GlaubensgemeinschaftNein zu Zeugen Jehovas

Eine Zeugin Jehovas verteilt "Wachturm" und "Erwachet" Foto: Hörner

Des weiteren sollen selbst Familienangehörige mit ausgetretenen Mitgliedern den Kontakt abbrechen, wodurch das Land laut einem Gutachten des Justizministeriums "das Grundrecht auf Achtung des Familienlebens und der Ehe" sowie das Grundrecht auf Religionsfreiheit beeinträchtigt sieht.

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So (finally!) the Watch Tower Society's shunning policy chickens have come home to roost!

And didn't the Watch Tower Society hypocritically claim that  “No one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.” [Awake! July 2009  p29] ???

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Wow, I didnt know about this. Very good they have questioned ex-jws this time. Lets see how many years it will take until they come to a decision.

Thank for posting

where was this article taken from?

http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichtende/inhalt.glaubensgemeinschaft-nein-zu-zeugen-jehovas.b1fce91b-7ae0-4daa-bfd3-068898f1c011.html

Translation in English:

A Jehovah's Witness distributes "Watchtower" and "Awake" Photo: horns

Stuttgart - With its magazines "Watchtower" and "Awake," Jehovah's Witnesses proselytize in residential areas and pedestrian zones. But the policy of the country so far they could not convince.

Until further, the Jehovah's Witnesses in Baden-Wuerttemberg are not equated with the Christian churches. The CDU-FDP government in Stuttgart, as our newspaper was told on Wednesday, now definitely decided to refuse the required state approval to the controversial religious community. "The Cabinet has decided to reject the request of the Jehovah's Witnesses to grant them the corporate rights," said a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Culture, on request of our newspaper. "We are in the process to work out the decision of refusing in close coordination with the Ministry of Justice, and that subsequently will be served on the Jehovah's Witnesses."

The relevant Cabinet decision, dated 20 December, is so far not been made public.

It is expected that the faith community that claims to have 28 000 members in Baden-Württemberg, will take action against the decision. The last word should then have the Administrative Court (VGH) in Mannheim. The state government justified its rejection by doubts about the loyalty of the faith community. Jehovah's Witnesses are known to be skeptical or even hostile to the state; therefore they should not take part in elections. Furthermore, even family members should break the contact with apostates, by which the country, according to a report by the Justice Department, sees adversely affected „the fundamental right of respect for family life and marriage" and the basic right of religious freedom. Moreover, the religious community, by their refusal of blood transfusions, risks "life and limb of minor children and young people."

Is the faith community a corporation under public law?

A recognition as a corporation under public law would have the advantage for the Jehovah's Witnesses that they would pay less taxes and administrative fees. In addition, they would then be partially out of state control, they even could impose a church tax and would, as the Protestant and Catholic Church, have the right to sit on the boards of public service broadcasting.

The expected lawsuit in Baden-Württemberg should get its attention in whole Germany. In 12 of the 16 states, the Jehovah's Witnesses at their request have now been legally upgraded, because despite concerns they saw no other way. The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Education wanted to join the fact, but met widespread opposition in Parliament. Also, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bremen and North Rhine-Westphalia yet refuse recognition.

Those countries that capitulated referred above all to a supposedly ground-breaking decision of the Berlin Higher Administrative Court that awarded the Jehovah's Witnesses in 2006 after almost 15 years of litigation the status of a corporation under public law. According to the state government in Stuttgart, Berlin judges have only inadequately lit the inner life of the community.They waived to interview dropouts. The Justice Ministry in Stuttgart however has done this, when compiling its report.

If the Administrative Court (VGH) in Mannheim reaches a different verdict than the colleagues in Berlin, the Jehovah's Witnesses probably would be deprived of their status in most states again. Up to a verdict, however, its is expected to again take years.

Hopefully the other states see the value in this decision as well and remove their special status, most important in Hessen where the big german brach office is located

http://bitflow.dyndns.org/german/LotharGassmann/Zeugen_Jehovas_1996.pdf

Just for clarification please.  All this litigation about their status seems to have been going on for years in Germany and will go on for many more years.  It seems the WTS accepts this battle and must not be very fearful of its status all in all. 

Hasn't the WTS been closing down (or in process) branches in other countries and moving to Germany?  I am thinking then the WTS must not feel too threatened, especially for their money in Germany?  According to the WTS Service Reports, Germany has a few hundred less pubs. these last few years, even though over 14,000 had been baptized in the last 4 yrs.

I too don't think the wts is very fearful of legal battles. It spends a lot of money to employ the best layers and makes the r&f write many letters to the authorities.

ex-special Pioneer, Bennyk, Hoffnung and aqwsed12345 I have sent you a PM