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How often do Jehovah’s Witnesses think about the Genocide against the Tutsi?

Thinking & Talking About the Genocide

Overall, the Genocide does not appear to be mentally consuming, with most thinking about the Genocide never (15%), rarely (39%), or occasionally (29%). Some (14%) think of the Genocide frequently or persistently. As would be expected, the Genocide Generation Adults think about it more often than the Post-Genocide Generation. (Centrality of Genocide in Section 6, Subjective Social and Psychological Wellbeing, page 348; Figure 6.14)

Figure 6.14, Frequency Thinking About the Genocide, Total Sample

Note. N = 13,590.

Thinking & Talking About the Genocide

EHow often do Jehovah’s Witnesses think about the Genocide against the Tutsi?
EHow much do Jehovah’s Witnesses think the Genocide affected their worldview, family, and personal lives?
EHow interested are Jehovah’s Witnesses in young people learning about the history of the Genocide against the Tutsi?
EWhat is it like to talk about the Genocide and past traumas?
EWhat scriptures help when thinking about the Genocide against the Tutsi?

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About the Study
Becoming Jehovah’s Witnesses
Nonviolence & Political Neutrality
During the Genocide Against the Tutsi
Thinking & Talking About the Genocide
Reconciliation & Resilience
Social & Psychological Wellbeing
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