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How many times have WTS leaders changed their prophecies or predictions of Armageddon? One verifiable account of a failed prophecy can be found in the 1920 book published by the watchtower society named 'millions now living will never die', this was also the title of convention talks of the same name given by Judge Rutherford, the society president at the time. The statement was meant quite literally, that millions of people alive at that time in 1920 would never...

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Do Wiccans really use wands or ride broomsticks? As mentioned in other answers yes wands are used to channel energy, crystals are also used, or even crystal wands for that matter, although a wand is not mandatory to channel energy. The ritual dagger or Athame' can also fulfill this purpose. Broomsticks, well the short answer is no, wiccans don't ride broomsticks in the sense of Harry Potter, but they do ride them like a hobby...

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What are some reasons Wiccans convert from other religions? As you can see from other replies it's a personal thing in most cases, and the reasons vary greatly. For myself I never 'converted' to Wiccan, however I rejected the religion I was brought up in ( Jehovah's Witness ) and then looked at the things I believed for myself. When I analysed my beliefs I found they shared many points with WIcca so there you have it.

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Has there ever been a claim of child abuse against a prominent Jehovah's Witnesses member? JW's do not actively encourage paedophiles, however they do cover/hush up any cases that are brought before the elders, choosing to deal with the matter in house as it were to save face for the organisation. Victims are discouraged from going to the police or from seeking help from 'worldy' counsellors, this has led to some of these ones commiting suicide, and countless others...

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Is the governing body of the Jehovah's Witnesses wealthy as a result of the contributions they recieve? Well of course they are, the WTBS is a multi billion dollar corporation, owning huge chunks of prime real estate all over the world. Also consider that the flow of money in the organisation is one way, the distributors or publishers as they call those who do the door to door work for them get no payment whatsoever for their time and effort. Also when the organisation loans money to local...

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