Jehovah's Witnesses: Tens of Thousands Expected at Congress in Hamburg
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In 2023, in Hamburg, seven of Jehovah's Witnesses were killed by a former fellow believer. Tens of thousands of fundamentalists meet in the city at this weekly celebration. Can they overcome the trauma of that time?
An international convention of Jehovah's Witnesses is expected to draw 75,000 visitors to the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg from Friday to Sunday. The convention also commemorates the persecution of the religious community by the Nazis.
From Friday, Jehovah's Witnesses will fill the Volksparkstadion with up to 25,000 participants every day. The big event gives the impression that the controversial faith community may be influxing. However, the reality is different: the number of members of the sect in Germany has been stagnating for years.
This weekend, Jehovah's Witnesses are expecting tens of thousands of visitors to attend a convention at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg.
It's happening in Porsgrunn on Saturday. Geir Friberg expects thousands to visit the River Festival.
On the weekend 75,000 believers will pray in the Volksparkstadion. In the HSV fan scene, the congress of the faith community provides criticism.
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