Witnesses stated Nash was unarmed and going to the aid of another when killed.

Witnesses who were not called to the Widgery Tribunal stated that Wray was calling out that he could not move his legs before he was shot the second time.

Witnesses stated that as it collapsed, there was a loud rumbling sound, like a machine gun as the rivets shot out of the tank, and that the ground shook as if a train were passing by.

The Watchtower has stated that the use of wedding rings by Witnesses is acceptable, even though wedding rings may have first been used by pagans, based on its conclusion that there is no definite evidence wedding rings were used " as part of false religious practices " ( emphasis from original ).

Witnesses have stated that on 4 November German soldiers carried explosives into the town hall's tower, and also into two churches, a windmill, and dairy factory in Heusden.

Barnette overruled a 1940 decision on the same issue, Minersville School District v. Gobitis ( also involving the children of Jehovah's Witnesses ), in which the Court stated that the proper recourse for dissent was to try to change the school policy democratically.

The stated purpose of The Watchtower, as suggested by its subtitle, Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom, is to draw attention to the kingdom of God, which Jehovah's Witnesses believe is a real government that will soon replace all earthly governments.

Witnesses interviewed by the New York Times also stated that the train had not slowed approaching or in the S curve until the cars left the tracks.

Matew Magawu, a member of Global Witnesses, has stated " This process was not ideal, but they had to use what they had and make it that much more effective ".

Witnesses to the bombardment stated that the shelling was so heavy that liquid mustard ran in the streets.

Witnesses stated that Chapman never moved to get out of the way of the ball, and it is assumed he simply couldn't see it.

Witnesses report Lüdke showed signs of physical abuse and he stated that ' they would kill me if I didn't confess '.

The Three are part of a total twelve Book of Mormon witnesses, ( along with Joseph Smith himself and the Eight Witnesses ) who stated that they " saw and handled " the plates.

Witnesses stated that the gates came down after the truck had entered the grade crossing.

Particularly since 2001, the literature produced by the Watch Tower Society has typically stated that it is " published by Jehovah's Witnesses ".

Similarly in The Witnesses to the Historicity of Jesus ( 1912 ) Arthur Drews stated: "( i ) n the edition of Origen published by the Benedictines it is said that there was no mention of Jesus at all in Josephus before the time of Eusebius ( about 300 A. D., Ecclesiast.

According to French Bishop Jean Vernette, the New Apostolic members are " strict millenarists ", but sociologist Gilles Séraphin stated their millenarism is less pronounced than that of Jehovah's Witnesses and Adventists, and that this is a " église de Réveil ", which retains a Pentecostal look from its origins.

Witnesses stated that she was in a crouched position when she fired ; she claimed that she fired just as she stopped running toward Motley.

Justice Frankfurter, speaking in behalf of the 8-to-1 majority view against the Witnesses, stated that the interests of " inculcating patriotism was of sufficient importance to justify a relatively minor infringement on religious belief.

The stated religions were Catholic ( 47 %), Eastern Orthodox ( 11 %) and Jehovah's Witnesses ( 11 %), No religion ( 4 %).

Its ground for this recommendation was that, while petitioner claimed before the local board August 17, 1956 ( as evidenced by its memorandum in his file of that date ), that he was devoting 100 hours per month to actual preaching, the headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses reported that he was no longer doing so and, on the contrary, had relinquished both his Pioneer and Bible Student Servant positions.

* 2006 – Witnesses report seeing a bottlenose whale swimming in the River Thames, the first time the species had been seen in the Thames since records began in 1913.

Three Witnesses besides Joseph Smith also reported that they saw Moroni in visions in 1829, as did several other witnesses who each said they had their own vision.

As a further complication, Mary Whitmer, mother to one of the Three Witnesses and four of the Eight Witnesses, said she had a vision of the golden plates, shown to her by an angel whom she always called " Brother Nephi ", who may or may not have been the same angel to which Smith referred.

Witnesses said the couple had slept in the same room, kissed, and been seen together in a state of undress.

Witnesses later said they had seen police batoning a figure in the doorway where McCloskey was found, although police claimed that he had been unconscious before the baton charge and may have been hit with a stone.

Witnesses say it looked " like he had been shot.

Witnesses are instructed to fill out monthly report slips on their preaching activity, listing the hours spent, publications placed with householders, and the number of " return visits " made to households where interest had been shown formerly.

Witnesses testified that Frizer and Marlowe had earlier argued over the bill, exchanging " divers malicious words.

* The Jehovah's Witnesses have had a centre since 1958, and they redeveloped the Carl Zeiss optical works to become the International Bible Students ' Association in 1988.

Witnesses said Pannell was unarmed and had been shot in the back.

Bible Student movement ( Jehovah's Witnesses since 1931 ) had connections at the very beginning ( in the early 2nd half of 19th century ) with the Millerite movement.

Children of Jehovah's Witnesses had been expelled from school and were threatened with exclusion for no other cause.

of Jehovah's Witnesses that had followed Gobitis and concluded with a long list of law journal and

These include laws that affected activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in the 1950s and more recent cases dealing with whether Witness parents had the right to decide what medical treatment was in the best interest of their children based on their faith.

The Barnette decision overturned an earlier case, Minersville School District vs. Gobitis ( 1940 ), in which the court had held that Witnesses could be forced against their will to pay homage to the flag.

In that case, one of Jehovah's Witnesses had reportedly told a New Hampshire town marshal who was attempting to prevent him from preaching " You are a damned racketeer " and " a damned fascist " and was arrested.

Witnesses had seen Grans, in the company of Haarmann, pointing to Hannappel.

Witnesses at both stations swore nobody was seen getting in or out of the compartment, and witnesses in both adjacent compartments swore that nobody had tried to enter the one where Mlle.

Witnesses in 1760 said that the dome had been hit by more than 100 cannonballs fired by the Prussian army led by Friedrich II during the Seven Years ' War.

Witnesses presented in the documentary also alleged that wounded and unconscious survivors of the container transports had been executed in the desert under supervision of U. S. soldiers.

" The pamphlets charged that the Québec government, the police, the judges and the Roman Catholic Church had conspired together against Jehovah's Witnesses.