OT, but maybe of interest here. Leah Remini apparently will examine the cultish aspects of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in the next season of her A&E show. A two-hour special is slotted for Nov. 13.

hollywoodreporter.com

Coincidentally, a former student of mine told me she’s run into some JWs in Guangzhou who encouraged her to use a JW app to read the(ir) Bible. I had to warn her that the Chinese government does not approve of the Witnesses, and she would need to be careful about using the app — the government watches everything onliine — and meeting people in their home for “church” purposes. She confirmed today that she was unable to talk about the Bible in Chinese on WeChat with anyone, because the messages immediately get blocked or deleted.

I find it hard to decide who to root for in this skirmish between the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Beijing government, but I hope Leah rakes them over the coals, like she has done the CoS.