Extract from the website posted. Brother Hong Dae-il, who coordinates the efforts of the Public Information Desk in South Korea, states: “We are thankful to the government for lifting these civil restrictions. This is one step closer toward fully acknowledging that those who were imprisoned for conscientious objection are not to be considered criminals.
The question that JWs need to ask is why does Watchtower instruct its sheep to treat those who exercise their right to "conscientious objection" by leaving the Watchtower organisation because they object to Watchtower doctrine? They treat them as outcasts by shunning them which is as least as bad as denying them of civil liberties.
It is time for Watchtower to follow the example set by the South Korean Government or risk being classified as hypocrites.
