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Asking For a Friend

Asking For a Friend

By: Louise Harper Adam Czarnobaj
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 A show for people within high control groups who have genuine questions about the tenets they are being asked to accept on faith. This is a safe forum to respectfully investigate people's questions about the group they are in.2024 Asking For a Friend Personal Development Personal Success Spirituality
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Episodes
  • The Real Reason

    The Real Reason
    May 6 2025

    Adam looks at why the elders arrangement has been changed recently to allow men as young as 21 to become elders in congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses.
    Stephanie discusses why the book study meeting held in peoples home was removed and the team speculate as to the reasons behind the change.
    Louise discusses the court case that preceded the literature changing from having a fixed price printed on the covers, to being offered to householders for 'free', albeit it with strong encouragement to make a donation.

    Please contact us on askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com We will respect your anonymity.

    Music: 'You're Not Who You Say You Are' by Ancient Modesto, Written by Simon Endeacott, Produced by Ian David c Four Monkeys Records
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    56 mins
  • From Faith to Love. Being a Gay Jehovah's Witness

    From Faith to Love. Being a Gay Jehovah's Witness
    Mar 25 2025

    Please contact us on askingforafriendquestions@outlook.com We will respect your anonymity.

    Music: 'You're Not Who You Say You Are' by Ancient Modesto, Written by Simon Endeacott, Produced by Ian David c Four Monkeys Records
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    57 mins
  • S1 E6 Government Inquiries

    S1 E6 Government Inquiries
    Mar 1 2025

    The Irish Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse 2000: https://childabusecommission.ie/

    The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse 2012: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/Interview with Governing Body member, Geoffrey Jackson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erWV8YnTFto
    Information video about how to make an application for redress for Child Sexual abuse while in the Jehovah's Witnesses in Australia: https://saysorry.org/2024/02/19/jehovahs-witnesses-and-the-australian-national-redress-scheme/

    New Zealand Inquiry into Abuse in Care: https://www.abuseincare.org.nz/reports/whanaketia/preliminaries/recommendations

    Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry: https://www.childabuseinquiry.scot/

    England and Wales Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA): https://www.iicsa.org.uk/
    UK Government proposals following IICSA: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/next-steps-to-tackle-child-sexual-exploitation

    Irish Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Schools run by Religious Orders: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/42b7e-education-scoping-inquiry/#survivor-engagement

    Music: 'You're Not Who You Say You Are' by Ancient Modesto, Written by Simon Endeacott, Produced by Ian David c Four Monkeys Records
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    54 mins

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