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Resources supporting this podcast: Pew Research: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/10/11/how-income-varies-among-u-s-religious-groups/ Religion Watch: https://www.religionwatch.com/jehovahs-witnesses-educational-and-professional-deficit/ Educational Attainment by sex and religion in the United States: https://paa2019.populationassociatio…
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S01E12 Rutherford. Wine, Women and Hitler
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References: 'The Four Presidents of the Watchtower' by Edmond C Gruss. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Presidents-Watch-Society-Jehovahs-Witnesses/dp/1594671311 Photo of Christmas celebration at Brooklyn Bethel: https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/zu71me/the_last_time_christmas_was_celebrated_at/ Evidence of Nazi Flags at Rutherford's Berlin convention…
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An entertaining discussion about the carts compared to the perils of olden day field service, the role of the sisters and their legendary cleaning and catering skills, and then Adam gives us a detailed run down of what the Thursday meeting used to be like before the format radically changed into its current iteration. To contact us please email: as…
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Books used to research this episode: The Four Presidents of the Watchtower Society by Edmund Gruss https://www.amazon.co.uk/Presidents-Watch-Society-Jehovahs-Witnesses/dp/1594671311 Webpages used in this episode: https://loc.getarchive.net/media/the-evening-prayer https://jwdivorces.bravehost.com/russell.html https://archive.org/details/1880ZionsWa…
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The Disgusting Thing that Causes Desolation
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Links to the articles and emails mentioned in the show are as follows: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/oct/08/religion.world https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/oct/15/religion.unitednations https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/united-nations-association.php Please contact us on [email protected] We will respect your anonymity…
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Adam looks at why the elders arrangement has been changed recently to allow men as young as 21 to become elders in congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses. Stephanie discusses why the book study meeting held in peoples home was removed and the team speculate as to the reasons behind the change. Louise discusses the court case that preceded the literat…
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From Faith to Love. Being a Gay Jehovah's Witness
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Please contact us on [email protected] We will respect your anonymity. Music: 'You're Not Who You Say You Are' by Ancient Modesto, Written by Simon Endeacott, Produced by Ian David c Four Monkeys RecordsBy Adam Czarnobaj, Louise Harper
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The Irish Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse 2000: https://childabusecommission.ie/ The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse 2012: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/Interview with Governing Body member, Geoffrey Jackson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erWV8YnTFto Information video about how …
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Please contact us on [email protected] We will respect your anonymity. The links Lara referred to in the podcast are as follows: I was a Jehovah's Witness Forced Child Labourer facebook support group https://www.facebook.com/groups/901752817995187/ The Say Sorry website https://saysorry.org/ The Decult Conference New Zealand htt…
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Adam and Louise discuss the figures in the 2024 Yearbook and what the trends show. There are some very interesting facts about the numbers of kingdom halls reducing, and the numbers pioneers in some countries, and how effective they are. Adam highlights how much of the worlds population lives in countries where Jehovah's Witnesses are banned and ho…
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Louise and Adam discuss how difficult navigating Christmas is when you are questioning, leaving or have just left Jehovah's Witnesses. They have some suggestions for navigating the guilt and awkwardness, picking and choosing the bits you like or doing something completely different. Adam reviews the history of Christmas within the Jehovah's Witness…
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Is the Internet The Beginning of The End?
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Music: You're Not Who You Say You Are by Ancient Modesto. Written by Simon Endeacott. Produced by Ian David. c Four Monkeys Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS2guNacFto Testimony of Geoffrey Jackson, member of the Governing Body, to the Australian Royal Commission on Child Sexual Abuse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu6X1YU6YYI Auastralia…
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