Youngsters in school have faced similar issues. In 1985, in the state of Kerala, India, three young children of Jehovah's Witnesses refused to compromise on Bible-based faith, declining to sing the national anthem. They stood respectfully while others sang, but they were nonetheless expelled from school. Their father appealed this action right up to the Supreme Court of India, where the two judges decided in favor of the children, courageously stating: "Our tradition teaches tolerance; our philosophy practices tolerance, our constitution practices tolerance, let us not dilute it." Newspaper publicity and favorable editorials resulting from this case informed the entire nation of close to one fifth of the population that there are Christians in that land who worship the true God Jehovah and that these stand loyally by Bible principles.
Next time: Chapter Nine/Holding Fast to Jesus' Name - Corrupting Influences
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