Ethiopia: Information on whether the Jehovah's Witnesses' sect in Ethiopia has different beliefs and practices than Jehovah's Witnesses' sects in other parts of the world particularly with regard to baptism
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ETH10590 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: Information on whether the Jehovah's Witnesses' sect in Ethiopia has different beliefs and practices than Jehovah's Witnesses' sects in other parts of the world particularly with regard to baptism, 1 March 1992, ETH10590, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac0190.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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According to a representative of the Watch Tower Headquarters in New York, the Jehovah's Witnesses' sect in Ethiopia has the same beliefs and practices as Jehovah's Witnesses' sects in other parts of the world particularly with regard to baptism (27 Mar. 1992). One does not automatically become a Jehovah's Witness at birth even if either or both of one's parents are Jehovah's Witnesses (Ibid.). To become a Jehovah's Witness one has to acquire sufficient knowledge of the beliefs based on the Bible and must be approved by the elders of the sect (Ibid.).
For further information on the above subject, please refer to the attached document.
Additional and/or corroborative information on this subject could not be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
References
The Encyclopedia of Religion. 1987. Vol. 7. Mircea Eliade, ed. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, pp. 564-566. Watch Tower Headquarters, New York. Telephone Interview with Representative.
Attachment
The Encyclopedia of Religion. 1987. Vol. 7. Mircea Eliade, ed. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, pp. 564-566.
