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"Defending the Good News" by J. J. Henderson

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this book was published in 2010:.

defending the good news: the jehovahs witnesses plan to expand the first amendment.

it is partially based on an interview with an ex-jw, jerry bergman, and, besides other things, contains information on h. c. covington and his supreme court cases.

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Anders Andersen: WTBS denies any JW the same freedom of speech, religion, association, thought and medical treatment it fought for in the highest courts.

WTBS, like any religion, may "deny" whatever it wants unless that denial steps into criminal grounds. Those who follow a religion limit their freedom by choice, because a made choice always limits freedom. It's like taking a train: a passenger initially has freedom to choose a destination, but upon a departure freedom becomes limited as nobody can travel in two trains simultaneously. If a passenger made a mistake, he or she has an option to quit the train on a next station, then the initial freedom becomes restored and a new choice can be made.

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"Defending the Good News" by J. J. Henderson

by Uncharted in

this book was published in 2010:.

defending the good news: the jehovahs witnesses plan to expand the first amendment.

it is partially based on an interview with an ex-jw, jerry bergman, and, besides other things, contains information on h. c. covington and his supreme court cases.

Uncharted

This book was published in 2010:

Defending the Good News: The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Plan to Expand the First Amendment

It is partially based on an interview with an ex-JW, Jerry Bergman, and, besides other things, contains information on H. C. Covington and his Supreme Court cases. The author (J. J. Henderson) makes this conclusion:

Looking back on the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ literature distribution and permit cases, one thing becomes clear. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society purposefully changed the laws of the land. The Jehovah’s Witnesses instituted a legal plan that was carefully designed, comprehensive in scope, and carried out by thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses across the nation. This plan expanded the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First Amendment, shaped contemporary mass media law, and dramatically influenced organizational litigation. The significance of their achievement can no longer be overlooked. Legal scholars will have to rewrite their books. Lawyers will have to rethink their arguments. Citizens and media professionals might write a letter of thanks to the headquarters in Brooklyn. Because Watchtower lawyers did more than protect the religious practices of its members, they established in law an important ideal for all citizens in a democratic nation — that the flow of information must always be unhindered. For this, we all owe a debt of gratitude to this often-annoying, sometimes-intolerant religious sect.

So don't you think that JW's practices, being "irritating", are somehow beneficial for the society overall?