Surviving Paradise

Outside of passing bread and wine, the Annual Meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses is the most important event of the year. In this installment, the Governing Body exceeds expectations by playing trivia games about them, encouraging 'free thinking,' and previewing their new video series to the masses. Birthday's are EVIDENTALLY still bad. 

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In a precursor to the Annual Meeting, the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses rolled out fellow King Priest Samuel Herd to tell millions of people about their poor baptism rates, special conventions vs. international conventions and how we should crave their spiritual food.

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Despite Jesus taking questions in the Gospels and guys like Abraham questioning God himself, Jehovah's Witnesses are not allowed to question the eleven men making up the Governing Body about.... ANYTHING. Why is that? What happens if they do?

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This month's spiritual food features reassurance that Jehovah himself will comfort each of us during times of trial by reminding Witnesses why their lives are so miserable... and how they should be like Moses. Ironically, this month's host never mentions how the Governing Body is the source of so much 'discomfort.'

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Repugnant lowlights from the updated elder's handbook given to Jehovah's Witness elders worldwide, including what the Governing Body may allow YOUR child to be exposed to at your local Kingdom Hall. A must listen for JW parents. 

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The leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses have been predicting the end of the world since the late 1870's. They taught millions of people that they would never die, but would be ushered into a paradise earth. The November 2025 Watchtower changes it all again, admitting that none of this will happen in most people's lifetime. 

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After over a century of villifying higher education, ruining futures and robbing people of potential, the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses under Jesus Christ direction, suddenly decided their people can go to college. Governing Body Update #5 should leave everyone with a long list of questions... even as past generations of Jehovah's Witnesses watch on in anger. 

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The August 2025 JW Broadcast is the gift that keeps on giving. After asking Jehovah's Witnesses to set up recurring payments to the organization, Governing Body member Stephen Lett teaches us how to be hospitable like they are, why we should be like the prophet Hosea and encourages us to sing along to the new music video showing sisters performing free labor!

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In the August 2025 JW Broadcast features future king priest Stephen Lett walking back his earlier comments on babies being like Satan and wraps it up by telling Jehovah's Witnesses that God let's them breath, so they should set up recurring monetary payments to the Governing Body!

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There is a long list of things that embarrassed me as a Jehovah's Witness, but I hone in on three that not only made (make) me cringe, but were instrumental in waking me up from the religion.

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