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5ad3e0a5604f3c001a3ff4d6 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | As of August 2015, Jehovah's Witnesses report an average of 8.2 million publishers—the term they use for members actively involved in preaching—in 118,016 congregations. In 2015, these reports indicated over 1.93 billion hours spent in preaching and "Bible study" activity. Since the mid-1990s, the number of peak publis... | How much time was spent in just preaching time since 2015? | {
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5ad3e0a5604f3c001a3ff4d7 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | As of August 2015, Jehovah's Witnesses report an average of 8.2 million publishers—the term they use for members actively involved in preaching—in 118,016 congregations. In 2015, these reports indicated over 1.93 billion hours spent in preaching and "Bible study" activity. Since the mid-1990s, the number of peak publis... | How much time was spent in just "Bible study" since 2015? | {
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573254dab9d445190005ea43 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identifie... | Where do the officially published membership statistics come from? | {
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573254dab9d445190005ea44 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identifie... | Only about half all Jehovah's Witnesses are actually considered what in the faith itself? | {
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573254dab9d445190005ea45 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identifie... | What did a 2008 US Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey discover about Jehovah's Witnesses' retention rate? | {
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573254dab9d445190005ea46 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identifie... | Only about what percentage of the people raised in the religion continue to identify themselves as Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
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5ad3e16d604f3c001a3ff50f | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identifie... | According to a 2008 US Pew Forum report how many Protestants identify as still active in the faith they grew up in? | {
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5ad3e16d604f3c001a3ff510 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identifie... | What percentage of people who join the Jehovah's Witnesses as an adult end up being considered as inactive? | {
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5ad3e16d604f3c001a3ff511 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identifie... | What percentage of Jehovah's Witnesses end up getting disfellowshipped? | {
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5ad3e16d604f3c001a3ff512 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identifie... | In what year did US Pew Forum issue their first Religion & Public Life survey? | {
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57325556e99e3014001e66ce | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | What is the profession of James A. Beckford? | {
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57325556e99e3014001e66cf | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | When did Beckford study the Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
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57325556e99e3014001e66d0 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | What did Beckford classify the Jehovah's Witnesses organizational structure as being? | {
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57325556e99e3014001e66d1 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | What is the conviction that Jehovah's Witness leaders dispense absolute truth? | {
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57325556e99e3014001e66d2 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | What is the term for Jehovah's Witnesses' rejection of certain secular requirements and medical treatments? | {
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5ad3e255604f3c001a3ff52b | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | Who issued a positive report about Jehovah's Witnesses in 1975? | {
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5ad3e255604f3c001a3ff52c | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | What is a profession that Jehovah's Witnesses aren't allowed to do? | {
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5ad3e255604f3c001a3ff52d | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | When was the last time there was a doctrinal change for Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
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5ad3e255604f3c001a3ff52e | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | In what year did James A. Beckford graduate from college? | {
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5ad3e255604f3c001a3ff52f | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist James A. Beckford, in his 1975 study of Jehovah's Witnesses, classified the religion's organizational structure as Totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and narrow objectives, control over competing demands on members' time and energy, and control over the quality of new members. Ot... | Who claimed there was a low rate of turnover among Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
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57325603b9d445190005ea55 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in people whose education extended no further than what? | {
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57325603b9d445190005ea56 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | Compared to other religions, Jehovah's Witnesses have the highest frequency of doing what with the Bible outside of religious services? | {
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57325603b9d445190005ea57 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | What religion ranks highest in frequency of religious attendance? | {
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57325603b9d445190005ea58 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | Statistically, what is a Jehovah's Witnesses likely not to care about at all? | {
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57325603b9d445190005ea59 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | What do few Jehovah's Witnesses earn? | {
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5ad3e322604f3c001a3ff549 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | The members of what religion have a lot of university degrees? | {
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5ad3e322604f3c001a3ff54a | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | Educational aspiration is a hallmark of what Protestant religion? | {
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5ad3e322604f3c001a3ff54b | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | What is one of the Protestant religions that encourages people to be engaged in politics? | {
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5ad3e322604f3c001a3ff54c | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | What is one of the Protestant religions that is realistic about the time commitment of their members to their religion? | {
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5ad3e322604f3c001a3ff54d | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | A sociological comparative study by the Pew Research Center found that Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States ranked highest in statistics for getting no further than high school graduation, belief in God, importance of religion in one's life, frequency of religious attendance, frequency of prayers, frequency of Bibl... | What is one of the Protestant religions open to the ideas of other people? | {
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573256c6e17f3d14004228b5 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | What has at times led to immense violence against Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
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573256c6e17f3d14004228b6 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | Why have Jehovah's Witnesses sometimes been imprisoned? | {
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573256c6e17f3d14004228b7 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | Of the 20,000 Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany in 1933, how many were later imprisoned? | {
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573256c6e17f3d14004228b8 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | What were Jehovah's Witnesses identified by in Nazi concentration camps? | {
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573256c6e17f3d14004228b9 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | What countries ban the religious activities of Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
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5ad3e45f604f3c001a3ff57b | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | How many Jehovah's Witnesses were there in Canada at the start of World War II? | {
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5ad3e45f604f3c001a3ff57c | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | How many Jehovah's Witnesses were there in the Soviet Union at the start of World War II? | {
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5ad3e45f604f3c001a3ff57d | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | How many Jehovah's Witnesses died in the Soviet Union during World War II? | {
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5ad3e45f604f3c001a3ff57e | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | How many Jehovah's Witnesses escaped Germany during World War II? | {
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5ad3e45f604f3c001a3ff57f | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Political and religious animosity against Jehovah's Witnesses has at times led to mob action and government oppression in various countries. Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other time... | How many Jehovah's Witnesses are there thought to be in China today? | {
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57325817b9d445190005ea67 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | Who were Jehovah's Witnesses accused of intentionally provoking in the 1930s and 1940s? | {
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57325817b9d445190005ea68 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | What authors have suggested Rutherford invited and cultivated opposition for the purpose of publicity? | {
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57325817b9d445190005ea69 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | What did Rutherford hope to convince members about the persecution from the outside world? | {
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57325817b9d445190005ea6a | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | What did Watch Tower Society literature tell Jehovah's Witnesses they should never seek? | {
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57325817b9d445190005ea6b | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | What should a Jehovah's Witnesses prefer to paying fines? | {
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5ad3e582604f3c001a3ff5a1 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | In what decade did author William Whalen die? | {
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5ad3e582604f3c001a3ff5a2 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | In what decade did author Shawn Francis Peters die? | {
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5ad3e582604f3c001a3ff5a3 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | What religious leader of the 1930s and 1940s would never have been suspected of using his members arrests to garner more disaffected members? | {
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5ad3e582604f3c001a3ff5a4 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | In what decade did Barbara Grizzuti Harrison escape the Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
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5ad3e582604f3c001a3ff5a5 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Authors including William Whalen, Shawn Francis Peters and former Witnesses Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Alan Rogerson and William Schnell have claimed the arrests and mob violence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s were the consequence of what appeared to be a deliberate course of provocation of authorities and... | In what decade did Alan Rogerson get out of the Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
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573258d2e17f3d14004228d1 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | What did Jehovah's Witnesses persistent legal challenges result in, in the United States? | {
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573258d2e17f3d14004228d2 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | What is religious conduct protected from the interference of? | {
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573258d2e17f3d14004228d3 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | What right to abstain from do Jehovah's Witnesses exercise? | {
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573258d2e17f3d14004228d4 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | What do patients have the right to refuse? | {
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573258d2e17f3d14004228d5 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | Where have cases in the Jehovah's Witnesses favor been heard outside of the U.S.? | {
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5ad3e67c604f3c001a3ff5cd | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | What was one of the countries that the Jehovah's Witnesses lost a bunch of civil liberties lawsuits? | {
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5ad3e67c604f3c001a3ff5ce | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | Besides the US what other country has the Jehovah's Witnesses lost lawsuits about such things as the right to refuse medical treatment? | {
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5ad3e67c604f3c001a3ff5cf | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | Has the Witnesses won more federal or state lawsuits? | {
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5ad3e67c604f3c001a3ff5d0 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | Was it in the US or Canada that Witnesses first gained the right to abstain from patriotic rituals? | {
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5ad3e67c604f3c001a3ff5d1 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference... | Was it in the US or Canada that Witnesses first gained the right to abstain from military service? | {
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573259a4e99e3014001e66ec | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses are established by the Governing Body. The religion does not tolerate dissent over doctrines and practices; members who openly disagree with the religion's teachings are expelled and shunned. Witness publications strongly discourage followers from questioning doctrine and counsel receiv... | Who establishes the doctrines of the Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
"text": [
"the Governing Body"
],
"answer_start": [
52
]
} |
573259a4e99e3014001e66ed | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses are established by the Governing Body. The religion does not tolerate dissent over doctrines and practices; members who openly disagree with the religion's teachings are expelled and shunned. Witness publications strongly discourage followers from questioning doctrine and counsel receiv... | What do the Jehovah's Witnesses religion not tolerate any of? | {
"text": [
"dissent"
],
"answer_start": [
103
]
} |
573259a4e99e3014001e66ee | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses are established by the Governing Body. The religion does not tolerate dissent over doctrines and practices; members who openly disagree with the religion's teachings are expelled and shunned. Witness publications strongly discourage followers from questioning doctrine and counsel receiv... | What happens to members who disagree with the religion's teachings? | {
"text": [
"expelled and shunned"
],
"answer_start": [
203
]
} |
573259a4e99e3014001e66ef | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses are established by the Governing Body. The religion does not tolerate dissent over doctrines and practices; members who openly disagree with the religion's teachings are expelled and shunned. Witness publications strongly discourage followers from questioning doctrine and counsel receiv... | Why should the counsel received from the Governing Body be trusted? | {
"text": [
"part of \"God's organization\""
],
"answer_start": [
386
]
} |
573259a4e99e3014001e66f0 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses are established by the Governing Body. The religion does not tolerate dissent over doctrines and practices; members who openly disagree with the religion's teachings are expelled and shunned. Witness publications strongly discourage followers from questioning doctrine and counsel receiv... | Who do Jehovah's Witnesses believe introduced independent thinking? | {
"text": [
"Satan the Devil"
],
"answer_start": [
513
]
} |
5ad3e772604f3c001a3ff607 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses are established by the Governing Body. The religion does not tolerate dissent over doctrines and practices; members who openly disagree with the religion's teachings are expelled and shunned. Witness publications strongly discourage followers from questioning doctrine and counsel receiv... | What religion accommodates members who question its teachings? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3e772604f3c001a3ff608 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses are established by the Governing Body. The religion does not tolerate dissent over doctrines and practices; members who openly disagree with the religion's teachings are expelled and shunned. Witness publications strongly discourage followers from questioning doctrine and counsel receiv... | What religion encourages its adherents to think critically? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3e772604f3c001a3ff609 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses are established by the Governing Body. The religion does not tolerate dissent over doctrines and practices; members who openly disagree with the religion's teachings are expelled and shunned. Witness publications strongly discourage followers from questioning doctrine and counsel receiv... | What religion treats those who want to engage in independent thinking in a loving way? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3e772604f3c001a3ff60a | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses are established by the Governing Body. The religion does not tolerate dissent over doctrines and practices; members who openly disagree with the religion's teachings are expelled and shunned. Witness publications strongly discourage followers from questioning doctrine and counsel receiv... | What religion wouldn't think of expelling someone merely because they have questions about what the church teaches? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
57325b9fe99e3014001e670a | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | What do former Jehovah's Witnesses members Heath and Gary Botting compare the culture of the religion to? | {
"text": [
"Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four"
],
"answer_start": [
97
]
} |
57325b9fe99e3014001e670b | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | Who describes the Jehovah's Witnesses' leadership as being totalitarian? | {
"text": [
"Alan Rogerson"
],
"answer_start": [
132
]
} |
57325b9fe99e3014001e670c | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | How do the leaders of the Jehovah's Witnesses cultivate a system of unquestioning obedience? | {
"text": [
"disparaging individual decision-making"
],
"answer_start": [
228
]
} |
57325b9fe99e3014001e670d | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | What do critics of the Jehovah's Witnesses accuse the religion's leaders of exercising over members? | {
"text": [
"\"intellectual dominance\""
],
"answer_start": [
479
]
} |
57325b9fe99e3014001e670e | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | What did former Governing Body member Raymond Franz argue the methods employed by the religion were all elements of? | {
"text": [
"mind control"
],
"answer_start": [
654
]
} |
5ad3e86a604f3c001a3ff64f | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | Who was the first totalitarian in charge of a nation? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3e86a604f3c001a3ff650 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | Who was the first leader of the Witnesses? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3e86a604f3c001a3ff651 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | Who was one of the people that argued the Witnesses make people abrogate all responsibilities and rights over their personal lives? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3e86a604f3c001a3ff652 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | Who got out of the Witnesses first, Alan Rogerson or Raymond Franz? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3e86a604f3c001a3ff653 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Former members Heather and Gary Botting compare the cultural paradigms of the religion to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, and Alan Rogerson describes the religion's leadership as totalitarian. Other critics charge that by disparaging individual decision-making, the religion's leaders cultivate a system of unquest... | Who between Heather and Gary Botting first wanted out of the Witnesses? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
57325c2fe99e3014001e6714 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | What profession did Rodney Stark grow up to become? | {
"text": [
"Sociologist"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
57325c2fe99e3014001e6715 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | What statement does Stark make about the leaders of the Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
"text": [
"\"not always very democratic\""
],
"answer_start": [
67
]
} |
57325c2fe99e3014001e6716 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | How do Jehovah's Witnesses see themselves in regards to the power structure of the church? | {
"text": [
"\"part of the power structure rather than subject to it.\""
],
"answer_start": [
330
]
} |
57325c2fe99e3014001e6717 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | Another Sociologist, Andrew Holden, feels anyone who joins a movement such as the Jehovah's Witnesses has made a what? | {
"text": [
"informed choice"
],
"answer_start": [
510
]
} |
57325c2fe99e3014001e6718 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | Holden acknowledges that defectors are seldom allowed a what from the church? | {
"text": [
"dignified exit"
],
"answer_start": [
588
]
} |
5ad3ea0d604f3c001a3ff6bd | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | Who described the Jehovah's Witnesses as a relatively democratic organization? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3ea0d604f3c001a3ff6be | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | Who said that it was formal rules that kept people in line in the Jehovah's Witnesses? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3ea0d604f3c001a3ff6bf | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | Who wrote that the majority of people joining the Witnesses are making a pretty uninformed choice? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3ea0d604f3c001a3ff6c0 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | Who wrote that people leaving religious groups like the Witnesses are allowed a dignified exit? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3ea0d604f3c001a3ff6c1 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Sociologist Rodney Stark states that Jehovah's Witness leaders are "not always very democratic" and that members "are expected to conform to rather strict standards," but adds that "enforcement tends to be very informal, sustained by the close bonds of friendship within the group", and that Jehovah's Witnesses see them... | Which sociologist said that the Witnesses are on the whole a democratic organization? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
57325e6d0fdd8d15006c6a41 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | On the other hand, in his study on nine of "the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world", Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn, Professor of Religious Studies at the Northern Arizona University, wrote: “The NW [New World Translation] emerges as the most accurate of the translations compared.” Although the general... | What is the New World Translation the most accurate translation of? | {
"text": [
"the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world"
],
"answer_start": [
44
]
} |
57325e6d0fdd8d15006c6a42 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | On the other hand, in his study on nine of "the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world", Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn, Professor of Religious Studies at the Northern Arizona University, wrote: “The NW [New World Translation] emerges as the most accurate of the translations compared.” Although the general... | What do many Bible scholars assume the differences in the New World Translation are the result of? | {
"text": [
"religious bias"
],
"answer_start": [
427
]
} |
57325e6d0fdd8d15006c6a43 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | On the other hand, in his study on nine of "the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world", Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn, Professor of Religious Studies at the Northern Arizona University, wrote: “The NW [New World Translation] emerges as the most accurate of the translations compared.” Although the general... | BeDuhn clarifies that the differences are actually due to what? | {
"text": [
"greater accuracy"
],
"answer_start": [
529
]
} |
57325e6d0fdd8d15006c6a44 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | On the other hand, in his study on nine of "the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world", Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn, Professor of Religious Studies at the Northern Arizona University, wrote: “The NW [New World Translation] emerges as the most accurate of the translations compared.” Although the general... | The NW often errs on the side of what type of translation? | {
"text": [
"literal, conservative"
],
"answer_start": [
561
]
} |
57325e6d0fdd8d15006c6a45 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | On the other hand, in his study on nine of "the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world", Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn, Professor of Religious Studies at the Northern Arizona University, wrote: “The NW [New World Translation] emerges as the most accurate of the translations compared.” Although the general... | What insertion into the New Testament violates accuracy in favor of denominationally preferred expressions? | {
"text": [
"Jehovah"
],
"answer_start": [
702
]
} |
5ad3eb39604f3c001a3ff70b | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | On the other hand, in his study on nine of "the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world", Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn, Professor of Religious Studies at the Northern Arizona University, wrote: “The NW [New World Translation] emerges as the most accurate of the translations compared.” Although the general... | Which Bible doesn't insert Jehovah too often as the word for God? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3eb39604f3c001a3ff70c | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | On the other hand, in his study on nine of "the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world", Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn, Professor of Religious Studies at the Northern Arizona University, wrote: “The NW [New World Translation] emerges as the most accurate of the translations compared.” Although the general... | What is regarded as the least accurate translation of the Bible in the world among the nine main ones? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3eb39604f3c001a3ff70d | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | On the other hand, in his study on nine of "the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world", Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn, Professor of Religious Studies at the Northern Arizona University, wrote: “The NW [New World Translation] emerges as the most accurate of the translations compared.” Although the general... | What university did Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn get his degree from? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5ad3eb39604f3c001a3ff70e | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | On the other hand, in his study on nine of "the Bibles most widely in use in the English-speaking world", Bible scholar Jason BeDuhn, Professor of Religious Studies at the Northern Arizona University, wrote: “The NW [New World Translation] emerges as the most accurate of the translations compared.” Although the general... | Who was one of the New Testament Writers? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
57326236e17f3d140042291f | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Watch Tower Society publications have claimed that God has used Jehovah's Witnesses (and formerly, the International Bible Students) to declare his will and has provided advance knowledge about Armageddon and the establishment of God's kingdom. Some publications also claimed that God has used Jehovah's Witnesses and th... | Who do Watch Tower Society publications claim God has used? | {
"text": [
"Jehovah's Witnesses"
],
"answer_start": [
64
]
} |
57326236e17f3d1400422920 | Jehovah%27s_Witnesses | Watch Tower Society publications have claimed that God has used Jehovah's Witnesses (and formerly, the International Bible Students) to declare his will and has provided advance knowledge about Armageddon and the establishment of God's kingdom. Some publications also claimed that God has used Jehovah's Witnesses and th... | What does God use Jehovah's Witnesses for? | {
"text": [
"to declare his will"
],
"answer_start": [
133
]
} |
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