July 7, 2025 • 22 mins
The Jehovah's Witness old brand is what I called a religion wrapped around a publishing company. Tracts, brochures, magazines, books, and bound volumes. The flock needed spiritual food, and this publishing giant wanted to provide it, for a fee!
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UNKNOWN (00:00):
music.
SPEAKER_01 (00:35):
to
SPEAKER_00 (00:37):
another vlog.
This is number three.
Someone mentioned a couple oftimes
SPEAKER_01 (00:50):
about how the organization, you know,
Watchtower Bible and TractSociety, okay, that was like the
legal corporation, but they werelike this huge organization
printing entity, you know, andit just got me thinking some
(01:11):
people might not even realizethat or might not appreciate
like the concept of what wasgoing on or what it was.
And like I was born in 1970,excuse me, and it's like, you
know, I know it's a lot moreolder ones that might remember a
(01:36):
little bit more but I'm tellingyou from my vantage point how it
was in that publishing companyand that's what I call it
because it's like it was like areligion built around the
publishing company why do I saythat so it's like a huge part or
(02:02):
thing that had to do with thatorganization that Jehovah's
Witness called was theliterature.
So they would tell you, like,you know, everything we teach,
everything we learn is from theBible, right?
They're telling you that.
(02:22):
But they didn't want you lookingat outside information from any
other religion or anything likethat.
What they would tell you,though, is we have these Bible
aids that help you.
If you want to learn more aboutthe Bible, we have different
(02:45):
publications that teachdifferent aspects of the Bible.
And they always had all theseother publications, but there
was always a main publicationthat they used to study with
people.
And to bring people into thetruth, they said, or that cult.
(03:08):
So my parents, they startedstudying in the mid-60s, and the
book for them was the truthbook, that little blue book,
even some people called it.
And it was one of the 192-pagebooks, not that thick.
And we had different books thatwe studied in the book study,
(03:29):
and some of them were like thebig books that we studied for
the book study.
Talking like that.
Just a bunch of information.
If it was a picture and it wasblack and white, so very boring.
Think about a kid.
(03:50):
It's just boring.
They made all these books.
It was a huge big blue bookcalled...
the aid to Bible understandingand everybody calls it the aid
book.
So it's like, you know, and Itell my kids now how easy they
(04:11):
had it when we were in theorganization because everything
was just electronic, right?
Phones, tablets.
If I wanted to know something, Iwould ask my father and he would
always tell me the same thing Icould tell you.
But if you find it for yourself,you'll appreciate it more.
(04:31):
And, like, there I go.
I would have to go look in theaid book.
And then for the ministryschool, and I actually liked
this book that we had.
It was All Scriptures asInspired.
And it broke down every book ofthe Bible.
And it would give you anintroduction.
(04:52):
And it would give you, like,break down different sections of
chapters.
And then why beneficial or howyou can apply it.
And so I would look in the Abook or I would look in the All
Inspire book and I'm gettingresearch.
And like, that's what we had todo.
The Bible that we had didn'thave the reference or anything
(05:15):
like that.
It was just a Bible.
And so, yeah, huge, hugeprinting company.
Add to that, you know, you havethe tracks, the little
pamphlets.
Um, that's easy to hand out.
Like if people are busy orsomething, uh, we had brochures,
(05:38):
uh, like most, I think most ofthem, if I remember correctly,
like 32 pages, little brochures.
Um, then you had theperiodicals, the magazines, and
I'm sure, you know, everybodyprobably know the watchtower and
the weight.
That's what they eventually cameto be called.
(05:59):
And, um, So you had theWatchtower came out each month
on the 1st and the 15th.
The Awake magazine came out eachmonth on the 8th and the 22nd.
So it was like each week you'rejust getting magazines.
(06:23):
They're giving you magazines atthe Kingdom Hall because that's
where you're getting all yourliterature to go out in the
field ministry.
You're getting literature to dopersonal study.
And everybody, almost everybodythat I know, the families, had a
theocratic library.
And so one of our rooms, when welived in Chicago, one of our
(06:45):
rooms, it was just nothing butbooks and a desk.
And one of the huge cabinets wehad was nothing but theocratic
literature.
And then on top of it, you hadlike, you know, the periodicals,
the Washtenaw Lake magazines.
Each year they would make anindex where you could look up
(07:08):
certain topics and they'd tellyou which volume it could be
found in and which year.
And so each year had the volume,just a big book with all the
issues from the previous year init.
So like just tons of tracks,brochures.
(07:29):
magazines, books, just, like, somany publications.
Now, the thing was, like, wewere paying.
Like, you had to pay for theliterature.
So when we, you know, we're atthe Kingdom Hall and we're
(07:50):
getting literature, the magazineservant or the literature
servant, he's tallying it up.
And, you know, you paid for it.
You're out in the film industryand you're like giving people
your presentation and you'retalking to them and they're
(08:12):
interested.
And, you know, then you get tothat part and tell them like how
much it would cost to get it.
Some people would balk at that.
And, you know, say to learnabout God should be free.
Others would be like, oh, yeah,let me get it.
You're doing an important workand you're out here and eating
all that.
And so it wouldn't be a bit thatbig of a deal to them.
(08:34):
And.
Like when I was a boy.
The earliest I can remember, Ithink.
Like the magazines are like 10cents
SPEAKER_00 (08:46):
each.
At some point, I remember.
They went up to a quarter
SPEAKER_01 (08:56):
for a magazine.
Books were a little bit more,like the 192-page books I told
you about.
Those were usually like adollar.
We had monthly offers where theTheocratic Ministry School and
the service meeting, thatmeeting, it was all about
(09:19):
demonstrations.
We had a periodical called OurKingdom Ministry and Our Kingdom
Service, and it was like itwould go through presentations
with you.
We had a topic for conversationthat ran for like a month or
two.
So each month, that topic islike we're dialed in on it.
(09:46):
And the topic could be, youknow, I'm just making up
something.
Say it's like...
talking about creation or it'stalking about a verse in Genesis
you know this talking aboutcreation and Adam and Eve so
that's the topic forconversation you would get like
(10:10):
criticized if you didn't and Imean like from whoever you're
working with like an elder or apioneer if you didn't bring up
that topic but see you have somepeople that come to the door and
You ask them how they're doing,and they give you an answer
totally off the topic forconversation.
And, you know, you talk to themabout that.
(10:32):
And, yeah, you actually...
Remember, I'm young.
I'm like a preteen.
I'm a teenager.
And you have these grown-ups,like, hounding you because you
didn't do the topic forconversation.
It's bullshit.
So you're just paying...
For all this literature, you'recollecting money for all the
(10:56):
literature.
Circuit Assemblies wouldn't beany literature release, but, oh,
buddy, back then they didn'tcall them regional conventions.
They called them districtconventions.
And at the district convention,it was always a buzz in the air
because everyone is like, willwe get a new release this year?
(11:18):
Will we get a new book?
Will we get a new brochure?
Me and my friends, we would gothrough the program of the whole
convention, and we're trying toguess which talk we might be
getting a publication out of.
So again, like this huge buzz,they actually had a literature
(11:41):
desk at every convention whereyou could just go buy
literature.
So me and my friends, most ofthe time we were in cleaning, or
food service and we could alwaystell when a new release was
about to hit because you wouldsee these huge they'd like
dragon pallets and these likebrown boxes on the pallet just
(12:06):
stacked up and they would putthem at different locations at
the stadium and that's when I'mlike oh okay like it's about to
be a new publication and youknow they like hyping it up, the
brother giving a talk.
He was pleased to release and hepulled out his manila envelope
and he pulls out thepublication.
Proud erupts in applause.
(12:29):
Everybody is happy and thenthey're collecting money.
Like you had to go buy theliterature.
Now this is how they dope dealyou at the conventions.
I always joke with my friends.
I was like, you know, you Ifyou're familiar with that
(12:50):
lifestyle, you know, theyalways, to get you hooked,
they'd be like the first onefree.
So they would be like eachfamily can get like two copies.
And, you know, it was like fourof us.
So you go get two copies and myfather's just chomping at the
bit for them to release it a fewmonths later at the kingdom
hall.
You know, they'll let you knowit's available.
(13:11):
You can order it, you know, butthey would like give you that
little teaser, little taste.
So they'll be like, Depending onwhat it was, each family can get
one copy or each family can gettwo copies.
And please remember, like, justeach family.
Now, you had some crookedfamilies.
Like, if they had a big family.
(13:31):
And I know about thispersonally.
Okay.
They would send their kids todifferent locations in the
stadium.
And they would each get two.
And that's how they got theallotment that they needed.
So, like, yeah.
Witnesses are Israelitessometimes.
But.
Like I said.
(13:52):
They hook you in with that.
And then a few months later.
In the announcements.
They'll be like.
The publication you got.
That was released at theconvention.
You can now order it.
So the literature servant.
The line would be long.
And he's taking orders.
And he's sending his order eachmonth.
(14:12):
To headquarters.
And they send you back.
everything you're paying for,like the copies of literature
that you're getting.
In the end, as years progressed,I noticed something.
Think about the money that theyspent to ship all that
(14:36):
literature to all these hugeconventions, not only in the
U.S., but around the world.
Think about that money.
But In the long run, they'recollecting money back from us
getting it at the Kingdom Hall.
We were supposed to, like whenyou collect money out in the
ministry, you were supposed toput it in the contribution box
(14:58):
to like shoot it back to thebranch.
Sometimes I would take out alittle field service snack fee.
That was my tax, but don't tellanybody.
But It's like they were justgetting money, collecting money.
Eventually, it started rampingdown, like the releases that we
(15:23):
would get.
And then the digital age came,and they just released things
digitally at the convention.
And then I noticed they're notmaking all this money.
So it's like not this big pushto make all these new
(15:46):
publications.
And if you notice that, too, ifyou've been around a while, like
there's not really any newpublications being made.
They'll drop, you know, a fewhere and there.
They drop that, what is itcalled?
Come Back to Jehovah, somethinglike that, for the ones that
(16:07):
have been this fellowship.
And it's been like two or threeyears, but they made one like
love people.
And we were doing it at themidweek meeting.
It was like, I know that's notthe full title, but it's
something and love people likehow we, we love people out in
(16:32):
the ministry.
And every once in a while,they'll drop something.
But for the majority of the timeat the conventions, now they
just drop, They were droppingsomething, but it was in a
digital format, and usually itwas a drama.
Like the live motion drama thatwe've just watched at the end.
(16:53):
You'll be pleased to know thatyou can go to JW Organ or the
app and download it.
And it's like, it stopped.
It slowed down.
Them creating publications,especially after At some point,
it went to donation only.
(17:16):
And I kind of saw something onwhy it might have went that way.
How they were kind of, theirhands pushed to go donation
only.
So, you know, if you want todonate, you can.
It goes towards the worldwidework.
(17:38):
Probably goes towards therollies we see on the
broadcasting.
on different governing bodymembers' wrists.
But yeah, it was the printing.
And I like how someone wordedit.
It was a huge publishingcompany.
Like, that's what it was.
(17:58):
And I got to thinking, I waslike, yeah, it was a religion, a
culture, an atmosphere wrappedaround a publishing company.
And it was a huge moneymaker forthem.
And it's crazy now.
Especially, and it just got methinking.
(18:21):
You know, the revenue dried upfrom it.
And now, all of a sudden,everything is digital.
And they push like crazy theirwebsite.
You see that circle with the JWorg everywhere.
They push that website.
And conveniently...
they've made contributing easyon there.
(18:45):
You know, you can contribute allkind of ways and you can even
leave your will to them.
There's so many ways they takemoney, steal, and you know,
again, tying in with all myother videos, that's what I ask
people is stop.
(19:07):
For a second, stop talking, stopdebating, stop deflecting.
stop victim playing the victimand just think like listen to
what we're saying theex-Jehovah's Witnesses and and
just think use your reasoninguse your discernment and see you
(19:29):
know like why are certain thingsthat happen in the Jehovah's
Witness cult why do they happenwhat's the meaning behind them.
And the more I learn, the moremy mind is open, and the more
(19:52):
I'm realizing this organizationthat I gave over five decades
to, and I had them on apedestal.
The more I learn, the more Isee, the more I read, and I'm
not talking about just reading.
like a book or someone's opinionI'm talking about, the more I
(20:14):
see legal documentation, themore I'm seeing just these
different news outlets doingstories, showing proof.
The more of all that I see, themore I just see the corruption.
(20:35):
And I see how they...
Put people in, especially thosethat are missing something in
their life, that need somethingin their life, need a hope, need
a sense of community or a senseof feeling needed or wanted,
cared for.
Like, they go for those typesand just draw you in.
(21:01):
And yeah, I'm just trying toopen people's eyes and like, In
the comments, I would love tohear what you remember about the
literature.
If you remember all theliterature, were you around in
the time when we had to pay, ordid you come in when it was
donation only?
I love hearing differentstories, and I want to hear what
(21:27):
you all remember about that.
What did you think?
Do you see how it changed?
when the digital age came to theforefront.
So, you know, leave me acomment.
I love interacting witheveryone.
I like hearing everyone'sthoughts, ideas.
(21:50):
That's how I learned.
That's how we all should learn.
Just getting out there andlearning about people, learning
about the world.
And yeah, so I, I, I'm excitedto hear your thoughts and
comments on this video.
(22:11):
Look for me on social media.
I'm on Twitter, Facebook,Reddit, YouTube, TikTok,
Instagram.
You can usually find me if youjust look up XJDUB, E-X-J-D-U-B.
(22:33):
Look that up and it should bringyou to me.
But again, I thank you all.
Look forward to hearing yourthoughts and comments.
Have fun, be safe, and thrive.
music.
SPEAKER_01 (00:35):
to
SPEAKER_00 (00:37):
another vlog.
This is number three.
Someone mentioned a couple oftimes
SPEAKER_01 (00:50):
about how the organization, you know,
Watchtower Bible and TractSociety, okay, that was like the
legal corporation, but they werelike this huge organization
printing entity, you know, andit just got me thinking some
(01:11):
people might not even realizethat or might not appreciate
like the concept of what wasgoing on or what it was.
And like I was born in 1970,excuse me, and it's like, you
know, I know it's a lot moreolder ones that might remember a
(01:36):
little bit more but I'm tellingyou from my vantage point how it
was in that publishing companyand that's what I call it
because it's like it was like areligion built around the
publishing company why do I saythat so it's like a huge part or
(02:02):
thing that had to do with thatorganization that Jehovah's
Witness called was theliterature.
So they would tell you, like,you know, everything we teach,
everything we learn is from theBible, right?
They're telling you that.
(02:22):
But they didn't want you lookingat outside information from any
other religion or anything likethat.
What they would tell you,though, is we have these Bible
aids that help you.
If you want to learn more aboutthe Bible, we have different
(02:45):
publications that teachdifferent aspects of the Bible.
And they always had all theseother publications, but there
was always a main publicationthat they used to study with
people.
And to bring people into thetruth, they said, or that cult.
(03:08):
So my parents, they startedstudying in the mid-60s, and the
book for them was the truthbook, that little blue book,
even some people called it.
And it was one of the 192-pagebooks, not that thick.
And we had different books thatwe studied in the book study,
(03:29):
and some of them were like thebig books that we studied for
the book study.
Talking like that.
Just a bunch of information.
If it was a picture and it wasblack and white, so very boring.
Think about a kid.
(03:50):
It's just boring.
They made all these books.
It was a huge big blue bookcalled...
the aid to Bible understandingand everybody calls it the aid
book.
So it's like, you know, and Itell my kids now how easy they
(04:11):
had it when we were in theorganization because everything
was just electronic, right?
Phones, tablets.
If I wanted to know something, Iwould ask my father and he would
always tell me the same thing Icould tell you.
But if you find it for yourself,you'll appreciate it more.
(04:31):
And, like, there I go.
I would have to go look in theaid book.
And then for the ministryschool, and I actually liked
this book that we had.
It was All Scriptures asInspired.
And it broke down every book ofthe Bible.
And it would give you anintroduction.
(04:52):
And it would give you, like,break down different sections of
chapters.
And then why beneficial or howyou can apply it.
And so I would look in the Abook or I would look in the All
Inspire book and I'm gettingresearch.
And like, that's what we had todo.
The Bible that we had didn'thave the reference or anything
(05:15):
like that.
It was just a Bible.
And so, yeah, huge, hugeprinting company.
Add to that, you know, you havethe tracks, the little
pamphlets.
Um, that's easy to hand out.
Like if people are busy orsomething, uh, we had brochures,
(05:38):
uh, like most, I think most ofthem, if I remember correctly,
like 32 pages, little brochures.
Um, then you had theperiodicals, the magazines, and
I'm sure, you know, everybodyprobably know the watchtower and
the weight.
That's what they eventually cameto be called.
(05:59):
And, um, So you had theWatchtower came out each month
on the 1st and the 15th.
The Awake magazine came out eachmonth on the 8th and the 22nd.
So it was like each week you'rejust getting magazines.
(06:23):
They're giving you magazines atthe Kingdom Hall because that's
where you're getting all yourliterature to go out in the
field ministry.
You're getting literature to dopersonal study.
And everybody, almost everybodythat I know, the families, had a
theocratic library.
And so one of our rooms, when welived in Chicago, one of our
(06:45):
rooms, it was just nothing butbooks and a desk.
And one of the huge cabinets wehad was nothing but theocratic
literature.
And then on top of it, you hadlike, you know, the periodicals,
the Washtenaw Lake magazines.
Each year they would make anindex where you could look up
(07:08):
certain topics and they'd tellyou which volume it could be
found in and which year.
And so each year had the volume,just a big book with all the
issues from the previous year init.
So like just tons of tracks,brochures.
(07:29):
magazines, books, just, like, somany publications.
Now, the thing was, like, wewere paying.
Like, you had to pay for theliterature.
So when we, you know, we're atthe Kingdom Hall and we're
(07:50):
getting literature, the magazineservant or the literature
servant, he's tallying it up.
And, you know, you paid for it.
You're out in the film industryand you're like giving people
your presentation and you'retalking to them and they're
(08:12):
interested.
And, you know, then you get tothat part and tell them like how
much it would cost to get it.
Some people would balk at that.
And, you know, say to learnabout God should be free.
Others would be like, oh, yeah,let me get it.
You're doing an important workand you're out here and eating
all that.
And so it wouldn't be a bit thatbig of a deal to them.
(08:34):
And.
Like when I was a boy.
The earliest I can remember, Ithink.
Like the magazines are like 10cents
SPEAKER_00 (08:46):
each.
At some point, I remember.
They went up to a quarter
SPEAKER_01 (08:56):
for a magazine.
Books were a little bit more,like the 192-page books I told
you about.
Those were usually like adollar.
We had monthly offers where theTheocratic Ministry School and
the service meeting, thatmeeting, it was all about
(09:19):
demonstrations.
We had a periodical called OurKingdom Ministry and Our Kingdom
Service, and it was like itwould go through presentations
with you.
We had a topic for conversationthat ran for like a month or
two.
So each month, that topic islike we're dialed in on it.
(09:46):
And the topic could be, youknow, I'm just making up
something.
Say it's like...
talking about creation or it'stalking about a verse in Genesis
you know this talking aboutcreation and Adam and Eve so
that's the topic forconversation you would get like
(10:10):
criticized if you didn't and Imean like from whoever you're
working with like an elder or apioneer if you didn't bring up
that topic but see you have somepeople that come to the door and
You ask them how they're doing,and they give you an answer
totally off the topic forconversation.
And, you know, you talk to themabout that.
(10:32):
And, yeah, you actually...
Remember, I'm young.
I'm like a preteen.
I'm a teenager.
And you have these grown-ups,like, hounding you because you
didn't do the topic forconversation.
It's bullshit.
So you're just paying...
For all this literature, you'recollecting money for all the
(10:56):
literature.
Circuit Assemblies wouldn't beany literature release, but, oh,
buddy, back then they didn'tcall them regional conventions.
They called them districtconventions.
And at the district convention,it was always a buzz in the air
because everyone is like, willwe get a new release this year?
(11:18):
Will we get a new book?
Will we get a new brochure?
Me and my friends, we would gothrough the program of the whole
convention, and we're trying toguess which talk we might be
getting a publication out of.
So again, like this huge buzz,they actually had a literature
(11:41):
desk at every convention whereyou could just go buy
literature.
So me and my friends, most ofthe time we were in cleaning, or
food service and we could alwaystell when a new release was
about to hit because you wouldsee these huge they'd like
dragon pallets and these likebrown boxes on the pallet just
(12:06):
stacked up and they would putthem at different locations at
the stadium and that's when I'mlike oh okay like it's about to
be a new publication and youknow they like hyping it up, the
brother giving a talk.
He was pleased to release and hepulled out his manila envelope
and he pulls out thepublication.
Proud erupts in applause.
(12:29):
Everybody is happy and thenthey're collecting money.
Like you had to go buy theliterature.
Now this is how they dope dealyou at the conventions.
I always joke with my friends.
I was like, you know, you Ifyou're familiar with that
(12:50):
lifestyle, you know, theyalways, to get you hooked,
they'd be like the first onefree.
So they would be like eachfamily can get like two copies.
And, you know, it was like fourof us.
So you go get two copies and myfather's just chomping at the
bit for them to release it a fewmonths later at the kingdom
hall.
You know, they'll let you knowit's available.
(13:11):
You can order it, you know, butthey would like give you that
little teaser, little taste.
So they'll be like, Depending onwhat it was, each family can get
one copy or each family can gettwo copies.
And please remember, like, justeach family.
Now, you had some crookedfamilies.
Like, if they had a big family.
(13:31):
And I know about thispersonally.
Okay.
They would send their kids todifferent locations in the
stadium.
And they would each get two.
And that's how they got theallotment that they needed.
So, like, yeah.
Witnesses are Israelitessometimes.
But.
Like I said.
(13:52):
They hook you in with that.
And then a few months later.
In the announcements.
They'll be like.
The publication you got.
That was released at theconvention.
You can now order it.
So the literature servant.
The line would be long.
And he's taking orders.
And he's sending his order eachmonth.
(14:12):
To headquarters.
And they send you back.
everything you're paying for,like the copies of literature
that you're getting.
In the end, as years progressed,I noticed something.
Think about the money that theyspent to ship all that
(14:36):
literature to all these hugeconventions, not only in the
U.S., but around the world.
Think about that money.
But In the long run, they'recollecting money back from us
getting it at the Kingdom Hall.
We were supposed to, like whenyou collect money out in the
ministry, you were supposed toput it in the contribution box
(14:58):
to like shoot it back to thebranch.
Sometimes I would take out alittle field service snack fee.
That was my tax, but don't tellanybody.
But It's like they were justgetting money, collecting money.
Eventually, it started rampingdown, like the releases that we
(15:23):
would get.
And then the digital age came,and they just released things
digitally at the convention.
And then I noticed they're notmaking all this money.
So it's like not this big pushto make all these new
(15:46):
publications.
And if you notice that, too, ifyou've been around a while, like
there's not really any newpublications being made.
They'll drop, you know, a fewhere and there.
They drop that, what is itcalled?
Come Back to Jehovah, somethinglike that, for the ones that
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have been this fellowship.
And it's been like two or threeyears, but they made one like
love people.
And we were doing it at themidweek meeting.
It was like, I know that's notthe full title, but it's
something and love people likehow we, we love people out in
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the ministry.
And every once in a while,they'll drop something.
But for the majority of the timeat the conventions, now they
just drop, They were droppingsomething, but it was in a
digital format, and usually itwas a drama.
Like the live motion drama thatwe've just watched at the end.
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You'll be pleased to know thatyou can go to JW Organ or the
app and download it.
And it's like, it stopped.
It slowed down.
Them creating publications,especially after At some point,
it went to donation only.
(17:16):
And I kind of saw something onwhy it might have went that way.
How they were kind of, theirhands pushed to go donation
only.
So, you know, if you want todonate, you can.
It goes towards the worldwidework.
(17:38):
Probably goes towards therollies we see on the
broadcasting.
on different governing bodymembers' wrists.
But yeah, it was the printing.
And I like how someone wordedit.
It was a huge publishingcompany.
Like, that's what it was.
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And I got to thinking, I waslike, yeah, it was a religion, a
culture, an atmosphere wrappedaround a publishing company.
And it was a huge moneymaker forthem.
And it's crazy now.
Especially, and it just got methinking.
(18:21):
You know, the revenue dried upfrom it.
And now, all of a sudden,everything is digital.
And they push like crazy theirwebsite.
You see that circle with the JWorg everywhere.
They push that website.
And conveniently...
they've made contributing easyon there.
(18:45):
You know, you can contribute allkind of ways and you can even
leave your will to them.
There's so many ways they takemoney, steal, and you know,
again, tying in with all myother videos, that's what I ask
people is stop.
(19:07):
For a second, stop talking, stopdebating, stop deflecting.
stop victim playing the victimand just think like listen to
what we're saying theex-Jehovah's Witnesses and and
just think use your reasoninguse your discernment and see you
(19:29):
know like why are certain thingsthat happen in the Jehovah's
Witness cult why do they happenwhat's the meaning behind them.
And the more I learn, the moremy mind is open, and the more
(19:52):
I'm realizing this organizationthat I gave over five decades
to, and I had them on apedestal.
The more I learn, the more Isee, the more I read, and I'm
not talking about just reading.
like a book or someone's opinionI'm talking about, the more I
(20:14):
see legal documentation, themore I'm seeing just these
different news outlets doingstories, showing proof.
The more of all that I see, themore I just see the corruption.
(20:35):
And I see how they...
Put people in, especially thosethat are missing something in
their life, that need somethingin their life, need a hope, need
a sense of community or a senseof feeling needed or wanted,
cared for.
Like, they go for those typesand just draw you in.
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And yeah, I'm just trying toopen people's eyes and like, In
the comments, I would love tohear what you remember about the
literature.
If you remember all theliterature, were you around in
the time when we had to pay, ordid you come in when it was
donation only?
I love hearing differentstories, and I want to hear what
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you all remember about that.
What did you think?
Do you see how it changed?
when the digital age came to theforefront.
So, you know, leave me acomment.
I love interacting witheveryone.
I like hearing everyone'sthoughts, ideas.
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That's how I learned.
That's how we all should learn.
Just getting out there andlearning about people, learning
about the world.
And yeah, so I, I, I'm excitedto hear your thoughts and
comments on this video.
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Look for me on social media.
I'm on Twitter, Facebook,Reddit, YouTube, TikTok,
Instagram.
You can usually find me if youjust look up XJDUB, E-X-J-D-U-B.
(22:33):
Look that up and it should bringyou to me.
But again, I thank you all.
Look forward to hearing yourthoughts and comments.
Have fun, be safe, and thrive.
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