The Film | Jehovah’s Witnesses and Their Beliefs | Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Court
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood | Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Holocaust
Ex-Witnesses and Witness Dissenters | Sources

The Film

KNOCKING Documentary Project
The film site includes reviews, viewer comments and a screening schedule.

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Their Beliefs

Watchtower Society Official Web SIte
The official Jehovah’s Witnesses site contains articles in 310 languages on topics such as Witness beliefs, medical care and blood, the Bible, love, money and much more.

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Authorized Site of the Office of Public Information
This official Witness newsroom includes information on human rights, health and medicine, people beliefs. View video news, and relevant news reports from around the globe.

Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Court

FindLaw.com: Minersville School Dist. vs. Gobitis
Read more about the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Witnesses and flag salute.

Introduction to the Court Opinion on the West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette Case
Read the introduction to this 1943 court case that reversed the decision of Minersville School District v. Gobitis.

American Civil Liberties Union: Religion and Belief
Learn more about freedom of religion in the United States and the ACLU’s work in defending the right of religious organizations and individuals to express their beliefs in public.

The Courage of Their Convictions
By Peter Irons
(Penguin, 1990)
Read the stories of 16 individuals, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, involved in important U.S. Supreme Court issues.

State and Salvation—The Jehovah’s Witnesses and Their Fight for Civil Rights
By William Kaplan
(University of Toronto Press, 1989)
An account of the court battles of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Canada.

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood

Network for the Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives
This international network of medical practitioners, researchers and opinion leaders is dedicated to disseminating information about recent advances in blood conservation and transfusion alternatives.

NoBlood
This site includes a community center and discussion forum about blood management and avoidance, the latest bloodless healthcare news and a bloodless knowledge base.

Society for the Advancement of Blood Management
The SABM aims “to improve patient outcomes through optimal blood management; which includes the appropriate provision and use of blood and blood products, and strategies to reduce or avoid transfusion.”

Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Holocaust

Standing Out—Standing Up: A Jehovah’s Witness Experience
Presented by the Shoah Foundation and the Arnold-Liebster Foundation, this Web feature includes a downloadable lesson plan, handouts and video clips.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Holocaust Encyclopedia: Jehovah’s Witnesses
Read personal stories and articles about Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Holocaust, and view photographs of related artifacts.

Study Guide for the Documentary Video Jehovah's Witnesses Stand Firm Against Nazi Assault
Download a PDF study guide for this documentary film, which includes a chronology, glossary and transcript.

A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust: Jehovah’s Witnesses
This page from the University of South Florida includes links to book excerpts, personal stories and timelines.

Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe
By Simone Arnold Liebster
(Grammaton Press, 2000)
The story of a young Witness victim of Nazi persecution.

Ex-Witnesses and Witness Dissenters

Watchman Fellowship
The Watchman Fellowship is “an independent, nondenominational Christian research and apologetics ministry focusing on new religious movements, cults, the occult and the New Age.”

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Watchers of the Watchtower World
This non-profit organization aims to keep a critical eye on The Watchtower and Witnesses.

Associated Jehovah’s Witnesses for Reform on Blood
The Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood is a diverse group of Witnesses that educates “Jehovah's Witnesses, their family members, friends and health care providers regarding the irrational aspects of the Watchtower Society's policy on the use of blood and blood products.”

Sources

The following served as information sources for this Web site: