As far back as 1917 in Canada and the United States, the clergy instigated accusations of subversion against the Bible Students, as the Witnesses were then known.
यहाँ तक कि लोकतंत्र का दावा करनेवाले देशों ने भी सुसमाचार के प्रचार को रोकने की कोशिश की है ।