RULING The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Supreme Court) finds that the Witnesses carry out their activities peacefully, that their literature is no danger to public order, and that they have the right to share their opinion.
This was the first time that the ECHR recognized that conscientious objection to military service based on one’s religious beliefs should be protected under the right of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
Mt 20:20, 21 —Two apostles requested positions of honor and authority (“mother of the sons of Zebedee,” “one at your right hand and one at your left” study notes on Mt 20:20, 21, nwtsty)
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and must behave one another in the spirit of brotherhood.
RULING The Supreme Court strikes down the ordinance as unconstitutional and reaffirms the right to free exercise of religion and the right to freedom of expression.