There is a quote routinely parroted by apostates accusing our organization of "violating" human rights when former members are shunned. Here is the quote they use from Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion ; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief , and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance ." - Emphasis Ours. Basically, they claim that somehow shunning violates their freedom of conscience, thought, and religion. Let us briefly examine why shunning in the way Jehovah's Witnesses practice it does not violate human rights, or Article 18. Understanding Article 18 To understand if shunning is a violation of Article 18, ask yourself these questions  if your association with Jehovah's Witnesses has ended : "H...

On multiple occasions, I have come across those claiming that the “WTBTS” (They love to make us look like puppets of a corporation,) acts like a “mediator” between us and God, but let's take a look at Christendom* and then compare them to Jehovah's Witnesses, and see who really are acting like the mediators. I think we all know that the Catholic Pope openly claims the position of mediator. Then there are the ministers, priests, reverends, deacons, presbyters, evangelists and self-professed prophets who claim to be the sole channel through which revelation is coming to their congregations. They will say “I'm right and I'm never wrong.” Many have taken the words of Wycliffe, Wesley, Luther and Calvin as the sole determiners, or the foundation, of modern doctrine. Many of them, especially evangelists and the Pope, like to sit upon gold thrones and take “prayer requests”. (1 Corinthians 4:8-13, 18-21) When people ask Jehovah's Witnesses to pray for them, we say, “i...