so lets get this straight--is the Watchtower claiming there are 8000 filipino JW's in Russia ?
or has a newspaper made the mistake ?
( in case youre wondering about my interest--my wife is filipina--living with me in the UK. )
Article: Pinoy Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia face deportation (About Philippine JWs in Russia)
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stan livedeath
in answer to my question above--this newspaper confirms 8000 pinoy in Russia--of which " hundreds" attend kingdom halls.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/152815/religious-group-asks-dfa-protect-members-russia
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darkspilver
TBH I believe the newspaper made the mistake with the mix-up of using the '8,000' figure - there's also the coincidence of the figure matching up with the Moscow Times article - also the next sentence the newspaper says 'hundreds' will be effected, which doesn't match-up with 8,000, but is still apparently generous.
This should really have been picked up by the copy-editor / subeditor - unfortunately it seems many newspapers are doing away with them nowadays
in answer to my question above--this newspaper confirms 8000 pinoy in Russia--of which " hundreds" attend kingdom halls.
OK, that makes more sense regarding what has happpened - thanks for finding it!:
The original web article by Gobleth Moulic dated Thursday 23 February 2017 in a 320 word article stated:
There are more than 8,000 Filipinos in Russia, and hundreds of them have been worshiping in various Kingdom Halls there
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/152815/religious-group-asks-dfa-protect-members-russia
The same article re-edited into a 300 word article that was published on page 5 in the print newspaper on Friday 25 February 2017, and was re-published on the website - which stated:
more than 8,000 Filipino Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia.
Hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia are affected
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/152841/pinoy-jehovahs-witnesses-russia-face-deportation
So it looks like some VERY poor editing by the newspaper
( in case youre wondering about my interest--my wife is filipina--living with me in the UK. )
Yes, I remember
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smiddy
So can anybody give us an update on the figures that are involved here about how many Phillipines will be deported ? and what that effect it will have on their partners?