Word: jehovah
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...wasn't afraid to say I didn't know what stuff meant, and that's how I got through that. But I did set about learning about politics. I felt like Sarah Palin and I were definitely doing the speed-reading version of politics. But I was a Jehovah's Witness. That's how I grew up. Jehovah's Witnesses don't vote. They stay as far away from politics as they possibly can. Last year was my very first year voting...
...book, you reveal quite a bit about the specifics of being a Jehovah's Witness. Do you think that will affect your friendships with those who are still practicing? Oh, yeah. They're gonna be mad! [Laughs.] I have one friend, she's one of my best friends still. She made me change her name in the book because she doesn't want them to know that she's still associating with...
...throughout the children's lives. Her job ended abruptly in 2008 when she was allegedly fired by Jackson for yet-established reasons. Since his death, however, sources say Rwaramba has resumed child-caring duties at the Jackson clan's Encino, Calif., compound and was seen taking the children to Jehovah's Witness classes. (See photos: "A Post-Michael Guide to the Jackson Family...
...Though allegations that Scientology bleeds members dry is neither new nor limited to France, some outside observers may agree with Gounord's claims of French intolerance toward religion. France's 1996 list of dangerous cults, for example, contains 172 groups, including Jehovah's Witnesses, Hare Krishnas, the Worldwide Church of God, the Unification Church and even transcendental meditationists - all of whom have largely shed their cult status...
...Perhaps most surprising to the Pew researchers was that of the 7% of Americans who were raised unaffiliated, only half remained unaffiliated as adults. "Only Jehovah's Witness has a lower retention rate," says Pew analyst Gregory Smith. Unlike the disillusioned Catholics and Protestants who fled organized religion, these new adherents tend to see the positive aspects of being affiliated with a religious institution. When asked for the main reason they joined their current religion, 33% of the formerly unaffiliated cited the benefits of being spiritually and socially connected to a community, and 20% said it was a choice driven...