Podcasts about jwsurvey

In our very first RfRx Religion Series session, Lloyd Evans and Sherrie D'Souza will discuss their experiences in the Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) and how they left religion. They cover the JW belief system, how Watchtower works, and what challenges people face when leaving the religion. Lloyd Evans is the founder and senior editor of http//:JWsurvey.org - a website that promotes freeness of thought among Jehovah's Witnesses. He is also author of "The Reluctant Apostate," a book that chronicles his experiences growing up as a JW and his journey to freedom from Watchtower indoctrination. His @John Cedars YouTube channel hosts a range of videos aimed at dissecting the various teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, as well as new developments in the religion. More about Lloyd: http//:JWsurvey.org Twitter: @cedarsjwsurvey YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JohnCedars Sherrie Dsouza is an ex-Jehovah's Witness who is now dedicated to sharing her waking up adventure and the truth about the dark side of the Jehovah's Witnesses including child abuse, corrupt leadership and indoctrination practices. She is the survey editor for JWsurvey.org and is a Support Group Co-Leader for Recovering from Religion. She started the first RfR support group in Sydney, Australia. She currently lives with her husband in South West Sydney, Australia, where she enjoys meditating, reading, and science fiction. More about Sherrie: Twitter: @SherrieDSouza Hosted by Eric Wells, the RfR Support Group Director, and Amaia Peraz, the RfR Online Programming Director. For RfRx comments, inquiries & topical questions, email us at RfRx@recoveringfromreligion.org. Any time you are struggling with religious doubts or fears you can connect with a trained RfR Helpline agent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To chat online go to http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org. To talk over the phone, dial: (844) 368-2848 in the US & Canada If you are in need of professional help, we can offer the Secular Therapy Project to provide options to connect with a professional therapist. All therapists have been thoroughly vetted by our organization and offer only evidence-based and non-religious treatment. Connect with them at http://www.seculartherapy.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok. Volunteer: http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/volunteer Donate: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/donate --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/recovering-from-religion/message

Michele Vescio speaks with Sherrie D'Souza, a former devoted Jehovah's Witness of 30 years, recently awakened and leaving the religion, about her lived experience of religious mind control, and the effects of religious beliefs, shunning, the 2016 Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sex abuse involving the Jehovah's Witnesses, and the advocacy work of Recovering from Religion and the Secular Therapy Project. For more information, call 03 4505 2402, or visit http://recoveringfromreligion.org and http://seculartherapy.org. Content warning: This interview contains descriptions and discussions of religious fundamentalism, religious shunning and ex-communication, mental health, and child sex abuse, that may be distressing for some listeners. If this type of content is a trigger for you, please contact Lifeline (13 11 14), 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) in Australia, or contact your state-based service. Original broadcast: 3CR Monday Breakfast, 13 July 2020, and remains the intellectual property of 3CR Community Radio and the Community Radio Federation Ltd. This interview was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrong peoples of the Kulin Nation in so-called Australia, traditional custodians and caretakers of the lands and waters on which this audio was created and produced. Shared with permission. Sherrie Dsouza is an ex-Jehovah's Witness who is now dedicated to sharing her waking up adventure and the truth about the dark side of the Jehovah's Witnesses including child abuse, corrupt leadership and indoctrination practices. She is the survey editor for http//:JWsurvey.org and is also a Support Group Leader for Recovering from Religion, starting the first RfR support group in Sydney, Australia. She currently lives with her husband in South West Sydney, Australia, where she enjoys meditating, reading, and science fiction. Links & resources Michael Vescio: https://twitter.com/Mchl_Vsc Sherrie D'Souza: https://twitter.com/sherriedsouza Lifeline (Australia): https://www.lifeline.org.au For RfRx comments, inquiries & topical questions, email us at RfRx@recoveringfromreligion.org. Any time you are struggling with religious doubts or fears you can connect with a trained RfR Helpline agent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To chat online go to http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org. To talk over the phone, dial: (844) 368-2848 in the US & Canada If you are in need of professional help, we can offer the Secular Therapy Project to provide options to connect with a professional therapist. All therapists have been thoroughly vetted by our organization and offer only evidence-based and non-religious treatment. Connect with them at http://www.seculartherapy.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok. Volunteer: http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/volunteer Donate: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/donate --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/recovering-from-religion/message

Episode 261: Picard Post Mortem with Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans returns as our guest! This week David, Aaron and Llyod do our post mortem of Star Trek: Picard Season 1. The return of Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard has been greatly anticipated. Did this season do justice to one of Star Trek's most beloved character? We have mixed feelings on the outcome. There were high points that we enjoyed. But there are plot points that left us scratching our heads. Or in David's case, shaking his fists in anger. Either way this season was noteworthy. And if you are a Star Trek fan it is a must watch. Pour yourself a tasty beverage, pop in your earbuds and lets reflect on Star Trek: Picard. Enjoy together responsibly! Lloyd Evans is an ex-Jehovah's Witness writer and activist. He is the founder of JWsurvey.org - an online resource aimed at assisting those who wish to leave the Witness faith. Lloyd Evans host the popular YouTube channel "John Cedars". His recently has written a book "The Reluctant Apostate" about his experience leaving the faith.    YouTube: John Cedars https://www.youtube.com/johncedars   Random Cedars https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZVfuVlKs8vfk6DX-lqH19w   Twitter @cedarsjwsurvey   Website: https://jwsurvey.org/   Our music is provided by! http://warp11.com/  you can follow them at! https://twitter.com/warp11 If you would like to donate to us to help keep the show going please look at our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Synthaholics?ty=h If you are a fan of Guy Davis and his art and comics you can support him at his Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/GSDavisArt?ty=h Take a look at Holly’s Website and blog https://hollymichellev.wixsite.com/voiceover Join the Facebook conversation!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/Synthaholics/ Email us synthaholics@yahoo.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/synthaholics Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/SynthaholicDuo  Or Tumblr http://synthaholics.tumblr.com/ Subscribe to us on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/synthaholics-star-trek-podcast/id981239466?mt=2 Subscribe to us on Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Immzfeujybtpjrz54khq3luqj3m Subscribe to us on iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/show/263-synthaholics-a-star/ Or subscribe to us on Stitcher Radio http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/david-duncan/synthaholics?refid=stpr

Episode 247: First Contact with Lloyd Evans This week Aaron talks with Lloyd Evans about Star Trek: First Contact. Together we discuss the perfect introduction movie into the Star Trek universe. And maybe the best of the Star Trek films. Lloyd Evans is an ex-Jehovah's Witness writer and activist. He is the founder of JWsurvey.org - an online resource aimed at assisting those who wish to leave the Witness faith. Lloyd Evans host the popular YouTube channel "John Cedars". His recently has written a book "The Reluctant Apostate" about his experience leaving the faith.  YouTube: John Cedars https://www.youtube.com/johncedars   Random Cedars https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZVfuVlKs8vfk6DX-lqH19w   Twitter @cedarsjwsurvey   Website: https://jwsurvey.org/   Our music is provided by! http://warp11.com/  you can follow them at! https://twitter.com/warp11 If you would like to donate to us to help keep the show going please look at our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Synthaholics?ty=h If you are a fan of Guy Davis and his art and comics you can support him at his Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/GSDavisArt?ty=h Take a look at Holly’s Website and blog https://hollymichellev.wixsite.com/voiceover Join the Facebook conversation!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/Synthaholics/ Email us synthaholics@yahoo.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/synthaholics Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/SynthaholicDuo  Or Tumblr http://synthaholics.tumblr.com/ Subscribe to us on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/synthaholics-star-trek-podcast/id981239466?mt=2 Subscribe to us on Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Immzfeujybtpjrz54khq3luqj3m Subscribe to us on iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/show/263-synthaholics-a-star/ Or subscribe to us on Stitcher Radio http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/david-duncan/synthaholics?refid=stpr

On this episode I speak with Lloyd Evans. Lloyd is the founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org - a website that promotes freethought among Jehovah's Witnesses. He is also author of "The Reluctant Apostate," a book that chronicles his experiences growing up as a JW and his journey to freedom from Watchtower indoctrination. His "John Cedars" YouTube channel, which has nearly 50,000 subscribers, hosts a range of videos aimed at dissecting the various teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, as well as new developments in the religion.LINKSLloyd's YouTube channel | https://www.youtube.com/user/johncedars1929Lloyd's books | https://www.amazon.com/Lloyd-Evans/e/B01N13QDU4?A Secret Database of Child Abuse (The Atlantic) | https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/03/the-secret-jehovahs-witness-database-of-child-molesters/584311/Visit the Life After God website — www.lifeaftergod.orgPlease support the show — www.patreon.com/lifeaftergodFollow us on Twitter — www.twitter.com/ourlifeaftergodFollow us on Facebook — www.facebook.com/ourlifeaftergodFollow us on Instagram — www.instagram.com/ourlifeaftergod

Concluding our interview with Lloyd Evans, we focus on his journey from devout Witness youth to outspoken ex-Witness activist and atheist. Lloyd shares the circumstances leading to his "awakening" with startling honesty and reveals how the heartbreaking loss of his mother played a profound role in keeping long-held doubts suppressed. Lloyd is the founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org—a website that promotes freeness of thought among Jehovah’s Witnesses. He is also author of “The Reluctant Apostate,” a book that chronicles his experiences growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness and his journey to freedom from Watchtower indoctrination. His wildly popular Youtube channel “John Cedars” hosts a range of videos aimed at dissecting the various teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as new developments in the religion.

Concluding our interview with Lloyd Evans, we focus on his journey from devout Witness youth to outspoken ex-Witness activist and atheist. Lloyd shares the circumstances leading to his "awakening" with startling honesty and reveals how the heartbreaking loss of his mother played a profound role in keeping long-held doubts suppressed. Lloyd is the founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org—a website that promotes freeness of thought among Jehovah’s Witnesses. He is also author of “The Reluctant Apostate,” a book that chronicles his experiences growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness and his journey to freedom from Watchtower indoctrination. His wildly popular Youtube channel “John Cedars” hosts a range of videos aimed at dissecting the various teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as new developments in the religion.

Continuing our interview with Lloyd Evans, we focus this portion of the interview on Lloyd’s experience living as a Jehovah’s Witness—drawing occasional parallels between those living life as Mormons and those who are Jehovah’s Witnesses. Lloyd is the founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org—a website that promotes freeness of thought among Jehovah’s Witnesses. He is also author of “The Reluctant Apostate,” a book that chronicles his experiences growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness and his journey to freedom from Watchtower indoctrination. His wildly popular Youtube channel “John Cedars” hosts a range of videos aimed at dissecting the various teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as new developments in the religion.

Mormon Stories Podcast is excited to interview Lloyd Evans—founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org—a website that promotes freeness of thought among Jehovah’s Witnesses. He is also author of “The Reluctant Apostate,” a book that chronicles his experiences growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness and his journey to freedom from Watchtower indoctrination. His wildly popular Youtube channel “John Cedars” hosts a range of videos aimed at dissecting the various teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as new developments in the religion. In this portion of our time with Lloyd, we focus on the history of the Jehovah Witness movement to provide a foundation for our future discussion on what it is like to be a Jehovah’s Witness as well as his experience leaving the religion behind.

Lloyd Evans is a much sought-after expert on Jehovah's Witnesses, the religion of his upbringing. He's the founder of JWsurvey.org, and author of “The Reluctant Apostate” which is both a memoir and a reference guide. He points to JW's as just one example of the harm that can be inflicted when religious authority goes unchecked. Since 2011, Lloyd has been a passionate advocate against cults and religious fundamentalism. Lloyd's YouTube channel (under the name John Cedars) has 12,000+ subscribers and has attracted more than 2.5 million views. Website: https://jwsurvey.org/welcome YouTube channel: https://goo.gl/Rly2CP --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/recovering-from-religion/message

In this episode, Covert Fade and Alice Cheshire discuss the field of Positive Psychology, the concept of "subjective happiness," and uncover factors that contribute towards a sense of well-being. They discuss how the Jehovah's Witness religion hijacks some of these factors to make JW's feel content, how leaving the religion might cause us to lose some of these things, and how we can take them back! And nobody sings. We promise. Show notes: Follow Covert Fade on Twitter https://twitter.com/CovertFade Follow Alice Cheshire on Twitter https://twitter.com/thealicechesh Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/covertfade Heretics Corner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HereticsCorner Heretics Corner Podcast: https://youtu.be/gH5fCP6jpSg Covert Fade is the editor for JWsurvey.org Sam Harris Podcast: The Lessons of Death https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/waking-up-with-sam-harris/id733163012?mt=2&i=1000394821806 Alice Cheshire’s selected Values Exercise: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_85.htm The Best Self Journal Covert Fade uses every day https://bestself.co/products/self-journal Wikipedia on positive psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology Meetup Website https://www.meetup.com Headspace meditation app https://www.headspace.com Optimal salary study https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-exactly-how-much-money-you-need-to-be-truly-happy-earning-more-wont-help-2018-02-14 Start With Why by Simon Sinek https://amzn.to/2zo4OYz    

In this episode Covert Fade interviews writer, journalist and ExJW Sarah Mills! Sarah has been published in numerous places including Conatus, Areo Magazine, Huffington Post and Patheos. She is the blog director for Atheists America and has also written fiction of Litro Magazine.  We talk about her experience as a JW, getting started in a writing career, how to avoid getting stuck in an ideological echo chamber, how Watchtower's publications measure up to professional standards of writing and journalism and much more! Follow Sarah on twitter @sarahwrites Read Sarah's short story Hay Feaver on Litro.co.uk   Read Sarah's article on Conatus that explores Watchtower's harmful ideology: Cults and Terrorism: Can we Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems? Follow Covertfade on twitter @covertfade Read Covertfade's articles on JWSurvey.org Support us on Patreon at Patreon/covertfade

In this episode: - Covert Fade and Alice Cheshire discuss how to overcome the fear of failure. - Covert launches an Indie Rock Band. - Alice corrects Covert’s dreadful French pronunciation with the use of Finding Nemo. - We answer an excellent listener question from @le_great_escape on twitter about how to let go of living forever. All this and more on Episode 3 of JW ForwardCast! Follow Alice on twitter @thealicechesh Follow Covert Fade on Twitter @covertfade Find Covert Fade’s articles on JWSurvey.org Support us on Patreon/covertfade Buy the book Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers on Amazon Forbes Article: 30 Powerful Quotes On Failure Mel Robbins 5-4-3-2-1- Mindset Logen Ninefingers Quotes (created by author Joe Abercrombie) including "It's better to do it than live with the fear of it." The SEP field, as conceived by Douglas Adams

Lloyd Evans was a faithful Jehovah's Witness for most of his life—that is until he was liberated from his religious indoctrination by reason. Today, Lloyd is an atheist who helps other victims of his former faith leave the religion. He has written a fantastic book, “The Reluctant Apostate: Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses Comes at a Price,” and runs the website JWSurvey.org. In this episode, we talk about his personal story, the perniciousness of religious indoctrination, the isolation that apostates frequently go through, and of course, the uncanny parallels with Islam and ex-Muslims. Listen to our conversation. The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. And please leave us a review

Ex-Jehovah's Witness and activist Lloyd Evans tells his compelling story about his introduction to - and escape from - the JWs.Lloyd's website: www.JWsurvey.orgLloyd's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0995669104 Lloyd's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/johncedars1929YOUTUBE Video of this interview (coming soon).SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR:  http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/seth

Lloyd Evans is an ex-Jehovah's Witness, the author of The Reluctant Apostate, and is the Senior Editor for JWSurvey.org. He stayed up super late to join us via Skype from his home in Croatia to talk to us about Jehovah's Witnesses and the work he is doing after leaving the faith.   Patreon subscribers get more than 40 minutes of extras this week!   Show Links: JW Survey Website: http://jwsurvey.org/  JW Survey Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jwsurvey  Lloyd Evans on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cedarsjwsurvey  Lloyd's Book: The Reluctant Apostate Recovering From Religion: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/  The Clergy Project: http://clergyproject.org/  You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Website: http://www.godlessrebelution.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/godlessrebelution Podbean: http://www.godlessrebelution.podbean.com Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-godless-rebelution/godless-rebelution iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/godless-rebelution/id872416298 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/GodlessRebelution  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GodlessRebelution Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TGRPodcast You can also send us hate-mail, show ideas, questions, corrections, whines, and rants at:  GodlessRebelution@gmail.com ~ OR ~ Send us a text or leave us a voicemail message at: 330-81-REBEL   You're welcome!

Lloyd Evans is the founder of JWSurvey.org, a website that focuses on the problems with Jehovah’s Witnesses. For most of his life, Lloyd was a Witness. But that changed not too long ago. Now he’s trying to help others leave the faith. On a personal note, I’ve learned so much about the seedy underbelly of the religion by reading his work. We spoke with Lloyd about why JWs are suddenly getting more attention, the most painful aspect of leaving the faith, and the awful afterlife in store for those who didn't make the cut for the "chosen" 144,000.