Jehovah's Witnesses and Shunning

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InIin th A 3 page essay that discusses the Jehovah's Witness practice of shunning. Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) follow the dictums of their sect's authorities who dictate that when someone disagrees with their tenets of their faith, it is the obligation of members, even when it involves their own families, to shun them. While this practice is rationalized according to scripture, specifically 1 Corinthians 5:6-7, the extreme measures that JWs are compelled to follow goes against the dictum of love that is the principle theme of both the New Testament and the words of Jesus Christ. Bibliography lists 1 source.