Jehovah's Witnesses: When a Cult Comes Knocking

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The Thinking Atheist

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🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Who/What are the Jehovah's Witnesses? It's a religion most people have heard of but know little about. In this podcast, Seth Andrews speaks with three ex-JWs about the origins, the teachings, and the organizations. Guests include:

Lloyd Evans, author of "The Reluctant Apostate" @cedarsjwsurvey
Amber Scorah, author of "Leaving the Witness" @amberscorah
Telltale (Owen Morgan), host of TellTale Atheist @telltaleatheist

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0:00.0	Okay, here we go, standby.
0:02.0	Three, two, one.
0:05.0	The thinking atheist. It's not a person.
0:08.0	It's a symbol. An idea.
0:10.0	The population of atheists in this country is going through the roof.
0:14.0	Rejecting faith.
0:15.0	Perceiving knowledge.
0:17.0	Challenging the sacred.
0:19.0	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.
0:22.0	Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.
0:25.0	And working together.
0:27.0	For a more rational world.
0:29.0	Take the risk of thinking for yourself.
0:31.0	Much more happiness.
0:32.0	Truth, vision, wisdom will come to you that way.
0:35.0	Assume nothing.
0:37.0	Question everything.
0:39.0	And start thinking.
0:42.0	This is the thinking atheist podcast hosted by South Anders.
0:53.0	Impeachment.
0:54.0	It's all over the news with the Trump Ukraine story.
0:58.0	And many of us remember the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
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