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Jehovah's Witnesses are a religious group that is an outgrowth of the Bible student movement founded by Charles Taze Russell in the nineteenth century. The Christian denomination had an early presence in Canada, with many adherents experiencing religious persecution, particularly in Quebec.
Jehovah's Witnesses in Canada: Champions of freedom of speech and worship by M. James Penton. Penton, who is a professor emeritus of history at University of Lethbridge (a former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses), examines the history of legal activities that led to expansion of religious freedoms in Canada.
The Supreme Court of Canada has made several important decisions concerning Jehovah's Witnesses.These include laws that affected the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in the 1950s and more recent cases dealing with whether Witness parents had the right to decide what medical treatment was in the best interest of their children based on their faith.
Marvin James Penton (April 27, 1932 – November 4, 2024) was a Canadian historian and author. A professor emeritus of history at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, he was the author of three books on the history of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Charles Taze Russell (February 16, 1852 – October 31, 1916), or Pastor Russell, was an American Christian minister from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses, initially known as the Bible Student movement.
In Canada, Jehovah's Witnesses were interned in camps [4] along with political dissidents and people of Japanese descent. Jehovah's Witness members have been imprisoned in many countries for their refusal of conscription or compulsory military service .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the The post Knock, knock: Jehovah’s Witnesses resume door-to-door work ...
View history; Tools. ... Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian ... In 2016, it ranked eighteenth for donations received by registered charities in Canada at ...