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Die Spur

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Die Spur Season 2, Episode 3: Episode 3

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Episodes

28 episodes

Episode 1

44 min

Episode 2

28 min

Episode 3

29 min

Episode 4

29 min

Episode 5

28 min

Episode 6

29 min

Episode 7

28 min

Episode 8

43 min

Episode 9

29 min

Episode 10

29 min

Episode 11

28 min

Episode 12

28 min

Episode 13

28 min

Episode 14

28 min

Episode 15

28 min

God, Money, Obedience – The Closed World of Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses demand a lot from their members: unconditional obedience, their workforce – and their money. The dramatic rampage in a meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in March 2023 is said to have been about this, among other things. "The Trail" dives into the closed system of the faith community and its finances. Although the Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany are a corporation under public law and could thus levy their own church tax, they rely entirely on voluntary donations. The members give their money, but also their time: They spread the message of Jehovah's Witnesses about the approaching end of the world, volunteer on the construction sites or for pocket money in the monastery-like headquarters of the religious community.

29 min