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<p>Since the end of World War II, leaders of the Jehovah's Witness movement in both Germany and elsewhere have steadfastly argued that Witnesses were united in their opposition to Nazism and did not collude with the Third Reich. Documents have been uncovered, however, that prove otherwise. Using materials from Witness archives, the U.S. State Department, Nazi files, and other sources, M. James Penton demonstrates that while many ordinary German Witnesses were brave in their opposition to Nazism, their leaders were quite prepared to support the Hitler government.</p><p>Penton begins his study with a close reading of the Declaration of Facts released by the Witnesses at a Berlin convention in June 1933. Witness leaders have called the document a protest against Nazi persecution, however closer examination shows it contained bitter attacks on Great Britain and the United States - jointly referred to as the greatest and most oppressive empire on earth - the League of Nations, big business, and above all, Jews, who are referred to as the representatives of Satan the Devil.</p><p>It was later, in 1933 - when the Nazis would not accept Witness blandishments- that leader J.F. Rutherford ca

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Author

M. James Penton

Publisher

University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802089274

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Christian, History, Western