Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
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The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is the main legal and publishing corporation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to produce and distribute their religious literature and coordinate their worldwide activities.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania Context triple: [Jehovah's Witnesses, primaryOrganization, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania]
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The Quaker
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Magnalia Christi Americana
Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
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Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, is a Christian movement founded in 17th-century England that emphasizes inner spiritual experience, pacifism, and simple living.
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JehovahsWitnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian religious movement known for their door-to-door evangelism, refusal of military service and political involvement, and distinctive beliefs about God's Kingdom and biblical interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania Target entity description: The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is the main legal and publishing corporation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to produce and distribute their religious literature and coordinate their worldwide activities.
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The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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B.
Magnalia Christi Americana
Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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JWN
JWN is the stock ticker symbol for Nordstrom, Inc., a major American luxury department store chain traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Liveright Publishing Corporation
Liveright Publishing Corporation is an American publishing house, now an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, known for releasing influential works of literary fiction and nonfiction.
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Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal entity
ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ publishing house ⓘ religious corporation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
JehovahsWitnesses
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York ⓘ
surface form:
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.
|
| coordinates |
branch offices of Jehovah's Witnesses
ⓘ
literature distribution for Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ missionary activity of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctrineSourceFor |
JehovahsWitnesses
ⓘ
surface form:
Jehovah's Witnesses
|
| formerHeadquartersLocation |
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Brooklyn ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn, New York
|
| foundedBy | Charles Taze Russell ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1884-12-15 ⓘ |
| globalRole | primary publishing corporation for Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of directors ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
WTS
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Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Watch Tower Society
|
| headquartersLocation | Warwick, New York ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
|
| legalRole | principal legal corporation for Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-stock corporation ⓘ |
| mainOrgan | Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ |
| nonProfitType | religious and charitable organization ⓘ |
| operates |
jw.org
ⓘ
printing facilities ⓘ translation services ⓘ |
| originalName |
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society
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| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| produces |
convention programs
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theocratic ministry training materials ⓘ video and audio religious programs ⓘ |
| publishes |
Awake!
ⓘ
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures ⓘ Watchtower magazine ⓘ
surface form:
The Watchtower
books ⓘ brochures ⓘ digital religious content ⓘ tracts ⓘ |
| purpose |
Bible education
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coordination of Jehovah's Witnesses' worldwide activities ⓘ religious literature publishing ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
JehovahsWitnesses
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surface form:
Jehovah's Witnesses
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| religiousOrientation | Restorationist Christian ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| taxStatus | tax-exempt religious organization ⓘ |
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