What happens when a good JW teenager discovers pornography?? His salvation and status get put at risk of course! Join us in the backroom as Danny shares his experience being interrogated by the Elders. Spoiler- it's very creepy. And still happens to kids around the world today. We discuss how we've reclaimed healthy sexuality and you can too!

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Why does Danny have to learn how to swear?! Because as a JW that's a big fuckin' NO-NO! Even pinky swearing was off the table, and we explore how kids in high control groups form peripheral beliefs from a childhood full of random yet rigid rules. We discuss the importance of a society based on lateral morality vs a top down hierarchy!

Plus, have you ever drank energy drinks... for the ENERGY?? If so you too may be in trouble with the backroom elders. 

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What is the holiday season like when ex-communication is just an ornament away?! Is Santa actually Satan? Will a Christmas Tree put your soul at risk? Christmastime terror lurks even in the cereal isle! PLUS - the world's first Jehovah's Witness Christmas Carols!! 

Happy Solstice, Yule Tidings and Merry X-mas everyone!

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The pressure to pick your partner for all eternity is on! Danny tells us about choosing who to marry as a JW and what happens when that marriage is NOT paradise. You're supposed to stay together even if it's not a good match, but what happens when one spouse leave the religion?!

We discuss how different it is to truly choose your life partner without all the pressure and expectation... we highly recommend it!

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WHY are high control groups so obsessed with sex? From who gets to have it and when, the Jehovah's Witnesses have A LOT of rules with very serious consequences for "fornicators". Danny and Maya break down how the JW's engage in sexual control and coercion to extract free labor for the church. Then things get personal as Danny shares a horrific JW “dating” story that reveals how easy it is for repressive control to go so… so wrong. 

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Danny shares the experience of going through public school as a Jehovah's Witness. One very important God lesson - don't you DARE eat the birthday cupcakes enjoyed by the other kids!! The devil is in them! Big shout out to all our favorite teachers, especially the science teachers with those memorable experiments! 

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BONUS EPISODE! - Hear all about our epic podcast at sea adventure! Thank you Dan & Lynze of Scared to Death, Ed and Henry of LPOTL, Richard of Unexplained, and the whole crew at IRL Events for such a fantastic experience! 

We're inspired to continue our podcasting journey and excited to spend time with you all every week! New main episodes every Monday at 7am MST! 

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The JW's require A LOT of your time. From field service (knocking on doors), three weekly meetings, endless bible study, and THREE yearly conventions to travel to (say goodbye to your vacation days), it's exhausting and all encompassing. What do you do with that time after you leave? Danny has plenty to share about his experience and how Sundays have become the best day of the week!

We also talk about prayer - do all foods deserve to be prayed over?? We discuss secular alternatives to prayer that work well and feel good too!

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Howdy! Coming to you straight from Houston, Texas, Danny and Maya talk about their love of museums and learning all about human history and culture. Then we learn about how a Jehovah's Witness tour company destroys all that by talking about the devil showing up in all the art instead! He's everywhere!! And the earth is only 6000 years old?? Maybe?

This episode was inspired by the Houston Museum of Natural History, The Houston Space Center, and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts!

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We talk about who the JW's target to pull into the group. Usually it is people who are "situationally vulnerable", going through difficult life experiences or who are already vulnerable for various reasons. Don't let this be you or your loved ones! We protect ourselves with knowledge. 

Danny shares an important story about his experience asking a question of the "Elders" - and being treated with contempt just for bringing it up. Thinking for yourself? Absolutely unacceptable! 

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