Surviving Paradise
We can give you 144,000 reasons why overlapping generations aren't a thing. Each week features a look at subjects, experiences and observations from the world of Jehovah's Witnesses, all through the eyes of a former elder who was raised as a JW in the 70's & 80's. Lots of laughs and even some tears. Beards allowed, leave your head coverings at the door. Bring a cheese danish.
Podcasting since 2021 • 185 episodes
Surviving Paradise
Latest Episodes
Peace & Security - Historical Loaded Language for Jehovah's Witnesses
**NEW LIGHT ALERT*** The Governing Body has mastered using loaded language. After decades of promising that two words in 1 Thessalonians would kick off the fall of religion, the Great Tribulation and ultimately Armageddon, the Febru...
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Episode 184
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Jehovah's Witnesses & the Death of Character
For an organization that claims they were chosen by Jesus Christ of the Bible to represent him on earth, one would expect to find people of utmost character. Is that what you see in Jehovah's Witnesses? From the serious, including shunning and ...
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Episode 183
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Reminding Jehovah's Witnesses to Use Their Time Wisely... Like Joseph?
Governing Body member Kenneth Cook Jr. reminds Jehovah's Witnesses that Armageddon is imminent and they can practice good time management by acting like Joseph, son of Jacob. He didn't own a watch, but the Bible does tell us he was reall...
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Episode 182
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Growing Up a Jehovah's Witness in the 1980's
We believed we were the generation that would never experience death. We also were moon walking, wearing leg warmers, dressing like the guys in Miami Vice or RATT. If you dodged Satan, the Smurfs, led a 'double life,' know all the words to Purp...
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Episode 181
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Why Are Jehovah's Witnesses Built Like Big Business?
The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses claim they're built on spirituality; a theocratic infrastructure that goes back to Jesus and the apostles in the first century. So why does it look like a modern day corporate environment, including sal...
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Episode 180
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