The Jehovah's Witnesses are no longer a "religious community" in Norway

The Norwegian government recently rescinded the "religious community" status of the Jehovah's Witnesses, preventing them from performing legal marriages and receiving taxpayer dollars.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://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2015/09/04/disfellowshipping-by-jehovahs-witnesses-a-brief-history/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiDYzrIdlw0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qbna6t1bzw

https://bitterwinter.org/norway-court-suspends-de-registration-of-jehovahs-witnesses/

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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