The Norwegian government recently rescinded the “religious community” status of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, preventing them from performing legal marriages and receiving taxpayer dollars.
Here’s why this was entirely justified.
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Sources:
https://avoidjw.org/news/jehovahs-witnesses-lose-registration-as-a-religious-community/
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/norway/
https://kirken.no/nb-NO/church-of-norway/
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2019/04/despite-secularization-study-finds-church-taxes-in-europe-going-strong
https://www.ncronline.org/news/kansas-catholic-priest-sex-abuse-report-leads-no-charges
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/religion/story/2020-10-25/dolbee-column
https://hrwf.eu/norway-an-unfair-decision-against-the-jehovahs-witnesses/
https://www.npr.org/2017/02/03/513187940/the-johnson-amendment-in-five-questions-and-answers
https://www.thelocal.no/20160819/faithful-no-more-norway-church-suffers-1-click-exodus
https://www.christianpost.com/news/15000-church-members-quit-in-4-days-after-lutheran-church-of-norway-offers-easy-exit-plan.html
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