Human rights watch, the world human rights observer organization, makes a report of the 10 most shocking news in the world. ~ ???

[Bible Speaks]

Human rights watch, the world human rights observer organization, makes a report of the 10 most shocking news in the world. ~ ???

The first, the Russian persecution against Jehovah's witnesses.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/12/16/2017-human-rights-news

[TrueTomHarley]

There is excellent competition for categories of 'shocking' and many involve large scale killings, torture and rape. 

The ban on Witness activity in Russia does not yet rate on this scale and likely will not - though one never knows. It is head-and-shoulders the most important story as regards freedom of worship, but this is only one of many human rights.

The list is compiled according to stories most publicized. To that extent, the Governing Body must be given much credit, for they did not allow this thing to be done in a corner.

Still, there is another list on the HRW website of ten videos - of shocking blood and guts violence - the the Witness ban does not even appear on this one. There has to be gore galore to make a dent today in the world's greater consciousness.  The Witness ban, while it is the most spiritually shocking event, is not the most physically shocking, or even close. 

[Bible Speaks]

5 hours ago, TrueTomHarley said:

There is excellent competition for categories of 'shocking' and many involve large scale killings, torture and rape. 

The ban on Witness activity in Russia does not yet rate on this scale and likely will not - though one never knows. It is head-and-shoulders the most important story as regards freedom of worship, but this is only one of many human rights.

The list is compiled according to stories most publicized. To that extent, the Governing Body must be given much credit, for they did not allow this thing to be done in a corner.

Still, there is another list on the HRW website of ten videos - of shocking blood and guts violence - the the Witness ban does not even appear on this one. There has to be gore galore to make a dent today in the world's greater consciousness.  The Witness ban, while it is the most spiritually shocking event, is not the most physically shocking, or even close. 

@TrueTomHarley

True!  But to US it is! ??????