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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.]]
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'''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."  Prominent Jehovah's Witnesses have included the rock star [[Prince|formerly known as Prince]] and the women's tennis star [[Serena Williams]].
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'''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."  Prominent Jehovah's Witnesses have included the rock star [[Prince (musician)|formerly known as Prince]] and the women's tennis star [[Serena Williams]].
    
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>
 
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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