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Jehovah's Witnesses Express Concerns Over Geri
World Entertainment News Network, 3 August 1998
(AUG. 3) WENN/P - JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER GERI By WENN correspondent KEVIN LEWIN in London LATEST: Elders in Britain's Jehovah's Witness movement are urging GERI HALLIWELL to think twice before turning her back on them to become a Scientologist. The former SPICE GIRL, who was raised a Jehovah's Witness by her mum ANNA MARIE, has been spotted recently reading up on Scientology - the religion which includes TOM CRUISE and JOHN TRAVOLTA amongst its flock - during a break in Beverly Hills. But Jehovah's Witness spokesman ROBIN WILLIAMS hopes Halliwell knows what she's doing. The London-based elder says, "Everyone has a right to make their own mind up but we are anxious that people who make these big decisions do so after serious consideration." And leading British Scientologists are also urging Geri to think twice. Press officer GRAEME WILSON says, "There is a rule that you have to find out about Scientology for yourself. We need to know that people have discovered Scientology works for them. "Geri's religious background is irrelevant - in fact she can maintain her original faith if she becomes a Scientologist, but she must have carried out her studies." (KL/WN/KL)
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