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Back to SearchSuccess Stories - 3 - Like A River Cutting Through Rock
A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence. As Jehovah's Witnesses we were taught endurance, how to put up w…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode Sixty Nine - Stephanie is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
One reason that people are attracted to cults is that they are looking for stability in life. They may feel vulnerable and are looking for answers, s…
5 years, 8 months ago
Episode Sixty Eight - Mario is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
"I should have gotten the abortion", the words of Mario's mother when he was disfellowshipped at a young age from the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses. So…
5 years, 8 months ago
Success Stories - 2 - Using Your Time, Treasure and Talent
For many of us most of our lives were spent devoting our assets to "Kingdom interests" as Jehovah's Witnesses. We literally counted the hours spent p…
5 years, 8 months ago
Episode Sixty Seven - Ryan is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
Either you get baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses or you die. These are the two options presented to most young kids growing up in the cult. Ofte…
5 years, 9 months ago
Episode Sixty Six - The TRUTH About Disfellowshipping
Jehovah's Witnesses have a practice called "disfellowshipping" that at one point long ago even Watchtower estimated at costing them 70,000 members pe…
5 years, 9 months ago
Success Stories - 1- From GED to MIT
Welcome to the first episode of the Shunned Success Stories series. In this episode we meet Kelsey and get to learn from her path as she went from a …
5 years, 9 months ago
Episode Sixty Five - Daniel A. is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
A third generation Jehovah's Witness from Puerto Rico, Daniel often had an identity crisis despite being surrounded by a cult that dominated so much …
5 years, 9 months ago
Episode Sixty Four - Karamat is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
The year was 2014. The event was the annual meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses streamed all over the world. And then it happened……."Tight Pants Tony" was…
5 years, 10 months ago
Episode Sixty Three - Dani is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
The last episode was the story of Aaron, and in it he mentioned a particular couple in the congregation that he was close to. That friendship ended …
5 years, 10 months ago