Monday Read: "The Right to Shun: Ghent's Misguided Jehovah's Witness Decision"

01/06/2021 12 min Temporada 1 Episodio 8
Monday Read: "The Right to Shun: Ghent's Misguided Jehovah's Witness Decision"

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What happens when a criminal court in Ghent, Belgium finds the Jehovah’s Witness community guilty of discrimination for "disfellowshipping" its former members? In his article for Canopy Forum, “The Right to Shun: Ghent’s Misguided Jehovah's Witness Decision,” Matthew P. Cavedon explores the practice of shunning among Jehovah’s Witnesses: its impacts on believers, but also its impacts on the freedom of religion and association.Browse our book brochure.

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