Four Horsemen at the Gallop! - The King Rides Victorious

 During the 1930's and 1940's, determined enemies tried to make it appear that the ministry of Jehovah's Witnesses was illegal, criminal, or even subversive.  (Psalm 94:20) In the year 1936 alone,  there were 1,249 arrests recorded in the United States Supreme Court, and following are some of their outstanding victories. 

On May 3, 1943, the Supreme Court in the case of Murdock v. Pennsylvania decided that the Witnesses did not need a license in order to place literature for  money.  On that same day, the decision in the case of Martin v. City of Struthers held that it was not unlawful to ring doorbells while participating in the door-to-door distribution of handbills and other advertising matter.

On June 14, 1943, the Supreme Court decided in the Taylor v. Mississippi case that the Witnesses did not encourage disloyalty to the government by preaching.  On that same day, in West Virginia  State Board of Education v. Barnette, the Court held that a school board did not have the right to expel from school children of Jehovah's Witnesses,, who refused to salute the flag.  The very next day, the full High Court of Australia removed that country's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses, this being declared  "arbitrary, capricious and oppressive." 

Next time: Four Horsemen at the Gallop! - "Granted to Take Peace Away From the Earth" 

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