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Jehovah's Witnesses under Communist Regimes

Jehovah's Witnesses were severely persecuted under all communist regimes, not only in Eastern Europe and the USSR but also in countries such as China and Cuba. They did not gain religious freedom in any Eastern European country until the fall of the communist systems. In the USSR more than 9000 Witnesses were deported to Siberia within one year in the 1950s. During the 40 years of its existence, more than 6000 Witnesses were imprisoned in the GDR. In addition, many Witnesses experienced a two-fold persecution. We know the names of some 300 Witnesses who were imprisoned under the Nazis as well as under the communists in Germany.' So far historical research has not identified any other group which had so many victims under both regimes. The Jehovah's Witnesses started as a Christian Bible study group in the USA in the late 1870s. Early in the twentieth century they established their main office in Brooldyn, New York, where they still have their organisational centre. Their faith is based on the belief that the whole Bible the Old and New Testaments is God's inspired and authoritative Word. The Bible has taught them that the heavenly Kingdom of God (Jehovah) shall one day rule the Earth. Every human being willing to obey God's laws has the opportunity to live forever in a paradise Earth, without death, sickness, old age or pain, as described in the book of Revelation. In 1931 these Bible students adopted the name 'Jehovah's Witnesses'. Since Jehovah's Witnesses submit totally to God's rule, they are neutral in all political matters. Although they obey the laws of the country they live in, as long as they do not see a conflict with God's law, they refrain from political activities such as voting. This neutral stand, combined with the Biblical order not to murder, leads them to conscientious objection to military service, and for this reason many were sentenced to death in the Second World War. Witnesses believe that everybody should have the opportunity to hear the gospel, or the 'good news of God's Kingdom'. This is one reason why they engage in intensive evangelising work. They firmly believe that no human government is in a position to forbid this Christian preaching work commanded by God. In countries where their religious work is banned, Witnesses carry on their activities underground.