Cult Life with Robin Jackson

May 31 2022 80

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Robin Jackson is a former Jehovah's Witness who educates and advises on all things cult related. He is also the author of two books on the subject and has appeared on numerous television shows and radio interviews. His expertise and views on cults is highly sort after in South Africa and this show promises a wealth of information and experiences from people who have escaped high control groups such as the Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Scientology etc.

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War and Jehovah's Witnesses: Are They Truly Neutral?

May 31 2022 11 mins

I've heard many Jehovah’s Witnesses say that they are the only religion that does not engage in war, and use this as indication they alone follow God’s standards. For a period while I was a Jehovah’s Witnesses I believed that. But this self-proclamation of uniqueness is far from correct.Other religions are promptly blamed for their involvement in war, with followers referred

Jehovah's Witnesses Beliefs: Millions Will Never Die.

May 24 2022 10 mins

Recently I got a lot of flack from a Jehovah’s Witness lawyer on TikTok about me stating that the Jehovah’s Witness belief that they will never die is false and I was told that I was creating sensation. Well, in this episode I unpack the belief with proof from their very own publications that the doctrine is actually true.The organization is notorious for laying the blame of th

10 Reasons not to become a Jehovah’s Witness: Part 2

May 18 2022 12 mins

Fear, manipulation and undue influence all form part of the arsenal that cults use to control members. In this episode I discuss a further five reasons not to become a Jehovah's Witness.Jehovah's Witnesses are generally sincere, clean-living individuals who devote their lives to serving Jehovah in the manner instructed by the Watchtower, which includes regular preaching and attenda

10 Reasons not to become a Jehovah’s Witness: Part 1

May 15 2022 11 mins

Jehovah's Witnesses are generally sincere, clean-living individuals who devote their lives to serving Jehovah in the manner instructed by the Watchtower, which includes regular preaching and attendance at meetings.One of the enjoyable aspects of being a Jehovah's Witness is making friends through the congregation and meeting a diverse range of people through Conventions. This is no

The Dangerous Rhetoric of The Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body

May 10 2022 6 mins

Charles Manson convinced his followers to murder 9 people in an attempt to incite a race war. Shoko Asahara ordered his followers to release sarin gas in a Tokyo subway killing 13 people.Marshal Applewhite of Heaven’s Gate convinced his followers to castrate and kill themselves in the belief that it would help them to ascend to a higher plain. Jim Jones convinced more than 900 of

Why were Jehovah's Witnesses De-funded in Norway?

May 08 2022 7 mins

Norway, which has a national Church but no national religion, is one of those countries where religion is literally subsidized by taxpayers; the more members you have, the more money your preferred religious (or Humanist) organization receives. Any "religious" group with 50 registered members is eligible to apply for state funding, and over 800 groups receive it.The law is very cle

The 144 000: How Jehovah's Witnesses twist the scriptures.

May 06 2022 10 mins

Amongst Jehovah’s Witnesses it was memorial season. It was celebrated memorial will be celebrated on the 15th of April this year of 2022. It is a big occasion for Jehovah's Witnesses as people get invited to attend. Interested ones, family members who have faded away from the religion, even those who have been disfellowshipped are invited. Although they end up sitting in the back

Jehovah's Witnesses fined in Belgium for their shunning policy

May 05 2022 10 mins

The one doctrine that has always been a despicable practice with regard to the Jehovah's Witnesses and many cults and high control groups is the practice of disfellowhipping.Jehovah's Witnesses were recently fined 12000 Euros in Belgium due to this practice of disfellowshipping and shunning. The court ruled that the non-profit association behind Jehovah’s Witnesses is guilty of i

The Problem with the Jehovah's Witness Elder Arrangement

May 04 2022 6 mins

Watchtower has made a number of changes to the elder arrangement throughout their history. Whilst policy changes are acceptable, the way this has been done indicates human direction and not that of God, despite Watchtower claims to the contrary.There’s a new elders manual that has just been released by the Watchtower. It is called Shepherd The Flock of God and as with every itera

Jehovah's Witness Elders Guilty of Failing to Report Child Sex Abuse

May 03 2022 8 mins

Today’s show is about a verdict that was handed down to two Jehovah’s Witness elders who failed to report child sex abuse. This reaches back to 2006 to a Spanish congregation in Illinois.And in this case, the elders left the thinking to the organization. They left a moral obligation to be decided by somebody else. They left it to the Watch Tower. Ultimately, they pay the price