Religion 'Totalitarian Methods'
A mass baptism of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hamburg: According to the organization's beliefs, there is only room in Heaven for 144,000 chosen ones.
Günther Oettinger (left), governor of Baden-Württemburg, and Kurt Beck (right), governor of Rhineland-Palatinate: Beck says he has "the most considerable doubts as to whether" the Jehovah's Witness group "could be defined as a religious community that is in keeping with Germany's constitution."
Members of the Jehovah's Witness community sing at a mass event in a Hamburg stadium in 2006. The even attracted 40,000 guests from 10 countries. In Germany, a debate has been sparked over whether or not the Jehovah's Witness community can be defined as a religion and, therefor, be officially recognized by the state.
