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  Scientology Expose: Katie Holmes & Leah Remini are each the cover story for celebrity mags (People & in Touch)

  by Faithful Witness in

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  side by side, on the grocery store magazine display, i saw two celebrity magazines with cover stories about scientology.

  i purchased both.

  i find it interesting, how similar this "church" is to the organization of the watchtower.. i thought i'd share some of the interesting quotes from the articles, which are both mostly about leah remini's new book, troublemaker: surviving hollywood and scientology.

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  Leah Remini talks about her new book - October 30, 2015 at 10:00pm Eastern Time - on ABC News 20/20

  by Faithful Witness in

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  first look at leah remini exclusive: 'being critical of tom cruise is being critical of scientology itself'.

  abc news.

  actress leah remini reveals in an exclusive interview with abc news 20/20 how tom cruise was one of the factors that led her to break from the church of scientology.. being critical of tom cruise is being critical of scientology itself... you are evil, remini told abcs dan harris in a new promotional clip from the interview.. remini, 45, describes how she and her family joined the church when she was a young girl, built a successful acting career in hollywood while being a diligent scientologist, and how she eventually decided to sever ties with the church.. as time goes on, you start to lose touch with the real world.

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  Petition to the IRS: Internal Revenue Service: Revoke 501(c)(3) status of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society

  by Faithful Witness in

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  https://www.change.org/p/internal-revenue-service-revoke-501-c-3-status-of-the-watchtower-bible-amp-tract-society?recruiter=403260680&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink .

  i'm not sure what good these things do, but this petition needs 211 more signatures to reach 1,000. .

  the organization known as the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses or watchtower bible & tract society headquartered in brooklyn, new york, have for many years enjoyed what is known as 501(c) (3) status whereby a nonprofit organization is exempt from paying federal income tax if its activities have the following purposes:.

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  Does the Annual Meeting take place at the Kingdom Hall, or Assembly Hall?

  by Faithful Witness in

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  2. beliefs

  i was never a jw, so i never was invited to one of their annual meetings in october.

  are they held at assembly halls or at the local kingdom halls?

  what day and time is the annual meeting this year?

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  Need clarification from someone who speaks JW: What is an "apostate" ...or... an "apostate website?"

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  http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jul/27/jehovahs-witnesses-destroyed-notes-about-child-sex-abuse-inquiry-told.

  http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/27/us-australia-religion-sexcrimes-iduskcn0q10ih20150727.

  http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/07/28/australia-jehovah-witness-sex-abuse-hannigan-lklv.cnn.

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  Do Kingdom Hall congregations communicate with each other?

  by Faithful Witness in

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  when asked, my mom denies that they do.... do local congregations pass along gossip or reports on householders in the area?

  specifically, i am wondering if they might report on (unbaptized) family members that live in other towns?.

  since the abrupt ending of my bs with miss k, i have not heard from the jw's at all.

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  My JW family - hypocrites or confused?

  by Faithful Witness in

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  i haven't posted here in awhile, and have really been focusing more on my own life.

  i haven't been keeping up with jw updates or issues, as it was really getting exhausting, and taking too much of my attention away from my priorities.

  (i was never a jw.

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  HBO's Pending Scientology Documentary Investigates Church's Hold On Hollywood Stars (Starts March 16, 2015)

  by Faithful Witness in

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  2. bible

  here is a link to just one article, discussing the upcoming hbo documentary on scientology.

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/01/hbo-scientology-documentary_n_6249180.html.

  it is said to be based upon the book, "going clear: scientology, hollywood, and the prison of belief.

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  July WT Study magazine - How can any intelligent person believe these things??

  by Faithful Witness in

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  i haven't been paying attention, i admit... but thought i would go and look at their latest magazine, and see what my parents are spending their precious energy on this month.

  my mom retired in may, and we have seen her just once since then.

  our invitations have been rejected, due to meetings, conventions, service work requirements, etc.

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  Even my 6-year old son can recognize TRASH when he sees it. He threw a NWT into the public garbage can! Yay!

  by Faithful Witness in

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  we were out walking in a small michigan community this weekend.

  we came across a "free lending library" on the street corner.

  the sign said, "take a book, leave a book, or do both!

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