US EditionJehovah's Witnesses Can Be Called 'Destructive Sect' – Spanish Court
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The Madrid Audience has confirmed the ruling that calling Jehovah’s Witnesses “sect” and saying that they exercise “excessive control over the lives of the faithful” is not a crime, as it is protected by freedom of expression in the face of the right to honor that the congregation used to wield.
Jehovah's Witnesses can be called 'destructive sect' – Spanish court
MADRID — A Spanish court has ruled that critics of Jehovah’s Witnesses may describe the religious group as a “destructive sect” without risking defamation claims, citing protections for free expression. Jehovah’s Witnesses, a US-based Christian evangelical movement best known for its door-to-door preaching, have regularly filed lawsuits against those who criticise the group’s practices. The Provincial Court of Madrid upheld a 2023 ruling in favo…
The designation of Jehovah's Witnesses as a "destructive sect," a person's official declaration that they are their "victim," and the establishment of an association entitled "Victims of Jehovah's Witnesses" fall under the umbrella of freedom of expression, according to the court ruling.
The Association of Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses will not have to be disbanded, as requested by the religious grouping
The judicial battle between Jehovah’s Christian Witnesses and the Spanish Association of Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses (AEVTJ) has resulted in a resounding support from Justice for freedom of expression. Madrid’s Provincial High Court has fully confirmed the first instance judgment following the trial in which the victims were denounced by the confession itself and guarantees that criticisms made by former members – including the “destructive s…
The sentence gives reason to the victims and states that they are not "encouraged to insult", but rather "act with an evident sense of denunciation to change the habits of religious confession by conforming to the current values of democratic societies"
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