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Churches Line Up After Miami Dishwasher's Windfall

Jerome

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Confusion/frenzy over Haitian woman's religious loyalties emerge after she wins multi-million dollar lawsuit after being fired for her strict sabbatarianism:

Miami Herald • Hotel Ordered to Pay Former Dishwasher $21.5 Million for Religious Retaliation

"A federal jury found [Hilton] retaliated against a religious dishwasher by firing her for being unable to work on Sundays, and awarded her $21.5 million....The hotel knew about her involvement in the Soldiers of Christ Church that prevented her from working Sundays. But in 2015, her boss, kitchen manager George Colon, assigned her to work Sundays anyway."
 
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She's Catholic?

NBC News • Hotel dishwasher awarded $21 million after boss made her work on Sundays
Pierre, 60, is a mother of six and a member of the Soldiers of Christ Church, a Catholic missionary group that helps the poor, her attorney said.
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She's Baptist?

Baptist Press • Baptist dishwasher's $21.5M victory honors Sabbath
A hotel dishwasher awarded $21.5 million in her court battle to honor the Sabbath is a faithful member of Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church in Miami, pastor Keny Felix told Baptist Press
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Jerome said:
Miami Herald
"The hotel knew about her involvement in the Soldiers of Christ Church that prevented her from working Sundays. But in 2015, her boss, kitchen manager George Colon, assigned her to work Sundays anyway."
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LOL, apparently this "Soldiers of the Cross of Christ" outfit is a militant wing of the Gideons
 
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Spanish-Speaking Pentecostals | Encyclopedia.com

"The Soldiers of the Cross of Christ, Evangelical International Church was founded as the Gideon Mission in the early 1920s in Havana, Cuba. Its founder, affectionately known among his followers as 'Daddy John', was Wisconsin-born Ernest William Sellers"

"persecution of the church by the Castro government. Church periodicals were shut down and many places of worship were closed and/or destroyed....the church...in 1969 moved its headquarters to Miami, Florida....The church conducts work in 20 Latin American countries"
 
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Jerome

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Interesting:

Soldiers of the Cross Church - Wikipedia

"The Soldiers of the Cross of Christ Church is known for the distinctive white uniforms worn by its ministers. Early in its history, the church was organized in a highly hierarchical fashion by its founder, Sellers. The church conferred upon Sellers, and later on his successors, the rank of Apostle."

"The church has strict guidelines for its members regarding appropriate dress and adornment both in and outside of church services....Critics from outside the organization have sharply questioned some of the church's practices. Writers at an independent group blog have suggested changes to church policies they consider to be too strict, such as the prohibition of automobile use on Sabbath day by missionaries of the Church. The church, however, rejects such criticisms, based on the fact that its leaders have the authority and responsibility to create rules to protect the well-being of its members."
 
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Jerome said:
Spanish-Speaking Pentecostals | Encyclopedia.com

"The Soldiers of the Cross of Christ, Evangelical International Church was founded as the Gideon Mission in the early 1920s in Havana, Cuba. Its founder, affectionately known among his followers as 'Daddy John', was Wisconsin-born Ernest William Sellers"

"persecution of the church by the Castro government. Church periodicals were shut down and many places of worship were closed and/or destroyed....the church...in 1969 moved its headquarters to Miami, Florida....The church conducts work in 20 Latin American countries"
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Isn't Christianity wonderful? Anyone can start his own Christian sect.
 
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Adonia said:
Isn't Christianity wonderful? Anyone can start his own Christian sect.
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Tell me about it, Francis is. I am surprised that more Catholics are not outraged by his heretical stance which includes changing the Lord's prayer among many other things.
 
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Jerome said:
apparently this "Soldiers of the Cross of Christ" outfit is a militant wing of the Gideons
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Jerome said:
"The Soldiers of the Cross of Christ, Evangelical International Church was founded as the Gideon Mission in the early 1920s in Havana, Cuba. Its founder, affectionately known among his followers as 'Daddy John', was Wisconsin-born Ernest William Sellers"
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Sellers was the Gideons state secretary of Wisconsin before moving to Cuba and founding the Gideon Mission there:

The Gideon Magazine
 
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