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Knocking

"Fundamentalism and freedom meet at the front door -- The story of Jehovah's Witnesses"

2006-05-01 Documentary 1hr 4m

Knocking opens the door on Jehovah's Witnesses. They are moral conservatives who stay out of politics and the Culture War, but they won a record number of court cases expanding freedom for everyone. They refuse blood transfusions on religious grounds, but they embrace the science behind bloodless surgery. In Nazi Germany, they could fight for Hitler or go to the concentration camps. They chose the camps. Following two families who stand firm for their controversial and misunderstood Christian faith, KNOCKING reveals how one unlikely religion helped to shape history beyond the doorstep.

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Knocking opens the door on Jehovah's Witnesses. They are moral conservatives who stay out of politics and the Culture War, but they won a record number of court cases expanding freedom for everyone. They refuse blood transfusions on religious grounds, but they embrace the science behind bloodless surgery. In Nazi Germany, they could fight for Hitler or go to the concentration camps. They chose the camps. Following two families who stand firm for their controversial and misunderstood Christian faith, KNOCKING reveals how one unlikely religion helped to shape history beyond the doorstep.

  • Released
    2006-05-01
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    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 4m
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Open Door Productions, ITVS

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Joel Engardio
Director
Joel Engardio
Writer

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