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Radio 2,5 mins

'It is a form of emotional and spiritual abuse' Naomi Rowling on growing up with Jehovah’s Witness parents

Jeremy Vine

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You can't vote, celebrate Christmas and birthdays, or give blood. On the face of it they just seem to be very dedicated Christians but Jehovah's Witnesses actually differ from church-going Christians in a number of ways. The organisation has a reputation for being very demanding of its followers and Jehovah's Witnesses have been known to shun those who want to leave it. They even have a term for these people, the disfellowed. But can you have a normal childhood if you are growing up with Jehovah's Witness parents? Naomi Rowling shares her struggle and explains how she was distraught as a child going door to door with her parents because she couldn't get people to listen.

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