The Jehovah's Witnesses During The Nazi Regime

Life is always full of death and sorrow. Many of the choices that we are forced to make always will result in difficult sacrifices. Every country, even Germany, had those who didn’t believe in Nazi ideology and were willing to die for their beliefs. Learning to stay strong and persevering even through the toughest of times is key to survival. In order to survive, you need to be as strong as possible, both physically, and mentally. The Jehovah’s Witnesses were one of the many groups that experienced these challenges during the Nazi Regime. The Jehovah’s Witnesses were persecuted and victimized by the Nazis only because they were unwilling to accept the authority of the state, they believed in political neutrality, and many declined to renounce

They refused to give respect to Hitler and the Nazi customs, they ruled against the government, along with their actions, and they repudiated to be drafted into the military. The Jehovah’s Witnesses continued to meet illegally even though more and more Jehovah's Witnesses were being arrested due to this. They were tested by the judicial authorities and were confined in prisons, concentration camps, and death camps. Life as a Jehovah’s Witness in Nazi Germany during this time was difficult and challenging. Nazi Germany declared that the Jehovah’s Witnesses contributed to the ideological fragmentation of the German people, which prevented the forming of a united German community. Even after all this, the Jehovah’s Witnesses continued to endure through those dark times and overcame all those

Many of the Jehovah’s Witnesses were faithful until the end. During the war, Jehovah’s Witnesses were given a choice of life, whether or not they agreed to relinquish their faith. Some of them decided that their life was more important than their faith so they agreed to renounce their faith in order to live. While others, utterly refused to give up their beliefs and would rather choose death and torture. Due to their refusal, the Jehovah’s Witnesses usually suffered torture, maltreatment in concentration camps, and sometimes execution. “In God I put my trust; I am not afraid. What can a mere human do to me”(Psalm 56:11). This verse proclaims that the Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that as long as their faith is towards God, they have nothing to be afraid of and that as long as their faith is pure, whatever happens, is all according to God’s plan of a brighter future for