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| | [[File:Jehovah's Witnesses.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|An adherent of the Jehovah's Witnesses religion. Jehovah's Witnesses are well known for their door-to-door proselytizing.]] | | [[File:Jehovah's Witnesses.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|An adherent of the Jehovah's Witnesses religion. Jehovah's Witnesses are well known for their door-to-door proselytizing.]] |
| − | '''Jehovah's Witnesses''' is a [[Liberal Christianity|liberal]] and professed Christian religious organization headquartered in the [[United States]]. The organization uses a number of legal corporations worldwide, publishing literature and performing other operational and administrative functions that represent the interests of the religious organization. "The Society" has been used as a collective term for these corporations. The literature of Jehovah's Witnesses has also referred to the religion generally as the "Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses". The oldest and most prominent of their corporation is the 'Watch Tower Society'. | + | '''Jehovah's Witnesses''' is a [[Christian]] religious organization headquartered in the [[United States]]. The organization uses several legal corporations worldwide, publishing literature and performing other operational and administrative functions that represent the interests of the religious organization. "The Society" has been used as a collective term for these corporations. The literature of Jehovah's Witnesses has also referred to the religion generally as the "Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses". The oldest and most prominent of their corporation is the 'Watch Tower Society'. |
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| | + | Part of the religious beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses is not to vote in elections or otherwise participate in politics; not to serve in the military; and not to salute the [[Flag]]. During [[World War II]], an estimated 4,400 [[American]] Jehovah's Witnesses were imprisoned because they asserted conscientious objection to being drafted for the war.<ref>https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/conscientious-objectors-civilian-public-service</ref> |
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| | Jehovah's Witnesses have maintained a distinction between their corporations and their religious organizations including, but not limited to: | | Jehovah's Witnesses have maintained a distinction between their corporations and their religious organizations including, but not limited to: |
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| | *[http://www.jw-media.org Office of Public Information of Jehovah's Witnesses] | | *[http://www.jw-media.org Office of Public Information of Jehovah's Witnesses] |
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| | * [http://www.quotedstatements.com/fotm.htm ''Faith on the March''] (by A.H. Macmillan, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1957) | | * [http://www.quotedstatements.com/fotm.htm ''Faith on the March''] (by A.H. Macmillan, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1957) |
| | *[http://exjehovahswitnessforum.yuku.com Ex-Jehovah's Witness Forum and Recovery Site]. A resource providing information on opposing views with regards to the Jehovah's Witness Organization. Discussion and Recovery site for former Jehovah's Witnesses; those considering leaving; or simply interested individuals. | | *[http://exjehovahswitnessforum.yuku.com Ex-Jehovah's Witness Forum and Recovery Site]. A resource providing information on opposing views with regards to the Jehovah's Witness Organization. Discussion and Recovery site for former Jehovah's Witnesses; those considering leaving; or simply interested individuals. |