Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses-Critical Thinkers » Critical Thought Podcast

By JT & Lady Cee

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The "Critical Thought" presents topics that will challenge you to use critical thinking as you examine the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses. As former teachers and members of Watchtower theology, the group known as JW.org, we have insider information to raise public awareness. Most important, we know the psychological tactics the organization uses to lure unsuspecting converts into believing its deceptive teachings.Our intent is not to bash the organization’s religious practices. We are merely conduits, sharing information about the group’s motives and operation. We are dedicated to dispelling the group’s false teachings that they plant in the minds of “the fallen.”As former members of this group, we understand how an enormous burden befalls those members who cannot maintain the pace—a burden of shame, fear, obligation and guilt, judgment and condemnation; accusations of unappreciativeness, spiritual weakness, and the inability to truly love God. Carrying this burden eventually takes its toll. We know many members who expressed a desire to leave the group. But they stayed because they feared losing close relationships with family and longtime friends. So, they put up a front, feigning their zealous commitment as faithful members of the organization. Many struggled—and continue to struggle— to maintain this charade, denying their true feelings. Their friendships are conditional, based on whether they continue as members in the organization. All the while, the leaders pretend that they are part of a big, happy family and convince members to stay the course because the end to our terrible world conditions is around the corner. If through our platform, we help a single person in anguish over his or her inability to live up to the group’s standards—unattainable standards that have nothing whatsoever to do with the Bible or loving God— or prevent unsuspecting victims from joining the group, or assist public educators to better understand their pupils, or help to mend broken family relationships, or motivate individuals to see the need to further their education – we will have succeeded.

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