Posts by dubstepped

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I got to give a speech at the University of Louisville today about JWs and Propaganda

by dubstepped in

today my wife and i went to college.

although not allowed to go to college as jws we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that.

the class was an honors class on social media and psychology and i created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as jws.

dubstepped

Lol Smiddy. Well, I wasn't wearing a jacket, so I may have been counseled on personal appearance as well, but nothing like a woman wearing pants.

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Jehovahs Witness n Retention rates !!! Check this out.

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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a study of religious retention rates–that is, what percentage of people raised in a particular church or religion stay with it when they are grown–is quite interesting.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2012/07/religious-retention-rates/.

jdubs have alittle over 36%.

dubstepped

@WingCommander - It's from 2012. My guess is that the numbers are even worse for them now. A lot has changed in 7 years.

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I got to give a speech at the University of Louisville today about JWs and Propaganda

by dubstepped in

today my wife and i went to college.

although not allowed to go to college as jws we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that.

the class was an honors class on social media and psychology and i created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as jws.

dubstepped

Yeah, I would have been able to make Philly. This year is in the UK and next is Montreal.

I'm sure they do more than have conferences. I just haven't looked into it all yet.

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I got to give a speech at the University of Louisville today about JWs and Propaganda

by dubstepped in

today my wife and i went to college.

although not allowed to go to college as jws we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that.

the class was an honors class on social media and psychology and i created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as jws.

dubstepped

Thanks jp!

Actually, one of their board members recently reached out to me to let me know about them. Unfortunately their conferences are out of my league to attend right now as they're overseas.

I enjoy seeing the parallels in various groups. It's one of my goals with the Shunned Podcast to shine a light on it. I've interviewed a number of groups thus far.

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I got to give a speech at the University of Louisville today about JWs and Propaganda

by dubstepped in

today my wife and i went to college.

although not allowed to go to college as jws we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that.

the class was an honors class on social media and psychology and i created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as jws.

Thanks again peoples. It really is crazy to utter some of these things aloud. It is mind blowing to me that I once held their beliefs, or even believed them to be wholly unique as I've learned more about other groups.

Thanks for the articles jp. I knew there was also one about accuracy that had some awful things in it a friend pointed me to. Oh, if only I had the time in that presentation. I had to cut so much out of my original ideas.

Thanks again for all of the kind words. It felt amazing to get to do that. I'll be riding high for a bit.

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I got to give a speech at the University of Louisville today about JWs and Propaganda

by dubstepped in

today my wife and i went to college.

although not allowed to go to college as jws we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that.

the class was an honors class on social media and psychology and i created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as jws.

dubstepped

I'm definitely going to try to do more. So far I just keep putting myself out there in different ways and the opportunities come my way. Put your story out, make yourself available, and see what happens.

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I got to give a speech at the University of Louisville today about JWs and Propaganda

by dubstepped in

today my wife and i went to college.

although not allowed to go to college as jws we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that.

the class was an honors class on social media and psychology and i created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as jws.

dubstepped

My wife and I clean the house of the professor and have for over a decade. They've always been nice to us but after learning our story when we exited the cult we've become closer. We go to their house for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years. So she knew that we had something of value to contribute. A lot of people in the ex-JW community make fun of the window cleaners and janitors like they're all dopes but that's not necessarily the case. ;) I'm glad that the professor of this class could see it.

I also interviewed a lady for my podcast that puts on a certain conference in the Fall that will likely be at an Ivy League school this year (though even if it isn't the opportunity is still very cool) and I will get to be a speaker there as well. More details on that as it comes to fruition.

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I got to give a speech at the University of Louisville today about JWs and Propaganda

by dubstepped in

today my wife and i went to college.

although not allowed to go to college as jws we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that.

the class was an honors class on social media and psychology and i created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as jws.

dubstepped

Thanks for the love in the responses. I was super nervous but very excited about the opportunity, and I have another at another university as part of a conference in the Fall. I'm keeping that under wraps until we get closer.

@stilltotallyadd - Please don't call me Master, lol. I do joke about starting my own cult, but it's only a joke. Your son is a good guy and I'm happy to know him. :)

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I got to give a speech at the University of Louisville today about JWs and Propaganda

by dubstepped in

today my wife and i went to college.

although not allowed to go to college as jws we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that.

the class was an honors class on social media and psychology and i created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as jws.

dubstepped

@Queequeg - Jenny was happy in her role. We all have different talents to be used in different situations. She helped in securing this opportunity and some development by giving me feedback. I'm the one that goes deeper in this realm and I'm sure she'd be better suited than I for other opportunities in life. Rest assured that we both worked toward our strengths in this and though you see the end result there was more going on behind the scenes than you could know. :)

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I got to give a speech at the University of Louisville today about JWs and Propaganda

by dubstepped in

today my wife and i went to college.

although not allowed to go to college as jws we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that.

the class was an honors class on social media and psychology and i created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as jws.

dubstepped

Today my wife and I went to college. Although not allowed to go to college as JWs we got to lead a class today and it was really special to be able to do that. The class was an honors class on social media and psychology and I created a presentation around the propaganda and manipulation used against us as JWs. Many of the same things are seen in social media and impacts the way we see things that are posted on sites like this.

The students were assigned to listen to episode 5 of This JW Life first, my first podcast, where I talked about the FOG and BITE models of cult control. Some let us know before class how excited they were, others came up after class (one even in a restaurant later) and thanked us for speaking. My presentation was just over 50 minutes and we ran out of time for questions.

What a cool experience for two people that didn't have a chance when they were of typical college age.

https://youtu.be/xtXOqQ8Aj4A