The Religious Groups Of Jehovah s Witnesses - 1239 Words

â€Å"Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law,† Thomas Paine (Like Success). Under the first amendment, people are ensured the freedom of establishing a religion and allows the religious group to have the free exercise thereof, but millions of individuals are still persecuted because of their religious preferences (Bill of Rights Institute). The many who wish to serve and worship their God peacefully are often the main subjects of ridicule. More often than not these are Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses are a religious group that follows the Bible’s principles and uses them as a guideline in order to imitate Jesus -Jehovah’s Son- and serve†¦show more content†¦He has been acquitted of the charges due to the lack of evidence. According to the Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Europe and Central Asia Programme, John Dalhuise n, â€Å"Today’s court judgment is a violation of Aleksandr’s right to the peaceful expression of his religious views... [His] conviction contradicts Russia’s own legislation as well as its obligations under international human rights laws. It should be quashed.† (USA) This is only one of the many cases that have been reported targeting Jehovah’s Witnesses. Henry David Thoreau, a philosopher, poet, essayist, and an outspoken social critic once wrote, â€Å"I think that we should be men first, and subjects later. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have the right to assume, is to do my time what I think right. . . Law never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice.† (Thoreau). He was later imprisoned for not paying a poll tax, standing for what he believed in, similar to the Jehovahâ €™s Witnesses. Along with Russia there are other countries in which Jehovah’s Witnesses are being prosecuted. These unjust rulings and convictions are happening all over the world. Another particular case was in South Korea. A group of men had suffered harsh consequences for rejecting military service because of their refusal to bear arms. Many of