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I was raised as one (and am no longer; atheist now), but one of the MAIN THINGS about JW's is that they refuse to do military service under any circumstances, to the point of being jailed as, "conscientious objectors", whenever there may be a draft or some forced conscription. They remain neutral in all politics (will not vote, will not serve, etc.). So why are they listed AT ALL by the DOJ? That struck me as odd entirely.
It's so restrictive that if a JW DID decide to join the military, they'd no longer BE a JW (they'd be disfellowshipped, or "removed" as they call it now). Anyhow; not sure why, but that threw me off even more. 
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