Accusations of Jehovah's Witnesses 'preying' on grief

Accusations of Jehovah’s Witnesses ‘preying’ on grief

Friday, June 3rd, 2016

Jehovah’s Witnesses are being accused of “religious marketing” as another grieving Wellington woman reveals she was sent marketing guff from the religion.

This week, Aro Valley woman Jean Sergent-Shadbolt spoke out after a hand-delivered, hand-written letter arrived from a Jehovah’s Witness, three months to the day since the well-publicised death of her close friend and flatmate Michael Boyes.

After her story was published, Wellington woman Sandra Reid was among those who got in touch to say it was not an isolated incident. Continue reading

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