Despite his protests that he was the subject of a witch hunt and injustice because of expressing his view about a religion he had once hailed as a "champion of free speech", Penton was disfellowshipped, or expelled, from Jehovah's Witnesses on the grounds of apostasy in February 1981.
Despite his protests that he was a victim of persecution and unfair treatment due to expressing his views on a religion he had once considered a champion of free speech, Penton was expelled from Jehovah's Witnesses on the grounds of apostasy in February 1981.