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Jehovah's Witnesses Resume Trademark Door-Knocking For First Time Since Pandemic Jehovah's Witnesses Resume Trademark Door-Knocking For First Time Since Pandemic
Jehovah's Witnesses Resume Trademark Door-Knocking For First Time Since Pandemic Who's there? Jehovah's Witnesses will resume their trademark door-to-door ministry after a two-and-a-half-year suspension due to COVID-19. The Sept. 1 launch kicked off with a global campaign featuring an interactive program for Bible study. The decision to resume their door-to-door ministry marks the complete restoration of all pre- pandemic in-person activities for the nearly 1.3 million Jehovah’s Witnesses in the 12,000 congregations in the United States.  “We believe that the early decision to shut down all in-person activities for more than two years has saved many lives,” s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Allentown Teacher Placed On Leave After Alleged Involvement In Capitol Hill Riots Allentown Teacher Placed On Leave After Alleged Involvement In Capitol Hill Riots
Allentown Teacher Placed On Leave After Alleged Involvement In Capitol Hill Riots An Allentown teacher was temporarily relieved of his duties on reports that he was involved in Wednesday's Capitol Hill Electoral College protests, district officials announced. Allentown School District Superintendent Thomas Parker made the announcement in a letter posted to the district website Jan. 7. The unnamed educator will not return to work until the district "can complete a formal investigation of his involvement," the notice said. The letter does not describe any actions taken in Washington D.C by the man, but does discuss “an image” that upset “many members of our community…

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by Nicole Acosta