Reviewing JW Broadcasting - March 2023 (with Harold Corkern)
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- In their March 2023 JW Broadcasting episode hosted by Harold Corkern, Jehovah's Witnesses are reminded to set realistic expectations in pursuit of their faith.
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Excellent commentary Lloyd! Thank you for sharing with us!
I love you Loyed I love the way you present things and make them so clear keep up the good work and wake up a lot of people
This cult unfortunately has a way of creating a problem that doesn’t exist, and then offering the “solution”. As you talk about so often, they create hardship for their members. Then the members turn to this sort of propaganda for comfort. I remember feeling burnt out and stressed while within the organization, much the same as the “sister” depicted in this video. As a fully indoctrinated Witness, upon watching this, I would have thought something along the lines of: “Oh wow! How timely and much needed.” Safe to say I no longer lose sleep over how much time and energy I am devoting to serving an organization.
I never been a JW, but Lloyd has helped me through some though times. I don't even know why, but just the channel music means comfort :D
His lil das jokes and clear explanation and his compassion aren't only good for the (ex-)Jw community
💯This
Plus he has a nice soothing voice
@@Leisuregirl2000 He could read what ever and I would would be 😍.
On all of that I agree, AND he's funny as hell. Priceless phrases & word choices. He's like a comedian/legal advocate/literal saver of lives rolled into one. Consistently. - from a never JW nor member of any cult
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It's a relief to be out off that world. Never enough.. never reach inner peace because your not doing enough.. really listening to those people thickens the air... I seldom listen to the things they say and I am glad about that😊
You know what? I was married twice. My first husband wasn't a witness, but my second one was one. He was born in.
Let me tell you that my first husband was a moral man.
My witness husband was a pervert. I didn't like anything he did to me. He would grab my boob every time I walked by as long as another witness wasn't around,.... even out in public. We are no longer married
Individuals who become involved in religious cults may fail to recognize certain aspects or exhibit cognitive blind spots due to the influence of the group and its leaders. Here are 10 things that people in religious cults often fail to see:
Manipulative tactics: Cult members may not recognize the psychological manipulation or coercive persuasion techniques used by the group's leaders to control and indoctrinate followers.
Exploitation: They might be unaware of the extent to which they are being exploited for their time, labor, money, or other resources to serve the interests of the group or its leader.
Loss of individuality: Members may not realize how their identity, autonomy, and personal values have been subsumed by the group's ideology and demands.
Suppression of critical thinking: Cult members may not recognize that their ability to question, doubt, or critically analyze the group's beliefs and practices has been systematically suppressed.
Groupthink: They might not see the dynamics of groupthink at play, whereby dissenting opinions are discouraged, and conformity is rewarded, leading to poor decision-making and a lack of independent thought.
Confirmation bias: Members may fail to see how they actively seek information that supports their beliefs while dismissing any contradictory evidence as false or irrelevant.
Damage to relationships: They might not fully acknowledge the harm caused to their relationships with friends, family, or romantic partners as a result of their involvement in the cult.
Emotional harm: Cult members may not recognize the emotional and psychological damage caused by the group's practices, such as shaming, guilt-tripping, or public humiliation.
False promises: They might be unable to see that the group's promises of salvation, enlightenment, or personal fulfillment are unlikely to materialize and may be used as a means of control.
Difficulty leaving: Members may not fully comprehend the challenges they will face in leaving the group, such as the loss of social support, feelings of guilt or shame, and potential repercussions from the group or its members.
Awareness of these issues can be crucial for individuals seeking to support friends or loved ones who are involved in or attempting to leave a religious cult. Providing a non-judgmental and empathetic environment can help facilitate open and honest conversations about the individual's experiences and concerns.
I used to say I wanted to go to pioneer school and to Gilead but when your pals are all pioneers in the organization, it’s what you’re supposed to say. It caused me great anxiety and depression because it wasn’t really what I wanted to do.
6:25 "Stepford Wives"!!
The twins from The Shining all grown up and joined a cult 😂
@@francinemirey1555 lmmfao 😅😂
😂😂😂😂
“Maybe she’d even show you her aquarium” 😂🐟🐠
Lmfao 🤣
Lol...he was so upset at seeing her "aquarium"...said no young heterosexual young man EVER!🫢🤣
In the congregation I went to(before leaving),I was told of the children of some of the Jehovah's witnesses,in that congregation,that had went to the door by themselves..a man came to the door,& had a gun! They said the children ran out of the property,back to the car..& the Jehovah's witnesses (the parents & grandparents of these children)were saying how they did what they did for Jehovah,& they were like praising their efforts for what they did for Jehovah!..I was in shock!..they said the children were crying!
in my experience, stePping down as an elder was a big relief and overall the gate to real freedom out of jworg:))
I bet 😮💨
I had an interview for an assembly, and the interview was very edited. Everything that I said was true, but I left out key details about a lot of the difficulties that I had experienced. A lot of the difficulties that I dealt with had to deal with issues with members of the congregation and the way they treated me. But the interviewer didn’t want any of that information.
All I can say is : simply excellent!!! Thanks!
Just a little PSA.
If anyone is thinking about Kingdom Hall crashing during the memorial, obviously I can't tell you what to do but please keep in mind that hall crashing only reinforces the negative stereotypes that are given to us by the GB. This will drive members closer to the cult. It will make you feel better probably but that's all it will do. You may prevent someone from leaving who was on the fence. Try to sew seeds of doubt rather than try to break the magic spell by spewing facts at them.
My family and I were always treated like we were never doing enough.
In 2012 the elders told us “we think y’all are disfellowshipped and you’re not telling us, we need to keep the congregation clean”
They wouldn’t let us even go out in service.
I was happy for that though 🤣👍
Glad they gave you a helping hand in your Jexit.
OMG! This cult has become even more culty. 😳
Honestly, I didn’t think that was a possibility, but they keep out doing themselves day in and day out 😂
@@KitKatSukiKat agree, it’s getting worse. Maybe it means that we are close to the END….😸😁😃😀
'Were they drinking more or less than Tony Morris?' Very funny! 😂 I'll just say that it was very traumatizing growing up in this cult. It's so uncomfortable being a young girl having to talk to 4 grown men about what i did with my boyfriend. I've done it, and this, along with so many other things, has had lasting effects on me. I'm still dealing with the traumas 11 years after leaving it. So many suffer from low self-esteem including myself.
Still radio silence about Tony "Macallan's" Morris, right?
A very brilliant video Lloyd! I can't wait for the Sushi on the concluding part about their canvass for deleted elders in this video. Thanks very much for your great efforts on this broadcasting review.
"He's a cure for insomnia" 😆😆
😂😂😂😂 jepp! So boring
Listening to all of this at this stage of my life makes me realize what a head job it does on you when someone constantly tells you that the devil is telling you the things that they themselves are actually telling you.
They really make life difficult for themselves. I do not miss this level of stress.
my husband born in this cult but only in time of pandemic he became active thru zoomed and after that bible study continuously maybe after 6 mos he was baptized since then his body health also in stress he don’t know why his not filling up physically even though how much eating he does, as his wife(catholic) my observation is because his in distress subconsciously not only by his elders but also by his family clan… I hate all of thiếr indoctrination if ever I heard what they are saying thru zoom I want to shout but I respect my husband and I want him fun himself to realize what organization he got in just because he was born in it.. originally my husband grand mother is catholic and because of what propaganda’s this cult done they are 1st victim of this cult and because on 😢how does this cult work generation earned it and it is so tough to have an everyday life living with a partner that grow in this cultured cult… sacrifice is real😢
There are robots that show more genuine feeling than the wife of the cancer patient.
Love to you all
My family wiped me out they used to have limited association with me but since something come out about texting being as bad even that’s stopped so sad how a family can cut you off.
My brother sadly passed away 25 years ago and my mum just lives in hope of seeing him again while I can’t resent her for this because the pain must be so really I will never understand how she can cut me out, she could be enjoying life with me and my children.
I wouldn’t mind but he hated the religion even joined the army to get away and was being announced dis fellowshiped the day after he passed.
I’m truly sorry for the loss of your brother. She’s actually hoping to see her son yet she’s refusing to see the daughter alive, isn’t that ironic!
Great video, Lloyd.
I got a secular version of “I’m not asking you to do what you can’t do” from my tiger parent.
I might honestly try my best which was what was communicated to me to do, but if it wasn’t an A/perfect, I would be told “that’s not your best.”
Gaslighting and holding approval juuust out of reach. So why is this way of thinking okay for an institution?
That opening dramatization was so painful to watch. I struggled with severe anxiety related to undiagnosed autism from early childhood onward. I kept hoping at some point they'd show her seeing a mental health professional in order to help her reach her goal (as much as I may disagree with said goal) but no...just endless scriptures and "spiritual activity". Reminded me so much of my time as a JW. I was born into it and didn't get to develop proper coping skills until well into adulthood as a result. In that dramatization, I saw a depiction of someone supposedly suffering from a genuine mental health issue and receiving absolutely no realistic help for it, which tbh 100% tracks with my experience within the cult as a kid and young teen. Hate to see them encouraging the same self-neglect and repression that I felt all those years ago.
Also, if "Jehovah only expects what I can do" then why was I forced to go door to door when I could barely speak from anxiety induced mutism and subsequently scolded by an elder when I froze up at the door and said nothing? These videos they put out are so full of shit it's almost comical.
So sorry you were treated that way. 😢 It’s awful how they push people, instigate guilt and shame, and think that they can solve every problem with their religious dogma and a scripture. 🙄
So sorry for your experience. Wish you nothing but happiness and freedom
It's sad to see the unnecessary pressure that Witnesses are put under due to the Watchtower Society's overly strict standards.
I've mentioned being a funeral director before, in your comment section. So, as the "resident expert" I'd like to confirm:
Creating manipulative propaganda of a man actually dying of CANCER, who is home on HOSPICE, with a very limited time to spend with his actual family, is severely sociopathic and one of the most inhumane things I have ever witnessed on this channel.
I cannot believe they didn't consider making this a dramatization or adapted story, and instead went balls-to-the-wall insane and literally sucked the last bit of life out of him for their own satisfaction.
Then hearing the implications that this tragedy was used to manipulate that man's mother into joining the cult of emotional vampires that sacrificed her son...
I've seriously never been so baffled and insulted.
(Definitely not trying to minimize the other horrors this organization has committed, I just see grief from loss every day, and this is NOT normal or healthy)
"He/she fell asleep in death just for a second" is disgusting, the poor person is dead and nobody can actually grieve him/her with dignity 😢😢
Your right... It's what the cult expect...do the inhumane things and they say that's what God wants you to do...😠
Thanks!
Thank you Ava!
"Jehovah is a happy god" --
😅😂
Not the aquarium!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
How heartbreaking 😢
Jehovah's witnesses pray and God intervenes!
What happened in Germany!!! Where was God?
Maybe it was his day of rest?
Maybe he was deciding the results of a sport event or a beauty contest.
Wow. It's been over 30 years since I turned my back on this organization, and I hardly paid attention to what was happening with my former brothers and sisters until now. Things have gotten
So.
Much.
Worse.
The music reminds me of the kind of poppy Christian folk rock crap that we used to reject as "worldly" in the 20th Century. That would be fine if the organization were evolving to become more mainstream, but it isn't.
The GB are using the internet to create cults of personality. The "talks" are even more mindless and banal than they used to be.
And, worst of all, sexual predators used the "don't ask don't tell" environment of this religion to seek victims...and the organization did NOTHING to stop them.
I am utterly sickened.
OMG bring back Jade and Neeta. At least they were interesting.
Sins stay in closed envelope. They arent ever totally forgiven. 😡
I really don't believe the elders think "putting things in jehovah's hands" is a viable option. I think they do that only when they don't know what to do or when they don't WANT to do something.
Otherwise, why would there be a disciplinary body?
If I was accused of wrongdoing and I told the elders "sorry brothers, I will not be answering your questions. I'm leaving it in jehovah's hand", how do you think that will go over?
I'm so curious whether or not TM3 will partake tomorrow
I think he didn’t partake. He was literally kicked out of heaven. He is now one of the ‘other sheep’. Those ones who produce the ‘buurrrrr’ sound we heard from the psycho Steven Lett.
Corkern uses exactly the same inflections as Lett. All that's missing is the funny facial expressions.
I always felt bad when they would say privledge and exciting, dream of going to Bethel, blah blah blah. I never felt that way. It was boring and monotonous.
Think they're desperate enough for elders to take you back Lloyd? 😂😂😂
Armageddon has been “at the door” since I was born in ’82 🤣
Stay alive till 75 😅
@@KitKatSukiKat they could start reusing it soon, stay alive till 75, 2075 😂😂😂
@@Leisuregirl2000 lol don’t laugh, because I bet we will see that ha ha ha ha ha 😂
Hold on...it's still coming🤔🤷🏾♀
My brother in-law was a ministerial servant and molested 3 of my nieces and we suspect his own two sons over a period of 10 years. He "repented" and is now in good standing while one of those nieces is disfellowshipped, now my JW family treats my brother in law as a good person while shunning my niece. It's absolutely sickening.
Remarkable how it's constantly said that Jehovah only wants us to do what we are able to, however in reality you are treated by the members according to "how much" you do how seen you are in the congregation, help is only offered if you are considered "worthy" and the moment you aren't able to be "exemplary" you are soft shunned even if it's due to severe health or financial reasons, I've been the victim multiple times, the kingdom hall is literally less than a block away, and since having had a massive pulmonary embolism and serious health issues, I've asked the elders and anyone who took time to "check" in (more for the gossip of course), I would say I'm really not doing well, could I get help to doctor's maybe a meal or two, help me with my shopping ECT, only one couple gave me a lift to the doctor's, the rest couldn't care less, but come time for the elders to report to the circuit overseer, then suddenly some scripture's need to come and be ready, I've declined multiple times, stating directly that there is no point in them coming to read me scripture they aren't applying, for Jesus said, " what does it help you saying to your brother be blessed and become full, yet you do not offer them something to eat, or become warm, but do not offer them something to wear. So I said when you ACTUALLY display the love you so preach then you are welcome at my home.
Regarding the 'my teen life' episode, I would even go as far as to say that these aren't true stories at all of these kids. I think they just made that sh!t up
It's made up! That brother that cried at being "tricked" by a young lady by going to her house to see an aquarium was totally BS!
No young man cries and regrets going to a young ladies and falling into temptation!😂
Lloyd: 'Is it me or has this become an advert for sanitary pads?'
This is what happens when the teacher is so focused on analogies that they don't realise what the analogies sound like!! XD
The more that I listen to this commentary, the more that I am disgusted by this religion is exposed as false.
Gosh that scene when she struggles to talk at the meeting makes me cringe so extremely hard every time I see it.
When she's talking about being anxious she actually sounds genuine. I wouldn't doubt it a bit. Constant fucking pressure from the borg, then they chastise you for having anxiety when they the fools causing it. Hope that girl disassociate and get freedom from them!
My dad who was an elder was disfellowshipped in early 1980s for molesting my 9 year old sister. Of course it was covered up. Then ten years later he was an elder again. He was a drunk thar spent our house payments on strippers and booze. They didn't care
Hej. Kiedy pojawią się polskie napisy w tłumaczeniu? 🎉 Pozdrawiam z Polski.
And Spanish! Its vital!
And Dutch!!! 😀😊
Yes... please Dutch!
A lot of ex jw don't understand English.
Waiting for shonen anime series on next convention 😂 About young brother want to become a government body member and goes to his goal through obstacles and Satan's temptations
Harold Corkern makes Sam Herd seem exciting !!
@6:23 …OMG…those two ladies look like the twins off the shinning 😳😳…
Sitting across the hall from your abuser is horrific.
Oh my god. Dont rollerblade with those who dont beleieve 100% what you do. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
43:14 were they drinking more than JWs?? My family members that are still in drink a lot and often, to the point of it being a highlight of their existence that they look forward to (understandably) and every photo posted on social media shows them with a cocktail. Just goes to show the Borg hypocrisy and saying one thing but the reality is opposite. Same thing when I was growing up; in the first congregation I was exposed to, most of the elders and their wives were partiers and exhibited a great fondness for their alcohol. You’re so right, Lloyd, about allowing young people to make mistakes in order to learn from them. My daughter (who I did not raise as a JW) got drunk once while with friends on a trip and the aftermath, the hangover, was so bad she has never wanted to get drunk again. 😂 Allowing your kids to make their own choices teaches them more than any highly restrictive religious leaders can, which in my case and many of my ex-JW friends, had the opposite effect. At 27, my daughter is so much wiser than I was.
Also why is it also assumed that everyone that is out, are miserable? I was miserable in, always feeling unworthy, always feeling excluded, never good enough, unwelcome. I'm much more at peace in my heart, even though I do have deppresive episodes but it's because off life's difficulties, the added stress of always having to be careful off even making a joke which would conveniently always " offend" some elders wife, has at least been relieved, I certainly still believe in God even His name however the God I read about in the Bible and how it's applied in the org is very different.
Corkern : just another mindless drone…
The circuit overseer was my step grandpa. He was very devout unfortunately cause he was a very good person just mislead
as former ministerial servant it's now absurd to think about how many people have a double life in the "truth". For instance violent video games i used to play only with jw friends and going out and being so drunk. Things none of us had any regrets and now most of them are elders. I'm disfellowshipped for confessing my sins of sexual immortality. Life is fun.
37:20 Come see my aquarium 😅😅😅
1:03:40. “Jehovah’s alive” ….. missed a great opportunity for a Brian Blessed in Flash Gordon clip there …so if Tibor is gracious…😀
I watch more JW Broadcasting now as an apostate than I did as a witness😂😂😂
Umm, I want to see more of that aquarium video please 😂
In the USA at least, sanitary pad ads always use blue liquid lol. Harold Corkern is being more explicit for Jehovahs simple people 🤣
47:41 the anime guy has an earring. I’m a nonJW but I’m guessing that might not be allowed for JW men?
Oh is this video suppose to make active JW feel better when anxious & depressed? they need to go to licensed expert therapist not uneducated elders. Umm but I guess all kinds of things can help. the US and world is focusing on mentally illness since so many troubled people around .I knew many sister who took psych meds when a active JW. Oh well people do what they need. this is strange cause JW elders or mothers of the abused children will not report the mental illness of sex abused children by a man in their KH to the authorities.Hiding CSA is not a good idea for any organization.; but it happens many places. Those sex preverts need help ..ugh messing with children.
So many innocent lives are destroyed by this cult. It makes me sick to think mother and father are being led astray. They have stopped trying to preach to me, and I have often wondered the intent.
I understand. Mine have, too. I think they’re scared to push us away even more. Maybe idk
Wow! I’m early for a change
Well done brother maybe you could set the microphones up😂
@@davidchandley5206 😂😂😂😂
@@davidchandley5206 😂😂😂
30:42 at home she was wearing a mask and outside she showed her true self? I suspect they really wanted the images the other way round
I bet some of the elders really enjoyed that..hilarious!
Hi Lloyd!
I understand what you are saying but I don’t fully agree, which is ok.
I see it from a different angle.
This lady with the baby obviously cannot devote the time she wants to to the watchtower because her baby commands all of her time. Doing both will leave her even more physically drained. So in a way the two ladies helping her are asking her to look within herself and be realistic and kind to herself. Jehovah only expects what SHE can do, not what she CAN’T do, because of the constraints of her child.
But of course, I’m living in a dream world here. You know the watchtower far better than me in that they don’t give a crap about what anyone has going on in their lives other than that they are devoting every waking hour to WT.
Ps. How do I contact you if I want a question answered privately?
I loved when you fell asleep😂. Thanks Lloyd ❤
“I wonder how many times she used that line?” 🙄😏
37:05 I can’t 😂😂😂
It's better to fart , and bare the the shame . . than to hold the fart, and bare the pain .
That anime music video tho......😂😂😂
I think you forgot the earring. So that is number five.
Looking on the outside, faith seems like an insane thing to have. It's like throwing logic all out the window to believe and follow something with no concrete proof but a book with outrages stories written by men.
The example of that first lady, was to make other JWs feel bad because realistically most people in the group don't put themselves through that type of stress, and as we all know, nothing is ever enough for the GB.
I just love they've made an anime video when my dad still to this day thinks all anime is porn.
Wouldn’t we have just loved to see ole tight pants Tony cleaning??
He does, his whisky bottles are cleaned to the bottom.
The part about godly sadness is a clear message to not so long ago disposed ex-member of the Governing Body 😂
Is aquarium a euphemism? I think we should be told...
Wok in Modesty - with a Wok, Stir Fry??
I skip the jws video and the gb and helpers talks because it makes me sick for the reasons mentioned in comments.
Corkern has about as much life as a damp grey dishcloth. Imagine him turning up at a congregation party. Cold water effect....
not the aquarium! 😭
Speaking of MIC. 6:8. Your right they did change it for this reason in the Watchtower February 2016 [Study] p26 in paragraph 2 - David understood what loyalty to God involves. He had no intention of harming Saul. Why not? Because Saul was God’s anointed king over Israel. Loyal servants of Jehovah respect those whom he appoints. Indeed, Jehovah requires that all of his people “cherish loyalty.”-Read Micah 6:8.
Crazy.
@0:52 Yeah I know how you feel. I've always been hardon myself too. 😂
I can't express how much that my teen life segment pisses me the fuck off....
I'm glad i dont have to sing these songs anymore.
😂😂😂
Did Lloyd do JW Broadcasting reviews for Jan and Feb 2023? I have hunted high and low but can't find them.
Those were annual meeting recordings, which I handle separately and don’t treat as proper JWB episodes 🙂
Thanks so much!
creepy, so glad to be out
47:05 comic book guy from the Simpsons commented, "worse anime ever" 😆😆