Comments on: A War of Civilizations, or a Culture war? http://www.bloggernews.net/14258 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:27:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: DannyHaszard http://www.bloggernews.net/14258#comment-1333 DannyHaszard Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:27:58 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/14258#comment-1333 Jehovah's Witnesses and freedom of speech. They have won 37 of their 46 U.S. Supreme Court cases, assuring us all of freedom of speech and assembly and equal protection under the law. The sad irony is that the Watchtower Society *daily* abuses the human rights of thousands of its members. It denies current members the right of free speech by forbidding them to speak to former members, even close family members. And it denies former members their right of freedom of worship by refusing to allow them to leave the religion with dignity, should they come to disagree with Watchtower's practices or doctrines. WHY THE DOOR TO DOOR METHOD? The reason the watchtower corporation orders their Jehovah's witnesses members to intrude door to door is because in the beginning their leader Joseph Rutherford (who himself never went door to door) knew that this cold-calling tactic would get them recognition and "persecution" as pesky. If they can get "persecuted" by picking fights then he can say they are 'persecuted for Jesus'. Are they knocking on your door?~Danny Haszard expert witness on the Jehovah Witness Jehovah’s Witnesses and freedom of speech.

They have won 37 of their 46 U.S. Supreme Court cases, assuring us all of freedom of speech and assembly and equal protection under the law.

The sad irony is that the Watchtower Society *daily* abuses the human rights of thousands of its members. It denies current members the right of free speech by forbidding them to speak to former members, even close family members.

And it denies former members their right of freedom of worship by refusing to allow them to leave the religion with dignity, should they come to disagree with Watchtower’s practices or doctrines.

WHY THE DOOR TO DOOR METHOD?

The reason the watchtower corporation orders their Jehovah’s witnesses members to intrude door to door is because in the beginning their leader Joseph Rutherford (who himself never went door to door) knew that this cold-calling tactic would get them recognition and “persecution” as pesky.

If they can get “persecuted” by picking fights then he can say they are ‘persecuted for Jesus’.

Are they knocking on your door?~Danny Haszard expert witness on the Jehovah Witness

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