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Belgium called "The Beast." This computer lists all the people that are tracked by the Number of the Beast, allowing the children to be monitored and observed. The Ugandan government, however, claims that these numbers exist purely for monitoring student attendance as they pass through the education system. However, members of the group do allow education, just not from the government. Abajiri followers have set up schools in their own communities which are entirely separate from state schooling.
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For the same reasons, The People of the Gospel eschew participating in censuses or any government record-taking whatsoever, including ATMs, license plates, and driving permits. Members don't vote or apply for bank accounts. During the 2014 National
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Universal Primary Education Pupil Identification Numbers (PIN) in the 1990s. Abajiri's members claim that these 15-digit PIN numbers, which
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