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Jehovah Witnesses say harassed in south Sudan
by brizzzy inhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idustre7070ec20110108.
"they (the government) accused our brothers there that they were going from house to house telling people not to register and not to vote," taban jamba lemi, a jehovah's witness based in juba, told reuters late on friday.. "they are just allegations and the government took them seriously," lemi added.. "for jehovah's witnesses, each one has his own responsibility whether he votes or not.
we are not dictating that all jehovah's witnesses cannot vote.".
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BBC program on Scientology - similarities to JWs
by dozy inan interesting program on scientology was aired on the bbc on monday- you can view the program on the bbc iplayer here (may be restricted for uk residents only).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/default.stm.
there certainly were similarities with the jws (although the description of scientology as the wtbts on steroids is an accurate one.).
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Spectator article 2000
by dozy in"the spectator" is a high brow , somewhat right wing uk magazine edited by the current lord mayor of london boris johnson.
reading the magazine in the public library back in 2000 i suddenly came across this article and it was one of the first indications for me that something was "a bit fishy" in the jw world.
i never did find out who "james king" was - a former jw who writes (presumably) under a pseudonym.. me - i'm just off to join the panacea society.
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Interview with ex JW on Radio 4 this morning
by katiekitten inhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00cpl3f.
ive just heard a lovely interview with a lady who was brought up jw and eventually left.
nothing dramatic, but a real life story on national radio ,with a help line number afterwards.
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KN Campaign - results
by dozy inthe uk feb km unusually contains the results of the kingdom news 37 & convention invitation campaigns (they don't normally make the information public).
convention invitation - 515 slips returned , "over 60%" requesting bible studies.. kn37 (to end of nov , so somewhat incomplete) - 311 slips returned , 185 studies requested.. the report is spun so that "you will be delighted to learn the results" and "jehovah has clearly blessed your hard work".
i can't help feeling that these results are very poor , though doubtless a devout jw would say that if only one study resulted , then that would be a fine result.
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Article in Times (UK) newspaper today about Bretheren
by dozy inthere is an article in todays times newspaper about the exclusive brethren which is a not dissimilar group to the jws in th uk ( shunning , no xmas , everyone outside of the group is worldly & bad association etc.
) there is a 2 spread page inside the paper with experiences from those who have been disfellowshipped etc.. the charities commission are looking into the group which claims millions in tax reliefs.
i get the impression they are starting to clamp down on the many religions / pseudo religions that claim this.. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article4384092.ece.
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'Kiss me and I'll give you booze': Jehovah's Witness 'bribed' schoolgirl, hears court
by SanLuisObispoTruthSeeker inprosecutor sarah waters asked what sewell had used to "bribe" her.. giving evidence live in court the woman, in her 30s, replied: "generally it was alcohol.
i remember he gave me a drink of vodka and orange to try and because i liked it he knew it was something i wasn't allowed to have as i was only young.. "he would say 'give us a kiss.
' if i didn't kiss him on the lips and with my tongue he would say 'no, give me a proper kiss'.. "then i knew it meant he wanted me to kiss him with my tongue.. "after i would give him a kiss using my tongue, basically, he would let me have a drink [of vodka and orange].".
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Deborah 13 tv program
by dozy inanybody see this program , which was on bbc 3 in the uk a couple of weeks ago?.
"documentary about 13-year-old deborah drapper, who, unlike other british teens has never heard of britney spears or victoria beckham.
she has been brought up in a deeply christian family and her parents have tried to make sure she and her ten brothers and sisters have grown up protected from the sins of the outside world.
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My Story: Part 4 The Pursuit of Happiness
by truthseeker inmy story: part 4 the pursuit of happiness.
part 1: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/163998/1.ashx.
part 2: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/164136/1.ashx.
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Religious education - are children still excluded?
by dozy inwhen i was growing up , it was obligatory that all jw children were told not to go to religious education classes.
nowadays it seems that almost all kids are allowed - in fact , i even heard a recent experience at a district convention about a child witnessing during her re class.
what is the general policy in your area?.