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

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The Norwegian government recently rescinded the "religious community" status of the Jehovah's Witnesses, preventing them from performing legal marriages and receiving taxpayer dollars.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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