
| January 16 2018 | Russell M. Nelson, the senior apostle, was announced as the new president of the church following Monson's death, following the church's traditional succession process. |
| January 2 2018 | Death of church president Thomas S. Monson, marking the end of his leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 2017 | The Charity Commission for England and Wales initiated an inquiry into Jehovah's Witnesses' management of child sexual abuse allegations in the United Kingdom. |
| 2017 | The church partnered with Catholic Relief Services and other organizations to provide aid to several African and Middle Eastern nations, showcasing its international humanitarian collaboration. |
| 2016 | Jehovah's Witnesses had the lowest average household income among surveyed religious groups in the United States, with approximately half of Witness households earning less than $30,000 per year. |
| 2016 | The church reported spending a total of $1.2 billion on humanitarian aid over the previous 30 years, demonstrating a long-term commitment to global humanitarian efforts. |
| 2015 | The Australian Royal Commission investigated the Jehovah's Witnesses organization's handling of child sexual abuse cases, finding no clear evidence of systematic reporting to police for 1,006 alleged perpetrators since 1950. |
| 2015 | There were 1,249 Christian Science practitioners worldwide, charging $25–$50 for consultations in the United States. |
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