One of the many images used by Jehovahs Witnesses now illegal under the new Terrorism Bill

The familiar call of the Jehovahs witness door to door recruitment drive is now officially over as a new anti-terror bill released today prohibits anyone using images of terror for cultural or religious persuasion.

The newly modified Terrorism Bill stipulates that any group or individual actively attempting to recruit or persuade members with images of terror and threats of suffering can be arrested and held for up to 90 days without trial.

Of all actively recruiting religious organisations the Jehovahs Witnesses are likely to feel the effects of the bill most directly. This mainly being due to the fact that their current techniques involve 'door-to-door' recruiting rather than the more traditional and far less irritating style of open invitation.

Since the teachings of the Jehovahs WItnesses are so heavily centred around graphic depictions of an 'inevitable' armageddon they quickly came under the spotlight of the new legislations.

A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses is arrested after defying the new legislation

Days after the bill was released the Home Office received record numbers of complaints from suburban residents reporting grey suited men and women blatantly flashing images of armageddon around their neighbourhoods.

Several members of The Church of the Latter Day Saints were later arrested but later released with a warning and told that anymore door-to-door recruitment would result in heavy penalties.

Home Secretary Charles Clarke explained that the wide sweeping powers of the bill are necessary to ensure that 'terror mongering' across the nation is eliminated on all levels:

"Although I regret that organisations such as the Jehovahs Witnesses are going to have to alter the way in which they carry out their business, they must accept that in these modern times of international terror on every street corner and every TV channel, we have to make sacrifices".

A spokesperson from The Watchtower, the official publication of the Jehovah's Witnesses said they intend to discuss the situation with Prime Minister Blair and will be heading round to the Number 10 doorstep for a long drawn out discussion within the next few days.