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Norway ruling: https://bitterwinter.org/jehovahs-witnesses-win-landmark-case-at-the-norwegian-supreme-court/ Spanish Court case ruling: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/319348/spanish-court-rules-jehovahs-witnesses-can-be-called-destructive-sect To contact us please email:  askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com We will respect your anonymity. Music: 'You're Not Who You Say You Are' by Ancient Mod...

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Also of note, is that blood transfusions have long been allowed for Jehovahs Witnesses in Bulgaria, because the country would have removed its charitable status. https://jz.help/en/jehovahs-witnesses-and-the-bulgaria-agreement/  To contact us please email:  askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com We will respect your anonymity. Music: 'You're Not Who You Say You Are' by Ancient Modesto, Written by S...

We discuss the bravery of Barbara Anderson in exposing the knowledge of Child Sexual Abuse right at the heart of Watchtower Headquarters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/09/29/couple-is-shunned-for-airing-allegations/30ba8024-9af0-4b89-9ea8-ff902ebe0849/ Bill Bowen's website Silent Lambs www.silentlambs.org  To contact us please email:  askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com We...

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  'When Prophecy Fails: a Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group That Predicted the Destruction of the World' by Leon Festinger , Henry Riecken, Stanley Schachter   To contact us please email:  askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com 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 R...

'Crisis of Conscience' by Ray Franz: https://friendsofraymondfranz.com/ 'The Four Presidents of the Watchtower' by Edmond C Gruss: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jFDi5jGsyV8C&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Podcast interview with Howie Routledge Tran on JW Community Podcast: https://jwcommunitypodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/1a18bbfa $100 million lawsuit against WTS: https...

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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.populationassociation.org/uploads/190745 Jehovahs Witnesses and Higher...

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdJEvw9pdAc To...

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:  askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com We will respe...

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/1880ZionsWatchTower To contact us please email:  askingforafr...

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 askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com We will respect your anonymity. Music: 'You're Not Who You Say You Are' by Ancie...

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 literature changing from having a fixed price printed on...

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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 to make an application for redress for Child Sexua...

Please contact us on askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com 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 https://decult.net/ The film 'Recovering from Relig...

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 how this counters the narrative that every person w...

 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 Witnesses and how the doctrine has changed over time. We...

You can contact us at: askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com Your anonymity will be respected. We would love to hear any questions, comments or personal stories. This week we referenced Paul Grundy's website www.jwfacts.com and www.avoidjw.org. We also recommended the book 'Crisis of Conscience' by Raymond Franz which can be purchased on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crisis-Conscience-struggle-b...

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 Auastralian Royal Commission, Case Study 29 Jehovah's Witnes...