Watchtower has just lost its appeal in the Norwegian courts over the withdrawal of the funding it receives from the government as an officially recognised religion. The initial decision will now stand due to what the court termed 'exclusionary practices' which includes the witnesses barbaric practice of shunning minors, even by family members in their own homes. The Ministry of Children and Families have decided they are now no longer eligible for the State grant of 16 million Norwegian Kroner given to officially recognised religions.
The following is a statement has been issued, I have summarised if it isn't readable: