it may not seem that to u...

and this is a man who is about to marry a JW

if you provoke it...it's not persecution

trying to rely on the literal definition without context is dishnonest

if they were to be left alone...the hostility wouldn't exist...

yes it's an overreaction but still

by that definition...JWs persecute those they disfellowship and the worldly...

but luckily...we all know better than that

mistreat...yes...

persecute...no