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The Watch Tower Society began its operations in Singapore in 1912, [1] when the country was still under British rule. The segment of the Bible Student movement associated with the Watch Tower Society eventually became known as Jehovah's Witnesses. On 17 January 1941, all publications by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania ...
In 1972 the government deregistered the Singapore Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses on the grounds that its existence was prejudicial to public welfare and order because its members refuse to perform military service (obligatory for all male citizens), [2] salute the flag, or swear oaths of allegiance to the state. Although the Court of ...
In 1998, two Jehovah's Witnesses were charged in a Singapore court for possessing and distributing banned religious publications. [125] In 1998, a Jehovah's Witness lost a lawsuit against a government school for wrongful dismissal for refusing to sing the national anthem or salute the flag.
Chan Hiang Leng Colin v. Public Prosecutor is a 1994 judgment of the High Court of Singapore delivered by Chief Justice Yong Pung How which held that orders issued by the Government deregistering the Singapore Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses under the Societies Act (Cap. 311, 1985 Rev. Ed.) and banning works published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society ("WTBTS") under the ...
Article 15 in a copy of the 1999 Reprint of the Constitution of Singapore. Article 15 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore [1] is entitled "Freedom of religion" and reads as follows: 15.—. (1) Every person has the right to profess and practise his religion and to propagate it. (2) No person shall be compelled to pay any tax the ...
Jehovah's Witnesses have an active presence in most countries. These are the most recent statistics by continent, based on active members, or "publishers" as reported by the Watch Tower Society. [1] The Watch Tower Society provides 'average' and 'peak' figures for the number of active members. The 'peak' figure refers to the highest number of ...
Jehovah's Witnesses is a nontrinitarian, millenarian, restorationist Christian denomination. [8] In 2023, the group reported approximately 8.6 million members involved in evangelism, with around 20.5 million attending the annual Memorial of Christ's death. [6][en 1] Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the destruction of the present world system at ...
Christians in Singapore constitute 19% of the country's resident population, as of the most recent census conducted in 2020. [3] Christianity is the second largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and before Islam .