A JW Christmas Special! Satan Santa. Silent Night... Vengeful Night!

Gosh Dang, Danny Learns to Swear! Evil Energy Drinks. Lateral Vs. Top Down Morality.

Why does Danny have to learn how to swear?! Because as a JW that's a big fuckin' NO-NO! Even pinky swearing was off the table, and we explore how kids in high control groups form peripheral beliefs from a childhood full of random yet rigid rules. We discuss the importance of a society based on lateral morality vs a top down hierarchy! Plus, have you ever drank energy drinks... for the ENERGY?? If so you too may be in trouble with the backroom elders.  Support our mission to fight religious extremism, get merch and find resources at Godcrimes.com! Send us your stories! Submit@godcrimes.com Get social! instagram.com/godcrimespod

A JW Christmas Special! Satan Santa. Silent Night... Vengeful Night!

What is the holiday season like when ex-communication is just an ornament away?! Is Santa actually Satan? Will a Christmas Tree put your soul at risk? Christmastime terror lurks even in the cereal isle! PLUS - the world's first Jehovah's Witness Christmas Carols!!  Happy Solstice, Yule Tidings and Merry X-mas everyone! Support our mission to fight religious extremism, get merch and find resources at Godcrimes.com! Send us your stories! Submit@godcrimes.com Get social! instagram.com/godcrimespod

Big Divorce Energy! A JW Marriage Story. Two Month Engagement?!

The pressure to pick your partner for all eternity is on! Danny tells us about choosing who to marry as a JW and what happens when that marriage is NOT paradise. You're supposed to stay together even if it's not a good match, but what happens when one spouse leave the religion?! We discuss how different it is to truly choose your life partner without all the pressure and expectation... we highly recommend it! Support our mission to fight religious extremism, get merch and find resources at Godcrimes.com! Send us your stories! Submit@godcrimes.com Get social! instagram.com/godcrimespod

Let’s talk SEX! Part 2. Porno Problems. Ye Shall Not Enjoy Thyself!

What happens when a good JW teenager discovers pornography?? His salvation and status get put at risk of course! Join us in the backroom as Danny shares his experience being interrogated by the Elders. Spoiler- it's very creepy. And still happens to kids around the world today. We discuss how we've reclaimed healthy sexuality and you can too! Support our mission to fight religious extremism, get merch and find resources at Godcrimes.com! Send us your stories! Submit@godcrimes.com Get social! instagram.com/godcrimespod

SEX! Getting Cozy with Coercive Control. "Dating" as a JW.

WHY are high control groups so obsessed with sex? From who gets to have it and when, the Jehovah's Witnesses have A LOT of rules with very serious consequences for "fornicators". Danny and Maya break down how the JW's engage in sexual control and coercion to extract free labor for the church. Then things get personal as Danny shares a horrific JW “dating” story that reveals how easy it is for repressive control to go so… so wrong.  Support our mission to fight religious extremism, get merch and find resources at Godcrimes.com! Send us your stories! Submit@godcrimes.com Get social! instagram.com/godcrimespod