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7 July 2009
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Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses are members of a Christian-based religious movement probably best known for their door-to-door evangelistic work.

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In 2007 Jehovah's Witnesses around the world spent over 1.4 billion hours on missionary work. Witnesses believe that the point of their life is to live in the service of God.
Ethics
Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions, including autologous transfusions in which a person has their own blood stored to be used later in a medical procedure.

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