Editing Jehovah's Witnesses practices (section)

==Spiritual warfare==
Watch Tower Society publications teach that Witnesses are engaged in a "[[spiritual warfare|spiritual, theocratic warfare]]" against false teachings and wicked spirit forces they say try to impede them in their preaching work.<ref>"Flocking Together in Battle Line", ''The Watchtower'', March 1, 1983, page 17.</ref> Based on their interpretation of [[Ephesians]] 6:10–20, they believe their "spiritual war" is fought with truth, righteousness, the "good news of peace", faith, the hope of salvation, God's word and prayer.<ref>"Fight the fine Fight of faith", ''The Watchtower'', February 15, 2004, page 26–27.</ref><ref>"Waging the Right Warfare", ''The Watchtower'', June 15, 1956, page 365.</ref> They have advocated the use of "theocratic war strategy" to protect the interests of God's cause, which would include hiding the truth from God's "enemies"<ref>"Use theocratic war strategy", ''The Watchtower'', May 1, 1957, page 285,286.</ref><ref>"Questions from readers", ''The Watchtower'', June 1, 1960, pages 351–352.</ref> by being evasive or withholding truthful or incriminating information from those not entitled by law to know.<ref>''Insight on the Scriptures'', Vol. 2, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, 1988, pages 244–245.</ref>

''The Watchtower'' told Witnesses: "It is proper to cover over our arrangements for the work that God commands us to do. If the wolfish foes draw wrong conclusions from our maneuvers to outwit them, no harm has been done to them by the harmless sheep, innocent in their motives as doves."<ref>"Cautious as Serpents Among Wolves", ''The Watchtower'', February 1, 1956, page 86.</ref>