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The Critical Thought encourages you to think critically about the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses. As former members and teachers in this group, we have inside knowledge to help raise public awareness. We understand the psychological tactics the organization uses to attract new members.
Our goal isn't to attack the religion, but to share what we've learned about how the group operates. We want to expose the false teachings they use to control their followers. Many members carry a heavy burden of shame, fear, and guilt, struggling to keep up with the group's expectations. Some want to leave but stay out of fear of losing family and friends, pretending to be committed when they're not.
Through our platform, we hope to help anyone feeling trapped by the group's impossible standards or prevent others from joining. We aim to support educators, mend broken family relationships, and motivate people to pursue their education. If we can help even one person, we consider that a success.
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Jehovah's Witness Leaders Tricked Us Out of College
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Japan's Crack Down - Jehovah's Witness Governing Body Struggling to Survive
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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1-800-Heavenn (Access Denied) - Jehovah's Witnesses Version of Salvation
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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How He Discovered the Jehovah's Witness Brotherhood Was a Sham
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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An Ex Elder’s Mental Health Struggle THE TRUTH Behind the Smile
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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EXJW: Healing Out Loud with Laura Timber - Religious Trauma
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Watchtower's Lies, Loopholes & Legal Strategies
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Special Talk Can Truth Be Found
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Top Seven Things You Should Know About the Jehovah's Witnesses Memorial
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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No More Seats in Heaven - Reserved for Jehovah's Witnesses Only
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Did You Notice a Different Vibe at the 2025 Jehovah's Witness Memorial
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Reject Jesus as Their Mediator
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses and the Paranoia Trap
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Fear and the Mechanism of Control
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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How to Avoid Crucial Mistakes When Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Are Their Failed Teachings the Closest Thing to the Truth?
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses Truth or Tainted?
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Life at Bethel: Good, Bad & Ugly Annual Meeting 2024
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Monica Velin Rodriguez - Mother Abducted by her Jehovah's Witness Family
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Freedom of Speech: Voices Rise Against the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Awaken Truths - Jeven & Lexie Jehovah's Witness Exit Story
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Governing Body's Policy Changes: Unpacking the Aftermath
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Recovery From Our Accident - Navigating Healthcare as Ex-JWs
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Interview with Efrain: Why I Left the Jehovah's Witness Faith
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses: No More Counting Field Service Hours & Placements
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses, We Have a Deficit - Where's My Money?
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Why Former Bethelite Elder Leaves the Jehovah's Witness Faith
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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EXJW Support Group: Empowering Lives After Leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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From Faith to Freedom: Meet Phylice, She's Totally Awake
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Meet Daria! Your Best Free Therapy Session After Leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Jehovah's Witness Elder Facing Mortality: Regrets After 40 Years of Shunning His Daughter
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses: The Special Treatment of Anthony Morris!
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses - How Much Do You Care About Children? Hear Lucille's Account of Reporting Child CSA
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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New Charges Unveiled: Five Additional Jehovah's Witnesses Indicted for CSA in Pennsylvania
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Why Jehovah's Witnesses Don't Celebrate Mother's Day
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May 15, 2023 |
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Struggles of Jehovah's Witness Youths - Should I Regular Pioneer After High School
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May 07, 2023 |
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Navigating the Watchtower Judicial Process: Six Reporting Guidelines for Elders
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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The Memorial: Governing Body vs. Faithful & Discreet Slave
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Life at Bethel - Jehovah's Witness Voting Members
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Eva's Story - My Family Survived the Holocaust
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Meet June & Jared and Learn how their family faded from the Jehovah's Witness Faith
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Livestream: Governing Body Member of Jehovah's Witnesses, Anthony Morris, Removed from Position
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Zoom Meetings Cancelled - If You Love Jehovah, You Will Go Back to In Person Meetings
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Serena Williams: Gets Baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Murder Suicide in Thornton, CO - Jehovah's Witnesses & the Tragic Outcome of Shunning
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses & Career Choices
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Why I Left Jehovah's Witnesses 43 Years Ago, but Went Back During COVID
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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How Does the Jehovah's Witness Culture Impact Your Mental Health?
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Mental Health Challenges of Jehovah's Witnesses
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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The Top Six Questions You Should Ask a Jehovah's Witness
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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What Else Did They Lie About? Interview with Shayla Hudson Riggle
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Don't Accept that Scholarship!
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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The Power of the Platform...How What We Say Can Affect People in Our Audience.
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses, Secretly Accepting Blood Transfusions
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Does the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses Represent the Modern Day Pharisees?
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Bethel Leak - Unhappy Members (Physically In, Mentally Out) - Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses - Different Countries, Same Ole Lies
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Living in Fear of Getting Caught Pretending to be a Jehovah's Witness
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May 24, 2022 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses - Hiding their Identity to Maintain Family Relationships
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May 13, 2022 |
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Former Jehovah's Witness: Disfellowshipped & Thriving
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May 13, 2022 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Bad Advice Poor Choices Education & Debt
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May 06, 2022 |
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Interview/Discussion: Jehovah's Witnesses - Dating, Courtship & Marriage - Part 2
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses - Dating, Courtship & Marriage Part 1
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Living with Autism as a Jehovah's Witness: Social Outcast
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Jehovah's Witness - From In Crowd to Outcast
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Are Jehovah's Witnesses the only ones going to Heaven?
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses - We are living in the last days! Get Back to the Kingdom Hall
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: the Brotherhood is a Sham!
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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The Dutch Fight Back Against Jehovah's Witnesses and Shunning in the Netherlands
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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EXJW Millennial Discovers the Watchtower's Deceptions
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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The Top 5 Reasons Why the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses Enjoys Speculating Beyond the Bible
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Interview with Celebrity Chef: We Were Jehovah's Witnesses in Name Only - Fake Elder Alert
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Interview: Keil Lamont WJZD Radio Detroit - Why I Left the Jehovah's Witnesses
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Interview: Jack Grey - Jehovah's Witnesses From Fear to Freedom
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Interview: Stop Giving Jehovah's Witness Elders Power Over Your Life
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Interview: Lori & Dan Cline - Leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses After 50+ Years
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Discussion: Jehovah's Witnesses Desperate for Leadership
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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Interview: Stephen & Celine Mather Faded from Jehovah’s Witness Faith
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Interview: Koko - Why I Never Joined the Jehovah’s Witness Religion
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Interview - Sean Myles - Jehovah’s Witnesses - You Heard It Here First
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Interview: Paul Brumfield - I Was Forced to Live a Double-Life to Survive my Jehovah’s Witness Childhood
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Interview: Tracy EXJW Commuter Bethelite Wakes up to the truth about Jehovah's Witnesses
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Interview: Kenan J. Floyd Goes from Watchtower to Hollywood
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Interview: Keana Mitchell - Are Seventh Day Adventists Similar to Jehovah’s Witnesses?
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Interview: Dave Wicklin Love Bombed by Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Discussion: The Top 3 Ways Jehovah’s Witnesses Become the Governing Body’s Science Project
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Carrie Bee, My Jehovah’s Witness Shunning Experience
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses Plays Mind Games with Children
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Discussion: Jehovah’s Witness Elders are Cautioned to Keep Their Mouth Shut!
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Bethel Experiences, a Peek Behind the Curtain
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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Live Stream: Jehovah’s Witnesses & Shunning: A Loving Arrangement?
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Interview: John Dehlin – Mormon Stories Podcast
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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Discussion: 9/11 and the Watchtower Twenty Years Later
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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Discussion: Is the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses Losing Their Grip on its Members?
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Interview: Keith I Learned the Truth About Jehovah’s Witnesses Surfing Facebook
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Interview: Waking Up To Watchtower Lies: Story of a Dedicated Pioneer
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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Interview: Misty & Craig - Why My Husband Turned Me In To The Elders
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Interview: Chef Nellie - Why I Never Fit in at the Kingdom Hall
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Interview: Eric Wilson How I Woke Up from the Jehovah's Witness Faith after serving for 40 Years as an Elder
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Interview: Nash & Lisa: How the Jehovah’s Witnesses Destroyed My Family
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Discussion: Jehovah’s Witnesses - Why No One is Getting Baptized
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Interview with EXJW Fifth
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Interview with couple that never grieved their children because of Watchtower
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Interview: Rashauna - Discovering My Identity After Leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses
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May 07, 2021 |
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Interview: Life After Watchtower Three Years Later
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Interview: Ashli Campbell - Struggles of Jehovah’s Witness Women – in Relationships
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Discussion: Jehovah's Witnesses: Should I Tell My Family The Truth About JW.ORG
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Break Up Families
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Stop Playing Games! Why Can’t I Get Reinstated?
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Belgian Court Fines Jehovah’s Witnesses for Shunning Former Members
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Discussion: Jehovah’s Witness Publications from Truth to Trash?
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Join the Australian Royal Commission Redress Scheme
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses & Disfellowshipping – A Weapon for Control?
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Unbaptized Publisher Leaves Jehovah’s Witness Faith to Pursue his PhD
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Interview with Comedian Kenan J. Floyd – Ex-Jehovah’s Witness
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Discussion: Feedback from Viewers – Ten Hour Requirement – You Lied!
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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Discussion: New Light, Burning Out of Control, or Flickering to Survive
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Discussion: Jehovah's Witnesses Riding the Waves on a Sinking Ship
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Watchtower Can Run…But, Can they Hide from Legal Liability?
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Jehovah’s Witness Letter Writing Campaign – Security Risk?
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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The Top 3 Ways the Governing Body Misleads Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Viewer Feedback – 45 Years of Watchtower Obedience: Topic – Jesus is Not Your Mediator
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Oct 17, 2020 |
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The Awakening of a Jehovah’s Witness
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Discussion: The Faithful & Discreet Frauds
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Discussion: Jehovah’s Witnesses and The Consequences of Membership
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Jehovah’s Witness Leadership: Arrogant or Ignorant?
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Discussion: JW.ORG – Freedom to vote?
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Discussion: Lawsuits, Lies & You!
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses & Convention Truths
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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Our Experience at Jehovah’s Witness Conventions
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Interview with Linda + 5 Tips to Keep Kids Safe from Predators
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Millennials Making Wise Choices
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, Social Distancing & Zoom
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May 28, 2020 |
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I Faded, Waiting on Jehovah!
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May 22, 2020 |
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Should I go back to the Kingdom Hall?
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May 19, 2020 |
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Everything You Need to Know about Jehovah’s Witnesses & Relationships
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May 08, 2020 |
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Life at Bethel – Where did that Article Come From?
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Millennials Speak Truth: Why Are so Many Leaving the Jehovah’s Witness Faith?
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Discussion: Jehovah’s Witnesses - Why My Family Won’t Leave?
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Corona Virus, Sign of the Times?
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, Dating, Marriage & Unbelievers
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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Feedback From Viewers – Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Free Home Bible Study. How much did it really cost?
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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Discussion: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Loaded Language
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Discussion: Oxygen Documentary: The Witnesses
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Life at Bethel – Privacy Rights
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Jan 25, 2020 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: How I Woke Up…I listened to my inner voice
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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After Leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses: Continue in your Healing Process
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Risking Life for God or Watchtower?
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Nov 09, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Couples School
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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Bethelites – Cream of the Crop?
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Regular Pioneering and Pioneer School
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Life at Bethel – Family Night – Episode 7
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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The Origin of the Super Friends
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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Interview: Jonathan’s Story: Married to a Jehovah’s Witness
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Sep 14, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses – Misleading the Courts
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Shocking Stories! As told by a Former Bethelite Elder
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witness Lawsuits – You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide
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Aug 31, 2019 |
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Jehovah's Witnesses and The Two Witness Rule – Lynn’s Story
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Vow of Poverty (Former Bethelite Tells His Story)
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Stop Begging for my Assets!
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Three Signs that Exhibit they are Collective Narcissists
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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JT Life at Bethel Part 5 - G-Jobbing at Bethel
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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JT and Public Talks – Life at Bethel Part 4 (Jehovah’s Witnesses)
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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JT and the Congregation – Life at Bethel
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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JT’s First Day at Bethel – the Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society Headquarters
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May 28, 2019 |
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JT Goes to Bethel – Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society Headquarters
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May 28, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: No More Seats in Heaven? Was 144,000 Literal or was Charles Taze Russell a Fraud?
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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Woe to the Pregnant Woman – Jehovah’s Witnesses and Children
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Apr 15, 2019 |
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Anthony Morris – Sipping on the Sly – Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Discussion: Jehovah’s Witnesses and the High Cost of Low Education
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Discussion: Jehovah’s Witnesses - Free Bible Study? How Much Does It Really Cost?
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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Are Jehovah’s Witnesses – Blood Guilty? Part Two
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witness Women, Second Class Citizens?
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses & International Inconsistencies – Double Standards
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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The Role of the Circuit Overseer – Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Surviving The Three Stages of Transition When Leaving
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Double Agents
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Jan 05, 2019 |