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A fact from Jehovah's Witnesses in Canada appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 November 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Jehovah's Witnesses in Canada were persecuted in the early to mid-20th century, and that their religion was banned during World War II under the War Measures Act as a result of their refusal to serve in the military?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/November.

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Political neutrality

Is petitioning the government for a Bill of Rights politically neutral?--Jeffro77 (talk) 17:28, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The editor likely refers to an event described on page 689 of Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimer's of God's Kingdom:

March 2, 1947, Jehovah’s Witnesses launched a nationwide campaign inviting the people of Canada to petition the government for a Bill of Rights. Over 500,000 signatures were obtained—the largest petition that had ever been presented to the Canadian Parliament! This was followed, the next year, by an even larger petition to reinforce the first one.

A 1940s Jehovah's Witness could have been jailed in Canada for no other reason than his faith. A Bible reader would likely believe Scriptures such as Esther 7:3 and Acts 28:19 to permit a persecuted person or group to petition a secular government.
--AuthorityTam (talk) 16:40, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

'The editor' asked (16 months ago) whether petitioning the government for a Bill of Rights is politically neutral, not something about what 'a Bible reader would likely believe'. Your very late reply has not answered the question that 'the editor' asked.--Jeffro77 (talk) 07:41, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wow. --AuthorityTam (talk) 23:51, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

antagonism with the Catholic Church in Quebec

JWs in Quebec faced a lot of antagonism from the Catholic Church, in part because of their statements about the satanic nature of the Catholic Church. This does not justify anything, but is part of the context. Richardson mcphillips (talk) 14:31, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]