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The Jehovah's Witnesses & the Memorial
What happens after the festivities of passing the bread and the wine?
How many people will partake this year?

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Eva is from upstate New York and one of eight siblings. She was a fifth generation Jehovah's Witness and her parents and grand parents her Holocaust survivors. All her siblings are still active in the organization. Eva has over twenty years’ experience in accounting and has decades of experience in investigating retail financial fraud and management. Eva is an advocate for individuals struggling with leaving high control religions and supporting their efforts to rejoin society. Eva has a commitment in life to be a compassionate Christian and have love for all individuals.

WITNESSING FREEDOM
https://witnessingfreedom.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindertransport_%E2%80%93_The_Arrival
https://kindertransport-memorial.org/
https://www.hmd.org.uk/learn-about-the-holocaust-and-genocides/the-holocaust/kindertransport-refugees/

RECOVERING FROM SPIRITUAL ABUSE
David Henke
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Abuse-Recovery-Workbook-educational-ebook/dp/B09CF1FK4R

Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
https://www.amazon.com/Nicky-Vera-Holocaust-Children-Rescued/dp/1324015748


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In this episode, you will meet June and Jared from the YouTube channel JUST JUNE:
https://www.youtube.com/@justjune9517

Learn how Jared and his children allow themselves to speak freely about how they feel about being one of Jehovah's Witnesses. They make changes to their dress & grooming and something even more profound, their attitude about the religion as a whole. All of this is taking place and unfolding during the time June is in a rehab for 30 days. 

In fact, June begins to take notice of the subtle changes during their weekly visits with her at her facility.

Find out what happens and how they are able to finally get June, to wake up and see the fallacies of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society.

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Special livestream where we will have a live group chat about the latest changes in Watchtower leadership.

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• Jack Grey - FEAR TO FREEDOM https://www.youtube.com/@UC7klhJjpzXeADwXHu1wdxsA 
• David H
• Efrain 
• Tim Sanfino
• Wendell Smith
• Collin - https://www.youtube.com/@covisit2023

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Guilt tripping again? Make up your mind Watchtower. First you had Mr. Hendricks participating in interviews stating that your physical location for worship does not matter. Now, you are doing commentary about those with good health and how they should be returning back to in person meetings at the Kingdom Hall. 

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This podcast starts out reading a list of individuals and the podcaster then asks the pointed question: so now what do all of these people have in common? That's right they are celebrity Jehovah's Witnesses. And now we have Serena Williams!

For many years people ask the question is Serena Williams one of Jehovah's Witnesses because at the end of each game she would often make the statement "I have to thank Jehovah God",  so people would ask the question, is she one of Jehovah's Witnesses? And today,  we have the answer. She's a dedicated baptized Jehovah's Witness.

You know there are people who will often look and say I can't believe that she became a Jehovah's Witness. Well, it's important to keep in mind what it's like to be raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. All your life you're told whenever you have a problem, whenever things are going bad in your life, whenever you get yourself together, return to Jehovah. And today, Serena Williams has retired from her career. She's married she has a child, and it often causes people to reflect differently on their lives.

One of the things that we know that she probably didn't do, is take the time to do the research that we encourage everybody to do. We have found that many people leave the Jehovah’s Witness organization and will be gone for years and sometimes decades. They fail to take the time to ask critical thinking questions about what they learned about this religion.

Instead, they simply come right back to the religion without asking questions without doing their own personal research. As a result, there are so many things that they fail to understand about the religion that impacted their life in every aspect of it. You know there’s something interesting that happens for people who are celebrity Jehovah’s Witnesses things that a regular Jehovah's Witness if they were to do would get them in a lot of trouble well as a celebrity witness is often overlooked.

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https://www.cpr.org/2022/12/28/thornton-jehovahs-witness-murder-suicide-update/

Both Apodaca and Martinez had been members of the Jehovah's Witnesses congregation but were "no longer welcome," according to police. Officials say Apodaca had expressed interest to a member of the congregation to return to the congregation the night before the attack.

https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/suicide-prevention

Warning Signs of Suicide

Often talking or writing about death, dying or suicide
Making comments about being hopeless, helpless or worthless
Expressions of having no reason for living; no sense of purpose in life; saying things like "It would be better if I wasn't here" or "I want out."
Increased alcohol and/or drug misuse
Withdrawal from friends, family and community
Reckless behavior or more risky activities, seemingly without thinking
Dramatic mood changes
Talking about feeling trapped or being a burden to others

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n this video, we will discuss Jehovah’s Witnesses and cart witnessing and how they believe that this is one of the best career choices you can make. Because the Witnesses believe that the world is soon to end, there is no need to spend any time pursuing a career in endless pursuits. Instead, they believe that trying to convert others to learn the truth as outlined by their religion is what God wants them to do.

You will learn how the Watchtower leadership misappropriates the term career by insinuating that if their members take up the task of cart witnessing, it somehow equates into a meaningful career choice.

https://www.npr.org/2017/02/19/510585965/poor-education-leads-to-lost-dreams-and-low-income-for-many-jehovahs-witnesses

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Interviewing individuals has been one of the main staples of our YouTube channel. It is interesting meeting so many devoted persons, seeking to find the truth and live genuine lives. Harriet is one such individual. You will enjoy learning about her experience as she states how she got caught up with the Jehovah's Witnesses and their love bombing, thinking she was joining a group that had good integrity, love and concern all to find out it was superficial.

She leaves the organization without reservation and 43 years later returns to the group thinking they have made major changes. All to discover that it's a different time period but the same ole tactics packaged in a different box.

You've got to hear her story as she relates information about losing her child, and writing about her personal experiences to assist and comfort others.

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Being Smart About Your Health: A Black Person's Guide to Better Health and Longer Life In America

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MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
https://www.betterup.com/blog/mental-health-awareness
https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help
https://www.mhanational.org/finding-therapy
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988
https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm 
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/
 
You can also Google your Local Mental Health providers for those that live in different countries other than North America.

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The patient was diagnosed by a psychiatrist as a paranoid schizophrenic after ten years, he was pronounced incurable and was able to stay out of the mental institution only by taking three pills every day. And then one of Jehovah's Witnesses calling from house to house managed to start a Bible study with him. After eight months, the man needed no more pills, and four months later he was pronounced fully cured.

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Then there was the woman in Michigan who for many years had received regular psychotherapy shock treatments and had spent $5,000 on drug treatment. Yet she still kept threatening suicide. After studying the Bible with Jehovah's Witnesses, she was able to discontinue taking drugs as well as quit smoking. She found her psychiatrist to tell him that now she felt better than she had ever felt before, and what accounted for it?
He replied that he wished all of his patients could find a cure like that.

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The two experiences that you just heard, they came from the April 22nd, 1975, a week magazine. These types of articles form the foundation and the basis for the type of culture that exists among Jehovah's Witnesses. For decades, and that is people who are struggling with mental health issues. It is because you are spiritually weak. And so by citing examples of someone who had an incurable situation in their life with schizophrenia, that by reading our magazines they were cured.

These types of articles were used by elders, circuit overseers and speakers all around the world to tell the Jehovah's Witnesses just read our magazines and your problems will be fixed.

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Hi, this is Lady Cee. Welcome to the critical thought. In the upcoming episode, we're going to be talking about Jehovah's Witnesses and mental health awareness. In fact, we have a series of videos that we're going to be covering under this umbrella, talking about mental health awareness, because a lot of people, they may be experiencing these issues in their lives, but they don't realize it.

And we also teamed up with a mental health professional who is going to weigh in on this matter.

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There is still a stigma when it comes to mental health. Individuals perceive mental health as, you know, that something is wrong with me. You know, I'm flawed. Know there's a deficit. I think we are addressing that stigma by taking more of a strength based approach to addressing mental health. Not what's wrong with you, but what's right about you.

Maybe. Maybe we've forgotten what was right about me. Through whatever circumstances.
Of situations that.
I've I've gone into in my life. In the mind is interesting. We can get so focused on that algorithm of negativity, too, where we only see what we believe and then.

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Hi, I'm Daniel. I am JT and the purpose of this video is to speak to you about how the Watchtower creates mental health issues for its members. Okay, JT, let's start.

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Yeah, that is something that you will find in this religion is the mental health concerns that people will end up finding themselves dealing with.

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Speaker 3
Mm hmm. Well, a few weeks ago, we released a video, and we made the point that the Watchtower, the governing body, the witnesses and the society as a whole basically were the modern day Pharisees, but they were the modern day Pharisees because they were creating manmade mandates. Do you remember.

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In the month of September, the Jehovah's Witnesses are planning to offer free home Bible studies. If you happen to find yourself in their audience, this podcast will help you to prepare to ask questions that can help you keep from getting caught in their hamster wheel. 

Most people are unaware of the Jehovah's Witness culture and how they do their recruiting. It means that you could find yourself in a situation not realizing how you got there.

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In this episode, Shayla Hudson Riggle discusses her experience growing up as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and how after a family secret finally came to life, she wanted to know what else they were lying about. The decision to do further investigation about Jehovah's Witnesses lead her directly to exjw critical thinkers youtube channel.

She is excited to wake up to the truth about the religion and is sharing her personal story about how she woke up and began walking in her own path. 

Shayla has her own production company, successfully making strides in her life. You can learn more about her company at:

https://shoutoutla.com/meet-shayla-hudson-riggle-ceo-partner-executive-producer/
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Letter to the Body of Elders Seeking Lawyers - https://imgur.com/HivxGbX

In this podcast, JT delivers a powerful discourse about Jehovah's Witnesses and Education.

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In this episode, the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses shared an analogy on the world wide platform asking a very pointed question about little babies comparing them to little angels or enemies of God.

We discuss the ramifications of what this means in the Jehovah's Witness community and how it will no doubt play out in the lives of the members of this group.

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Recently, we received an email from an anesthesiologist discussing his experience with Jehovah's Witnesses secretly taking blood.

In this podcast, we discuss the situation with Jehovah's Witnesses and how our guest, Shauna, was faced with this dilemma. Find out how she and her family handled their situation in this podcast.

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Begin Email message from anesthesiologist:

Hello. I found you guys on the Internet. I’m a[n] anesthesiologist. I have a question for you. What percentage of those witnesses would take a blood transfusion if it could be absolutely guaranteed where no one will ever find out?

I have had several patients that in the operating room, I asked them before going to sleep if they would receive blood. They have said ‘no blood’ in the presence of  family in the preoperative area. However when alone in the operating room with no family members around, they have said that they will, in fact, accept blood in the operating room as long as nobody finds out. This has happened a number of times. A recent case where a woman that I had as a patient almost died until we got her to the operating room and were able to give her blood anonymously.

We’re trying to develop a policy in the hospital somehow to be able to give JWs the option of a truly free decision on whether or not they want to receive blood without the pressure of being in the presence of family and church vampires about.

Any of your thoughts are greatly appreciated.

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To learn more about our Guest Shauna, be sure to check out the interview we did where she and her husband shared their experience on our YouTube channel
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The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses stakes claims that they are Gods Spokesmen. 

Check out this quote from their 2013 Watchtower:

"At that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from Jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint. All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not."

November 15, 2013 Watchtower, p.20

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If you know the history behind the Jehovah's Witness religion, you are well aware of how it feels being at odds with the beliefs once you realize it is not the truth. Many JW's are in a quandary where they have to fake it just to survive. That is what being a PIMO is all about. It is an acronym for Physically In, Mentally Out. To further explain, it's all about pretending to believe so that you don't lose your family and social structure.

The term PIMO was coined several years ago to identify the growing number of individuals that are trapped in the religion for one reason or another. Because of the strict shunning  policy, Jehovah's Witnesses realize they can lose everything if they allow others to know how they truly feel about the organization. They stand to lose their marriage, job, friends, home, and anything else that connects them to a person that holds the cards to any situation as it relates to their livelihood.

This podcast delves into the lives of members at the world headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses aka Bethel. During the COVID-19 lockdown, members at Bethel experienced a very turbulent time as they were not permitted to leave the premises. They report alcohol abuse, domestic violence, depression and even suicidal thoughts.

Source of this video: exjwbethelelder (Reddit)
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/v9mgao/a_special_message_from_a_pimo_bethel_elder_see/

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Meet Jonathan, a former Jehovah's Witness that realized something was wrong with the teachings long before he learned the truth behind the organization. As he states in this interview, things just did not sit right. He knew something was amiss, but could not pinpoint the issues.

If you have questions about his experience or may be able to relate to him and want to reach out, Jonathan can be reached at [email protected].

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You've no doubt heard of the term PIMO which means Physically In, Mentally Out. This is how Jehovah's Witnesses that are trapped in the religion but no longer believe it is the truth but they remain in the congregation because they do not want to lose their family.

Justin's PIMO story is much more than that because he was literally in survival mode while pretending to be a Jehovah's Witness. His entire livelihood was in danger if the brothers at the Kingdom Hall really knew how he felt about the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society. In fact, he was facing the possibility of losing his job because not only the owner of the company, but approximately 80% of the staff were all Jehovah's Witnesses. Therefore, if Justin were to leave the religion, he may as well be quitting his job too.

It is interesting how Jehovah's Witnesses may seem to feel slighted because people do not want to deal with them and their religious beliefs. Yet, when it is convenient for them, they turn around and treat people the exact same way for choosing to leave their group.

Be sure to check out Justin's channel at EXJW Diaries https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsYLpWKwDlJUrp_SipTHAQQ

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  ABOUT VEVIAN
  Learning how to live after leaving or getting disfellowshipped from the Jehovah's Witnesses is a challenging journey. It destroys your whole approach to life. It's like the rug gets pulled out from under you in every way because the organization defined everything about your life. It defined who you were, what you believed in, your relationships, your purpose in life, your view of the world, your view of the future, and your view on what happened to us after we die. Being part of it is how you made sense of the world.
  
  As a Jehovah's Witness, you were taught to be "no part of this world." The religion made you believe that it was only "Jehovah's people" who had "the truth". I'm here to tell you otherwise.
  
  When Jesus said, "the truth will set you free," he was speaking of your OWN truth. Living your truth means that you unapologetically embrace who you are and present that true self to the world. Your authentic self is the self that will most benefit you and the lives of those you encounter.
  
  Leaving or getting shunned from the organization and not having your voice as a woman can leave you feeling psychologically and mentally stunted and incapable of making life decisions. You could be feeling helpless, suicidal, numb, riddled with guilt and shame, angry, suffer from sleep deprivation, eating disorders, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, and interpersonal dysfunction.
  
  It is heroic of you to say NO to the organization and no longer want to be part of it. Possibly for the first time in your life, you are starting to ask yourself, what do I want and believe?
  
  Welcome to your healing journey and finding your truth.
  In a very real way, you have to re-create your identity from scratch.
  I know what what this feels like.
  
  I was disfellowshipped in December 2011. I wrote four letters to get back into the organization in 2 years. I missed everyone, including my mom, who has been a regular pioneer for 30+ years. After these two years of getting rejected re-entry, I decided I wanted to see what life was like in the real world. It turns out it's pretty INCREDIBLE!
  
  I've dedicated the last ten years of my life to my healing journey of finding my own truth. This journey of self-awareness, self-inquiry, self-acceptance and self-compassion led me to the path of self-love. It turns out, the only person you need approval from is yourself!
  
  Along my healing path, I've picked up tools, habits, and tactics that I'm sharing in this program.
  
  This program is intended to help support you and help you discover who you are outside of the Jehovah's Witnesses. The group format and setting will provide a safe space to connect with like-minded individuals who will intern empower you on your journey.
  
  During these eight weeks, you will take a deep dive into your inner world to unlock what you believe, who you are, and help you connect with your full potential!
  
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What does it mean to be a PIMO? The acronym stands for Physically In, Mentally Out.
It is a term that is used for individuals that no longer believe in the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses but they are unable to leave for fear of shunning.

THE GROWING NUMBER OF PIMO'S IS ASTOUNDING.

We receive countless emails from individuals waking up all over the world.
It is amazing how the Internet has been a game changer for many people and they are receiving a confirmation by going online and meeting up with likeminded individuals learning the real truth about the Watchtower.

Do not allow fear to keep you from knowledge. You should always continue searching for information and knowledge. Never allow an organization to hi-jack your mind and keep you from living your life to the fullest. Never does the scriptures tell people to stop living for a future date.

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You can visit Amira aka Tuffryda at the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCROI7_fBzYBC4wmJZS3Cs6Q

In this episode, Amira discusses what it was like growing up as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and the difficulties she faced in school. Neither one of her parents were baptized as Jehovah's Witnesses, but Amira's mother was born and raised in the religion. Her mother, a person that didn't accept the religion as her own, allowed her mother to instill the beliefs in her daughter.

Amira tells her story about what it was like navigating her educational pursuits and the difficulties she faced trying to decide whether or not she should attend college. Mainly, because her Jehovah's Witness family didn't encourage higher education, but her academic advisors were telling her to move forward with her interests in learning.

Of course, no one talks about how much it costs to go to a four year university. So, in this episode, Amira helps other young people her age to understand the difficulties she faced and hopes to steer you in a better direction.


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This episode will be one of many in a series educating the public about Jehovah's Witnesses and relationships.

The information contained herein is from our perspective and what we have seen. Trust and believe, there are many more sides to this coin. It is just one of many that we will be presenting to the audience to see how Jehovah's Witnesses think and view relationships. The religion simply makes relationships more difficult because it sets up false titles and positions that people want to attain and when they do not materialize, it can wreak havoc in the lives of its members.

We regularly receive email's from individuals asking us for our advice about pursuing relationships with Jehovah's Witnesses. There are many different combinations of issues pertaining to these relationships. Some are married to disfellowshipped Jehovah's Witnesses and didn't realize it until their significant other decided to return to the Kingdom Hall. Others met the Witness on the job and began seriously dating all to find out that the person wanted them to join the group or else they would have to terminate their relationship.

We realize that in order to help educate individuals about being married to a Jehovah's Witness, it would be best for them to see what it is like when both parties are baptized in the faith. Once you see how stressful it can be for two people that are both willing participants in the religion and the issues they face, it makes it easier to help unbelievers to see the possible difficulties they will face.

In this video, we discuss the basics about how Jehovah's Witness women are pressured to marry individuals that are ministerial servants. We also provide experiences of several individuals that realize their past mistakes about getting married too young. 

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Autism Awareness

Our guest, reached out to us to tell her story about what it was like living with Autism and trying to fit into with the Jehovah's Witness culture.

Autism in Adults
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism-learning-disabilities/autism-in-adults.htm
https://www.autism.org/autism-symptoms-and-diagnosis-in-adults/

Autism - Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/topics/autism

Early Identification of Autism
https://neurosciences.ucsd.edu/centers-programs/autism/early/signs.html

Autism Society
https://www.autism-society.org/what-is/symptoms/

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Sean has a YouTube channel called "Ask An Apostate (almost) Anything" https://www.youtube.com/user/cordialneondiva/featured 

Like most born-in Jehovah’s Witnesses, Sean got baptized young at age 16. Over the course of time he served as a ministerial servant, engaged in regular and auxiliary pioneer service. 

According to Sean, the waking up process was rough and so is the subsequent fallout. However, he confidently states that “It's totally worth it, but man, it's brutal.

Sean was raised in a progressive Jehovah’s Witness household where he remembers his father climbing the Jehovah’s Witness corporate ladder. Both parents were regular pioneers (and his mom remains one today). Throughout the years, his parents have sacrificed a lot for the organization.

Sean’s dad was the regional convention and circuit assembly overseer and has now been moved into a position where he is being used to train other brothers to do the same thing. He also did a lot of work on Kingdom Hall quick builds and Assembly Hall builds, and has done work with the LDC, RBC, and HLC. 

He recalls meeting a lot of "heavy hitters" in the organization. He grew up constantly going to dinners and family vacations with district overseers, circuit overseers, branch representatives, bethel speakers, missionaries, and even went to dinner with a Governing Body member. (Or at least he thinks he was, but at such a young age he was not impressed.

Sean’s family hobnobbed with the elite Jehovah’s Witnesses, and he got to see a LOT of the behind-the-scenes stuff that goes on at regional conventions and on local congregation levels. Looking back, he believes this was the start of his waking up process although he didn’t realize it at the time. 


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In this episode, JT & Lady Cee discuss how the Jehovah's Witnesses view Heaven, the only ones that will be accepted and how they view those that do not agree.

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We are living in the last days, yes, we are down to the toenails. So, it’s time to get back to the Kingdom Hall and be part of Jehovah’s safety net. This is what elders and circuit overseers are no doubt parroting from the platform all over the world. They have been using bad news about world event to continually scare their members into staying or returning back to the fold.

We recommend that you do your research to learn more about the organization known as Jehovah's Witnesses.

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May 1974 Kingdom Ministry

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In this podcast, we are speaking with Youri Jourdain, a former Jehovah's Witness from the Netherlands where he discusses the Dutch Committee Against shunning.

Youri also has a YouTube channel where he is sharing information about his cause in working with local politicians in his area to raise awareness about the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Article about Henri Dahlem (50) from Aalten. He is a fighter. Jehovah’s Witnesses’ “discriminatory exclusion policy” must come to an end, and he is trying to achieve this in all possible ways.
https://cne.news/artikel/672-former-jehovahs-witness-was-not-greeted-at-grandmothers-funeral 

https://cne.news/artikel/672-former-jehovahs-witness-was-not-greeted-at-grandmothers-funeral

https://www.bd.nl/tilburg-e-o/na-beschuldiging-van-hoererij-wordt-jim-winter-uitgesloten-als-jehova-en-ziet-hij-geen-familie-meer~a1cbafa5/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/c06lyr/netherlands_at_the_age_of_four_henri_dahlem_48/

Activism in the Netherlands

Interview with Henri Dahlem in Dutch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hM1YF0WBjw

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Alt+Worldly meets exjw Critical Thinker

As a 4th Generation Jehovah's Witness, Jake likens his discoveries about their deceit to a small crack in your windshield. You don't notice how bad it is until you seek the crack going all the way across your window. He finally, put 2 + 2 together and cracked the code to the deceptions of the organization.

You can find more videos from Jake aka Alt Worldly at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfHydnkPDgYNCZiviuVVrkw

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In this episode, we interview celebrity Chef Darrin Kenneth where he tells all of the family secrets on what it was like growing up as a Jehovah's Witness and having the appearance of the model family. However, he speaks about the bad behaviors from many individuals, namely elders and their families doing everything that goes against Watchtower teachings. He demonstrates that what you see is not always what you get.

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Radio Personality Keil Lamont is no stranger to Detroit’s airwaves. He enjoys an extensively rich and varied radio broadcasting career, working on air in nearly every conceivable radio format, including Classic Hits, News, News/Talk, CHR, Urban, Urban Adult, Jazz and more. 

Keil started his radio career while yet a sophomore in high school, landing a job at WCAR News Radio 1130 AM and CAR-92, WCAR-FM.  As a high school senior, he joined urban outlet WGPR-FM and later moved to WLBS-FM.  Through the years, Keil’s radio path has taken him to WDRQ, WKSG, WJZZ, WJLB, and WMXD.  Keil hosted the “Quiet Storm” on three separate Detroit radio stations through the 80’s and 90’s, taking each station to #1 in the key Adult 25-54 demographic. 

“I am extremely excited to be part of the WJZDRadio team,” says Keil.  “We have the opportunity to showcase Detroit radio’s unique style to a worldwide audience.”  You can hear Keil Lamont on WJZDRadio weekdays from 2PM – 6PM Eastern Time.Keil Lamont was raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. 

As you will see from his personal interview, he had many challenges prior to being on the airwaves which had a lot to do with his upbringing as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He recalls having an interest in radio as early as 12 years old. However, he was told by the Elders that this was not a worthwhile pursuit and went on to state this his was mostly associated with worldly behavior. 

Fortunately, Keil had other plans for his future other than service the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society full time. He continued pursuing his goals as you can see from his accomplishments in life. 

• WJZD Radio Detroit 
• WJZZ 
• The Quiet Storm 
• WGPR 107.5 Detroit’s Historic Black Owned Radio Station

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Jack Grey, former Jehovah's Witness elder expounds on the issues of how individuals are trapped by fear based on the teachings of the governing body. He discusses how he woke due to the Watchtower's teaching about the overlapping generation. Jack is good at empowering individuals to use critical thinking when examining the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Jack has been working with the EXJW Empowerment group since its inception. This group is doing a tremendous job in assisting individuals that no longer belong to the organization. cThey have been instrumental in assisting young people to find a place to stay after being put out of their homes because they no longer choose to following the teachings of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society. 

The  EXJW Empowerment group is an excellent resource for former Jehovah's Witnesses who want to move past challenges, disappointments and hurts, and move towards a brand new fulfilling, happy and empowered life.

Website https://feartofreedom.ca/?fbclid=IwAR1e0-F9GsECf4wlWBI8PdQRze6b3nIgKYwZ1eVG59Q9n2eqnZmIOYb4TPw

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Everett & Shardinea Carter are former Jehovah’s Witnesses, one, a fourth generation and the other born in. For the past several years they have been working as online activists to help bring awareness to the group.

Waking up to the true realizations about the religion was a turbulent time for both individuals. They are most grateful to wake up to learn the truth and since 2018, they are spending their efforts to educate others about the dangers of the group.

Despite the efforts of members in the organization who tried to drive a wedge in their relationship, they managed to remain strong.

You can find more information about their online activism at the following links:

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Lori & Dan Cline talk about their Jehovah's Witness experience. In fact, Lori is a 4th generation Jehovah's Witness as a result of her great-grandparents taking root with the religion in the 1920's. Lori talks about her frustrations with the Watchtower judicial process, seeking reinstatement, dealing with the two-witness rule, and the issues involving spiritual divorce.

After leaving the religion, Lori is working with former Jehovah's Witnesses to help them deal with life after leaving. You can find her contact information below:

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Announcements and Reminders
January 2022
FOR ELDERS

Assisting Young Brothers to Make Spiritual Progress:
For several years, the Governing Body has emphasized the importance of assisting young brothers to qualify for congregation responsibilities.

This continues to be an urgent need. It has been observed that in some congregations, few baptized brothers in their late teens and early 20s are reaching out to serve as pioneers or ministerial servants. In some lands, relatively few young brothers are applying to attend the School for Kingdom Evangelizers, to serve at Bethel or to assist in Kingdom Hall construction and maintenance. On the other hand, qualified younger brothers in some congregations have been held back simply because of their age. (w18.08 pp. 11-12 pars. 15-17)

Therefore, the Governing Body requests that all bodies of elders worldwide give priority to helping younger brothers grow in their relationship with Jehovah and qualify for congregation responsibilities. (Phil. 2:20-22; 1 Tim. 4:12-15; w75 4/15 pp. 3-13)

Elders should regularly discuss spiritual goals with younger brothers. (Ps. 110:3; w21.08 pp. 26-31; sfl chap. 1 par. 6 pt. 4; chap. 8 par. 5)

Although relatively young in years, exceptional ministerial servants may already be viewed as spiritually older men and qualify as elders in their mid-, or even early, 20’s. In due course, the Shepherd book will be updated to reflect this direction.

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Interview with father/daughter podcast duo of What Should I Think About..? podcast.

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Stephen Mather was a born-in Jehovah's Witness that never truly believed all of their teachings. His childhood was spent thinking about Watchtower attainments: Ministerial Servant, Elder, Pioneer, Circuit Overseer, Missionary and Bethelite. However, once he and his wife had their daughter, Stephen realized that he cannot teach someone something that he does not fully believe himself. That was the start of his journey out of Watchtower.

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Celine Rachel Mather is a media graduate of Goldsmiths College, University of London who has been making short films for three years, initially as a writer and now finding a love in directing and producing. She is focused on breaking into the film industry as an independent young female creator. Celine is a partner at Evil Sheep Productions and the Producer and co-creator of Dissonance.

Stephen Mather is a Psychology graduate through the Open University with a Masters in Organizational Psychology through Birkbeck University of London. He works as a Learning & Development professional and improvement coach within business settings. Having left the high control group of his birth he has a particular interest in the psychological processes involved in high control, cultic groups and how leavers construct their identity upon exiting.

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Sean Breed Speaks on topics that’s on the mind of anyone who has a mind.
Be sure to check out his YouTube channel where he’s talking about his Jehovah’s Witness experiences.

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In this podcast, Paul discusses how he had to live a double-life to survive his Jehovah’s Witness childhood. To learn more about his story, check out his YouTube channel at exjw in Louisiana – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNG97S9rUBNmXaBm_ozarpA

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Kenan J. Floyd takes the opportunity to come back on our channel to talk about his latest accomplishments. He is finally fulfilling many of his life long dreams that were, of course, put on hold during his time living up to the expectations of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society.

He has established five companies and has several opportunities to offer those with skills in film, animation, audio/video, cartooning, etc. Kenan understands what its like growing up as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and how many others have been held back from pursuing their dreams and goals and turning them into a reality.

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In this episode, Lady Cee speaks with Keana, an ex-7th Day Adventist. Keana talks about what it was like growing up in her faith, how she felt about most of their teachings, and why she finally decided to walk away from everything.

She founded the Finding God Podcast where she features new guests each week about their journey out of organized religion.

https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0f7cca23321e499b

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There are many people that come into contact with Jehovah's Witnesses at the lowest point in their lives. David is no different. During the time he lost his mother, they were right there selling paradise. He learned all about the resurrection hope, welcoming dead loved ones, living on paradise earth, and all the fun he'd have playing with the tigers, lions, and bears and enjoying the prospects of living forever. The only catch? He had to join their religion.

He was quickly love-bombed by the Witnesses at his mother's funeral and David fell for their fake love - hook-line-and-sinker like so many unsuspecting individuals.

At the time David came into contact with the Witnesses, he was still young and impressionable. He was still trying to figure things out, not really sure about what he wanted to do with his life. He was taking classes at the community college and working at the local convenient store. 

However,  after getting further involved with the group, he was discouraged from pursuing higher education. He quickly got with their program and began following their rules. He had no idea that this religion was not just same mainstream organization that attended meetings on Sunday. Nope, it was much more than that.

for the next 20+ years, David found himself on a mental marry-go-ground jumping through all of the Watchtower's hoops. 

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Pavlov’s Dogs – Classical Conditioning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd7Jd… Pavlov started out studying dog digestion and discovered classical conditioning. He didn’t initially set out to condition the dog to respond to the bell ringing to believe he will be fed. Classical conditioning is a mental manipulation to reprogram natural body functions. It is a way of learning where […]

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AnnouncementSeptember 27, 2021 FOR ELDERS COVID-19 Vaccinations and Respect for Superior Authorities: Out of concern andlove, we are sharing the following important information. (1 Cor. 12:25) As a result of theongoing pandemic, secular authorities in an increasing number of lands are mandating orstrongly encouraging that their citizens be vaccinated for COVID-19. The recent GoverningBody updates […]

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In this podcast, we discuss shunning and the effects it has on Jehovah’s Witness families. This podcast was streamed live. Our friend Jay took time to join us in this discussion and shares his experience being shunned by his four children. 

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Guest John Dehlin, Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Mormon Church? What is the difference? When you think about their history, both religions came into existence during the same era. Each religious leader predicted the end of the world. They misled individuals to believe in their fairy tales of an afterlife. They even convinced them that they […]

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#exjw #exjwcriticalthinker #jehovahswitness #endofworld Remembering Watchtower Twenty Years Later. It was 20 short (or long) years ago, that the United States experienced a tragedy. Everyone we knew was telling us to get back to the Kingdom Hall because “it done started” Yes, they said, the end of the world is near and anyone that wants […]

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This podcast critiques the talk presented by Governing Body member David Splane from the 2021 Regional Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses. It helps individuals to use critical thinking when listening to the comments on how the Jehovah’s Witness leadership tries to convince its members to treat information they receive from former members or the media. Throughout […]

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In this video podcast, Keith tells his story about how he stumbled on the truth about Jehovah’s Witnesses on Facebook. Doing a simple Google search about a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Melody lead him to the EX-Jehovah’s Witness Critical Thinker Facebook Page. He reached out to express his gratitude and the rest is history. The following […]

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In this interview with Goatlike Personality, JT learns a different perspective on racism in European countries and it has nothing to do with the color of your skin. During the discussion, Goatlike talks about why he could have been a PIMO for life, if the brothers would have only helped his wife to appreciate that […]

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In this video podcast, JT & Lady Cee talk with Craig & Misty about how the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society divides families. They discuss the fall out on what happens when Misty chooses to join the group and the affect it has on her relationship with her husband. They also discuss how it affects […]

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In this podcast, Chef Nelly speaks about her life growing up as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the difficulty she had fitting in to the congregation. Being home schooled, beginning with the fourth grade meant being isolated from her peers in a public school setting. Also, being that there were not many kids her age […]

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To learn more about Eric Wilson, visit his channel using the link below:
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All of the links associated with the Spanish Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses can be found in the links of the following video by Eric Wilson.
Is the Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses actually suing people for feeling victimized?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT5pdtV9A14

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In this podcast, Nash relates his personal story about growing up as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The tragic loss of losing a brother to a traffic accident and his father’s near-fatal accident is what brought him to the decision to dedicate his life in baptism to the Watchtower organization. Nash’s world came crumbling down after […]

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During the 2020 annual meeting of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society, David Splane, Governing Body member, clearly explained that the low baptism amongst the Jehovah’s Witness ranks are quite concerning. It is something that has been trending for many years. To increase the baptism numbers the release of a new publication titled “Enjoy Living […]

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In this podcast, Rashauna discusses her life in the Jehovah's Witness religion about regaining her identity after leaving the group.

Rashauna discusses how she was able to regain her identity after leaving the Watchtower. She no longer has to agree with everything someone says or be on the same page with them in terms of acting out to remain part of a group.

She discusses how therapy has helped her to regain her identity after finding out what she wants to do and discover who she is and what she wants out of life.

To learn more about how Rashuna woke up and left the Jehovah's Witness religion, here's a link to the interview with her husband: https://youtu.be/on42UtqJZEs.

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Lonnie.G a Vegan Chef, Content Creator, Investor, Business Owner, Poet here’s my socials.

Lonnie's previous interview from 2018 - https://youtu.be/deIwpc8Geko

Lonnie Gillard appeared on our show three years ago telling his story about waking up and leaving the Jehovah’s Witness religion. He was still living at home with his parents. As a result, his parents no longer allowed him to remain living in their home. He survived by finding online resources and was able to land a place to live at an Airbnb.

Fortunately, Lonnie was able to find support from his non-Jehovah’s Witness family. While most do not live locally, they still took time to provide him with mental and moral support. He expresses how he is most grateful for them calling him to do telephone check ins, something is not receiving from his parents. 

Fortunately, Lonnie did not have any extreme circumstances, nor did he ever find himself on the street. He always had a place to lay his head at night. He credits his father for his ability to survive because as he states, “my father said my job is to make sure that you and your siblings are able to stand on your own two feet”. Now that he’s out in the world, he appreciates his home training.

Looking back, he said, he thought he was the crazy one because he is the only one saying this religion is a cult. But, after learning the truth about the religion, he realizes that he is not alone especially after meeting other former Jehovah’s Witnesses.

According to Lonnie, life goes on and he’s okay with the notion that the people in his past, including his family no longer want to have anything to do with him. Because he believes that he needs to move on to the next chapter in his life. As he loses all the weight that has been on his shoulders, he can sleep good at night because he knows he’s doing the best that he can do.

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In this podcast, Lady Cee chats with Ashli Campbell about her experience growing up as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Ashil talks about what life was like having a father that was not interested in participating in Watchtower activities, but made sure she got involved. It's amazing how he is not willing to make these major sacrifices but has no problems pushing this heavy responsibility on his minor child.

The sheer frustration of getting baptized at the age of 12 has Ashli up in arms about being a good Jehovah's Witness. She has to live up to the responsibility and living the non-stop lifestyle of a JW begins taking its toll on her. She's looking for a means to escape and in the process makes some weighty decisions that are even more detrimental than remaining home and riding it out until she's old enough to move out and get her own place.

Ashli drops out of high school in the 10th grade and begins working full time. She looks at this approach as a means to accelerating the process of moving out because it will allow her to save enough money to be on her own. Not long afterwards, Ashli meets a brother through mutual friends and after dating for six months, they get married. At age 18, she's not sure whether or not her situation is better or worse because the only thing she's done is swapped being home with parents that are ensuring she attends weekly meetings at the Kingdom Hall, to a husband that is virtually doing the same thing.

As the interview progresses, Lady Cee and Ashli speak in-depth about Jehovah's Witness women and their struggles as second class citizens and the difficulty of being free to express oneself in the religion. It's a topic that is not explored enough in this culture because as they both express the importance of having a voice in relationships where both partners should equally strive to please one another instead of one serving the other's needs. 

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      We receive emails from people worldwide asking us if they should tell their family and friends the truth about the Jehovah's Witness religion. After waking up to startling facts about the organization, they, like many Jehovah's Witnesses, are shocked about their findings.
     Many times, people forget about what it was like being one of Jehovah's Witnesses and how they will respond to anything we say negative about the Watchtower Society. Some have gone out on a limb and shared the information they learned online and have experienced a complete shutdown, and were swiftly cut off from their family and friends. They have not counted the cost of their relationship before speaking up and speaking out.
     As minor children still living at home, you must realize that you need financial support from your parents and guardians. Others may be working for a brother or sister in the congregation and need your job to pay your bills. What if you rent a room or an apartment and now have to think about other living accommodations? Your security and well-being are more important than imparting knowledge. Be sure to take care of your well-being before speaking out against the religion.
     Think about the consequences of your actions before divulging too much information about this religion to family and friends. Put the oxygen mask on your face before attempting to help others. You need to ensure you have reached a safe place, and then you can reach back to extend yourself to others.

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Jehovah's Witnesses stake the claim that they carry out the same practices in their worship all over the world. But, one of the most inconsistent practices in their faith is the one that pertains to the judicial process and disfellowshipping. 

If you are disfellowshipped and cannot understand why it is taking so long to get reinstated after making multiple requests, chances are there is someone on your judicial case that has a personal agenda against your best interests. There is no consistency on how reinstatement is carried out. It is up to the three individuals that are serving on your committee that determines your fate.

It leaves people to ask the question, what am I doing wrong or what am I failing to do? When in fact, the elders may believe that you are not repentant enough. In fact, if you had a different set of elders handling your case, your outcome may have turned out in your favor. 

This podcast explores some of the unspoken and untold reasons why some people actually languish in a disfellowshipped state not realizing why they are unable to get reinstated. It also discusses how people are treated after they are reinstated. Instead of being immersed in love for returning back to God, they are treated with suspicion that results in unnecessary challenges. 

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses have a policy for shunning former members? The Watchtower lawyers present arguments to the Belgian court system that it is an individual choice whether to shun family. However, this podcast provides excellent proof from their own written publications that they have a system of teaching their adherents to shun former members. In fact, the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society has a long history of influencing its members to comply with their teachings even at the cost of dividing families and long-time friendships.

https://foref-europe.org/blog/2021/03/19/belgium-the-decision-of-the-court-of-ghent-against-jehovahs-witnesses/

The following links pertain to written comments by Dr. Introvigne, a defender of JW's who disagrees with the Belgium court:

PART ONE
https://bitterwinter.org/jehovahs-witnesses-fined-in-ghent-for-their-ostracism-a-wrong-decision/

PART TWO
https://bitterwinter.org/the-ghent-jehovahs-witnesses-decision-dangers-for-religious-liberty/

PART THREE
https://bitterwinter.org/the-ghent-jehovahs-witness-decision-dangerous-for-all-religions/

The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Case
On 16 February, a trial started against the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (CCJW) at the criminal court of Ghent (East Flanders) on the alleged grounds of discrimination and incitement to hatred with a particular focus on their shunning (ostracization) practice in cases of disfellowshipping (exclusion) and disassociation (voluntary resignation).

A former Jehovah’s Witness who had voluntarily left the movement in 2011, filed a criminal complaint against the CCJW in 2015, and managed to have it supported by over a dozen more former Jehovah’s Witnesses.

According to the internal religious practice of Jehovah’s Witnesses, when the elders of a local congregation exclude a member or are notified about a voluntary resignation, they make a short neutral public announcement which states: “[Name of person] is no longer one of Jehovah’s Witnesses”. The CCJW is not involved in the making of that neutral announcement but is notified about the decision.

In their conclusions provided to the Court before the trial, they said that they do not segregate excluded or resigning members as these can always attend their religious services. They also point out that baptized Jehovah’s Witnesses who no longer actively associate with fellow believers, are not shunned.

Clarifying the relations between Jehovah’s Witnesses and disfellowshipped or disassociated family members, they say: “In the immediate household, although the ‘religious ties’ the expelled or disassociated person had with his family change, … blood ties remain. The marriage relationship and normal family affections and dealings continue.” In other words, normal family affection and association continues.

In addition, the CCJW had provided the Court with nine statements of individuals who had been excluded and who had since been reinstated as Jehovah’s Witnesses. In their testimonies, they explained how they had been fairly treated by congregation elders, family, and others in the congregation when they were excluded.

The social distancing doctrine stated and practiced by Jehovah’s Witnesses in Belgium and al

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How can you claim that your publications represent the truth and are divinely provided aids from God one day and then discard them as refuse and unworthy of being referenced tomorrow?

Jehovah’s Witnesses have made life altering decisions based on the information contained in these publications resulting in dire consequences. Some have been disfellowshipped and lost their families and good reputation. Sadly, others have actually lost their lives. Imagine how much hurt this causes after discovering years later that these teachings no longer exist and the publications used to support Watchtower beliefs are being tossed out like yesterday’s trash!

Instead of presenting their information as nothing more than their own opinion, they are signing God’s name as if he’s speaking directly to them.

Link to Letter

https://exjehovahswitnessct.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/2012-2020-publications-approved-for-discard.pdf

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Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society required to appear before the Australian Commission to explain their policies and procedures for addressing cases of victims within their institution. At the end of the hearing, the Australian government determined that the best way to address this issue, was to set up a redress scheme.

The redress scheme provides the individual with the ability to seek emotional counseling and to collect financial damages for their pain and suffering. Also, another key component is that the institutions are required to acknowledge their lack of responsibility to protect individuals by mishandling their cases.

Despite having more than one thousand cases on record, the Watchtower agreed that they never reported any of these cases to the legal authorities. However, they stated that according to their policy it is the responsibility of the individual to report such incidents to the authorities. As a result, members in the community were at risk based on the Watchtower not taking a stand or exhibiting a key role to keep others safe.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/03/03/jehovahs-witnesses-redress-scheme/

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In this video presentation, we discuss feedback from one of our viewers from a previous video, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Riding the Waves on a Sinking Ship. It addresses the issue about counting time and the ten-hour quota. Most individuals may not realize that several decades ago, Jehovah’s Witnesses were required to turn in ten hours each […]

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New Light, Burning out of control, or flickering to survive? The Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society has used the “New Light” theory to explain all of their failed teachings. They use this ideology as a means to change their teachings. By doing so, they expect Jehovah’s Witnesses to sit back and accept their mistakes. Since […]

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Numbers don’t lie, but you can lie with numbers, and the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society has done their share of number crunching over the years. With their “do-more, do-more campaigns,” they kept Jehovah’s Witnesses busy. They heaped a lot of responsibility on their members, and they jumped through a lot of hoops to satisfy […]

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The global letter-writing campaign organized by the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society, Inc., is risky. Because asking Jehovah's Witnesses to share personally identifiable information with strangers is quite dangerous. In the world of technology, a quick Google search can have an individual at your doorstep in no time. Therefore, Jehovah's Witnesses should be mindful of using their personal information when sending out letters or other Watchtower correspondence. 

The Watchtower gives explicit instructions to their members on how to disseminate information. They do not want the general public to insinuate that the material is coming directly from Watchtower headquarters. As a result, the individual Jehovah's Witness assumes all of the blame. Thus, putting their families in danger if individuals are not receptive to their message. All the while, the leadership sits behind a gated compound with full protection from all outsiders.

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This podcast takes a look at perhaps two of the most crucial teachings that we found during our journey out of the Jehovah’s Witness religion. It pertains to the validity of the faithful and discreet slave and the concept of new light.

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Every Jehovah’s Witness does not have to ask if voting is an option because they have been trained about their role in paying homage to world governments and politics. Even children are discouraged from getting involved in student council elections during school. However, when you do your research on JW.org, most individuals will discover that […]

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In this podcast, JT and Daniel team up to explain the concept of Theocratic Warfare. It is a technique that Jehovah’s Witnesses use when dealing with world leaders and governments around the world. Jehovah’s Witnesses are indoctrinated to believe that they are in theocratic warfare against the world. That Watchtower encourages them to adopt strategies […]

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In this podcast, the comparison is made to how difficult it may be for an elderly couple to move out of a bad neighborhood much like a Jehovah’s Witness that invests many years in the Watchtower organization. They, too, may experience similar issues. A lot of Jehovah’s Witnesses realize that there is something wrong with […]

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If you are not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, you may not realize that if you don’t know the right type of questions to ask when seeking knowledge, they may trick you into believing something far different from what they actually believe. In this video, JT, Lady Cee and Daniel, break it down, helping you to […]

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JT shares experiences about his life at Bethel and how the Watchtower's legal department opened their mail. Mainly, they looked for certain type of mail that bethelites received from the county pertaining to jury duty. As a faithful member of the organization, I never stopped to think that they were actually violating my rights as a citizen. In fact, in certain countries and the United States where I reside, it is illegal to open another person's mail.

It's amazing how we placed a lot of trust in the organization, not realizing that many times they violate our rights.

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Did you know that the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society holds special schools for couples? In this video, we warmly welcome Paul to share his story about what it was like to attend the Watchtower Couples School. Paul is a former elder and Bethelite and has served at several Watchtower branches.

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This is the personal experience of Jonathan, an unbeliever that meets the love of his life…that turns out to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He talks about how he balances his family life and helps his children to use critical thinking when it comes to making decisions about competitive sports and getting an education to […]

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In this episode, Lynn Ragusa shares her personal experience about how she was affected by the two witness rule.

International Rape Crisis Hotlines - http://www.ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html

Barbara Anderson - Watchtower Documents, discusses the Two Witness Rule
https://youtu.be/Q9dCHqEMObo

Former Jehovah’s Witnesses recount years of sex abuse ahead of landmark case (article from NY Post – August 12, 2019)) https://nypost.com/2019/08/12/former-jehovahs-witnesses-recount-years-of-sex-abuse-ahead-of-landmark-case/

The child victim’s act (article from NY Post – February 14, 2019) https://nypost.com/2019/02/14/cuomo-signs-law-allowing-child-sex-abuse-victims-to-sue-as-adults/

Mark Albert, Chief National Investigative Correspondent
Silent No More: The Survivors (video – part one) https://www.kcra.com/article/silent-no-more-part-1-the-survivors/28659357

Silent No More: The Survivors (video – part two) TV: https://www.kcra.com/article/silent-no-more-part-2-the-verdicts/28660625

Legal floodgates to open Wednesday as child sexual abuse victims, many after decades, get long-awaited day in court (article from the NY Daily News dated August 11, 2019) http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-child-victims-act-lawsuits-20190811-gvqqq4wfqzdyhbkowenk6gao7q-story.html

Zalkin's press conference (Facebook video) https://www.facebook.com/FOX5Vegas/videos/2401724586765655/

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Former Jehovah's Witness elder/bethelite is discussing his own personal experience about what he knows about the practices and policies of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society.

This video discusses the vow of poverty and how it affects those in full-time service and the impact it has for many individuals that live in areas and what happens when they do not pay into social security.

Is there anything wrong with taking a vow of poverty? No! However, the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society is guilty of hypocrisy for condemning other religious denominations for instituting such an arrangement. Why? Because when they discovered they could take certain tax breaks for doing the same thing, they decided to set up their own vow of poverty system - Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses

Unfortunately, such vows did not benefit the Bethelites and other individuals in full-time service. In fact, when it was convenient, the Watchtower dismissed thousands of Bethelites from their assignments. Many of them were released after serving upwards of 30+ years at Bethel.

One couple was so excited about being accepted to Bethel and after selling their home, donated the money from the sale of their home to the Watchtower Society. Sadly, they were part of the massive layoff of 1,000+ Bethelites.

References

October 1, 1973 Watchtower 

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Former Jehovah's Witness elder/bethelite is discussing his own personal experience about what he knows about the practices and policies of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society.

It's all about the money. The Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society is at it again. This time they are interested in your travel reward points.

While there is nothing wrong with donating your points, the Watchtower Society is being hypocritical because they have long condemned other organizations for doing the same thing.

First, they were coming at the children trying to get them to give up their ice cream money and now they are begging for your travel reward points.

In this podcast, JT & Lady Cee presents a skit on what could happen in many Jehovah's Witness households once the idea of donating travel rewards becomes popular within the community.

JW Video: https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/LatestVideos/pub-mwbv_201907_4_VIDEO

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Former Jehovah's Witness elder/bethelite is discussing his own personal experience about what he knows about the practices and policies of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society.

In this video, JT & Lady Cee join their voices with Arc Ripley of Arglue to Collaborate on the topic of Jehovah's Witnesses and Collective Narcissism.

We discuss the top three things that identify the Jehovah's Witnesses as collective narcissists:

1) Persecution Complex
2) Belief that they are the only true religion
3) They believe they are the center of attention

Arc is a fellow YouTuber from a different community that focuses a lot of videos on the topic of Narcissism. He is not affiliated with Jehovah's Witnesses thus offers an outsiders perspective on the traits of Narcissistic traits.

Narcissism is the pursuit of gratification from vanity or egotistic admiration of one's idealised self image and attributes. The term originated from Greek mythology, where the young Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water.

Collective narcissism (or group narcissism) extends the concept of individual narcissism onto the social level of self. It is a tendency to exaggerate the positive image and importance of a group the individual belongs to – i.e. the ingroup.

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Former Jehovah's Witness elder/bethelite is discussing his own personal experience about what he knows about the practices and policies of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society.

In the fifth installment of life at Bethel with JT, he talks about G-Jobbing and how everyone at Bethel was not broke. A lot of the brothers that work in the trades had the opportunity to make money on the side by doing construction jobs at Kingdom Hall's and the homes of the local friends in the congregation (roofing, laying tile, dry wall, installing carpet, etc.). Others had the opportunity to work as wedding photographers and waiter's at weddings. And for those individuals that had a skill in cutting hair, they were able to earn a few extra bucks working as a barber to those brothers needing a haircut much sooner than the three weeks allowed at Bethel. 

For those brothers that had a skill in computer programming, they took their talent to Wall Street and held jobs over there after hours. The opportunities were endless.

Of course, all good things must come to an end! And so it did when the issue of tax reporting became a serious issue when Bethelites started receiving 1099's and were reportedly not filing the extra cash earned on their taxes. Yikes!

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Higher Education has been discouraged by Jehovah’s Witnesses from its very beginning in the 19th century.  Even before this group came to be officially  known as JW in 1931, their founder Charles Taze Russell was advocating that even finishing High School had little value and a waste of time. Despite living in the technological  21st […]

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How many times has a Jehovah’s Witness gone door-to-door offering the Watchtower and Awake! Magazines and boldly proclaiming that they offer free home Bible studies. It’s way too many times to count. They often brag about not paying tithes to the organization and are quick to point the finger and judge parishioners belonging to other […]

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March is Women's History Month and this video is dedicated to all of the ladies in the JW and EXJW communities.

Women: Brilliant Minds, but why Second?

This podcast features a variety of women from around the world providing their own perspective on what it was like being a female in the Jehovah's Witness community. They share their thoughts on what it means to feel like a second-class citizen. They discuss everything from being asked to clean the men’s bathroom and being dismissed by the circuit overseer to being humiliated by the head covering requirement.

Some of the ladies stated that they didn’t even realize they were being treated like a second-class citizen until after they left and began realizing the lunacy of the teachings.

JT & Lady Cee engage in real talk by discussing their own personal issues with how women were treated in the organization. Looking back, JT agrees that the teachings were definitely insane.

Most women in the organization fall in line with the Watchtower’s teachings because they believe it is a commandment from God.  They become immune to the mistreatment and their mind adjusts thus allowing them to believe it's normal.

Featured guests include:

Constance Strickland – The Strickland Chronicles Family
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzEElyVvRq-LDO3v84WzTQ

Susan Gaskin - https://www.youtube.com/user/sudsybubble

Melissa – Apt 215 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mCmzmyfd8EiNhb8USMN5g

Carrie Bee, Author – Paradise Bound
https://www.youtube.com/user/um4real

Monique – Free Monique
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0LdEPaCS15JnXEcHDa3BXg

Sylviane Nuccio
Living Now
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiR1ENB-iT-nKUAppzkaMSw

Katja – Living the Second Chance
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSAcXq1WNzRbxdjfY2AYQSA

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Former Jehovah's Witness elder/bethelite is discussing his own personal experience about what he knows about the practices and policies of the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society.

In this podcast, JT and Daniel discuss the Jehovah's Witnesses and double agents. They talk about how the JW goes to the Kingdom Hall and acts like the perfect Witness and then they will come on YouTube channels at night to discuss JW topics with former Jehovah's Witnesses. Some will try to defend the Watchtower and others will agree with what we say. Needless to say, neither are supposed to interacting with former Jehovah's Witnesses.

They also discuss the need for individuals to remain silent when they learn information about this not being the truth because their JW family and friends are on full alert whenever someone begins to speak against JW.org.

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