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Cult Life

by Robin Jackson

Education Society & Culture

Season 4

JW Childhood: What The Watchtower Won't Admit

The Watchtower recently published an article on JW.org about consoling adult survivors of childhood trauma, but never mentions how Jehovah’s Witnesses' teachings and policies create that trauma in the first place. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/ #JehovahsWitnesses #exjw #governingbody

The Watchtower Letter that Protected a K*ller

In December 1992, a body of elders in Florida wrote to Watchtower headquarters with an urgent problem. The Watchtower's written, signed, official response is shocking. New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/

How Jehovah's Witnesses Silence Your Inner Voice

In this conversation, Darls unpacks how spiritual abuse and religious harm often hide beneath the surface of everyday struggles. We talk about the parallels between religious high-control groups and authoritarian family systems, why most therapists aren't trained to recognise religious trauma even when they're otherwise qualified, and what an "adverse religious experience" actually looks like. You may find out more about Darls Centola and her work by clicking the links below. https://www.darlscentola.com/ For a free workbook aimed at helping anyone who has experienced spiritual abuse or religious harm, please click on the link: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/ If you would like to explore the impact of high-control belief systems, these resources are thoughtful places to start: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/resources Her book, Finding Truth with Michael, is available at all major booksellers. https://books2read.com/darls ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/ #JehovahsWitnesses #exjw #governingbody

How Darls Found Out She was Disfellowshipped While at Work

In this clip from our full interview, Darls Centola — author of Finding Truth with Michael: A Memoir of Friendship, Faith, and First Love — tells the story of how she got disfellowshipped from Jehovah's Witnesses And then there was 1975. The year the Watchtower's own literature had pointed to as the date of Armageddon. The year that came and went. The year that caused a mass exodus of members who had sold their houses, spent their savings, and rearranged their lives around a date that the organisation then quietly revised without apology or accountability. Darls had loved books, history and research her whole life. Watching the organisation change the facts was the first crack in the veneer. You may find out more about Darls Centola and her work by clicking the links below. https://www.darlscentola.com/ For a free workbook aimed at helping anyone who has experienced spiritual abuse or religious harm, please click on the link: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/ If you would like to explore the impact of high-control belief systems, these resources are thoughtful places to start: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/resources Her book, Finding Truth with Michael, is available at all major booksellers. https://books2read.com/darls ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/

The Jehovah's Witness Elders had a Problem with Michael Jackson's Hair

Michael Jackson was one of the most famous teenagers on the planet. He had already performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. He had toured the world. His face was on magazine covers globally. And a group of Jehovah's Witness elders thought his hair was a problem. In this excerpt from our full 45-minute interview, Darls Centola, author of Finding Truth with Michael: A Memoir of Friendship, Faith, and First Love, shares a story that has never been told publicly before. Darls was there. She was a teenager in the same congregation, at the same school, in the same world that Michael Jackson was navigating in 1970s Los Angeles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may find out more about Darls Centola and her work by clicking the links below. https://www.darlscentola.com/ For a free workbook aimed at helping anyone who has experienced spiritual abuse or religious harm, please click on the link: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/ If you would like to explore the impact of high-control belief systems, these resources are thoughtful places to start: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/resources Her book, Finding Truth with Michael, is available at all major booksellers. https://books2read.com/darls ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/

Love Bombing and Jehovah's Witnesses with Darls Centola

In this conversation, Darls Centola and Robin Jackson explore one of the most powerful psychological techniques used by high-control religious groups: love bombing. What begins as extraordinary kindness, acceptance, and friendship can become a powerful tool for attracting new members. Whether you're researching Jehovah's Witnesses, recovering from religious trauma, or simply interested in the psychology of influence and persuasion, this discussion offers valuable insights into one of the most misunderstood aspects of recruitment into high-control religions. You may find out more about Darls Centola and her work by clicking the links below. https://www.darlscentola.com/ For a free workbook aimed at helping anyone who has experienced spiritual abuse or religious harm, please click on the link: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/ If you would like to explore the impact of high-control belief systems, these resources are thoughtful places to start: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/resources Her book, Finding Truth with Michael, is available at all major booksellers. https://books2read.com/darls --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/

Why Jehovah’s Witnesses Keep Producing Breakaway Groups

Jehovah’s Witnesses love to present themselves as the one true organization, but their own history tells a very different story. From the Bible Student movement to the Rutherford takeover and the endless wave of breakaways, splinter groups have always been part of the Watchtower story. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/

Darls Centola Studied The Bible With Michael Jackson

What was Michael Jackson really like as a teenager? Darls Centola knows. Because she was there. In this powerful and deeply personal interview, I sit down with Darls Centola, a licensed clinical social worker, trauma therapist, and author of the memoir Finding Truth with Michael, to discuss one of the most remarkable untold stories about the Jackson family and the Jehovah's Witnesses. As a teenager in 1970s Los Angeles, Darls became one of the closest friends Michael and LaToya Jackson ever had outside their own family. They studied the Bible together, navigated the strict rules of the Watchtower organisation side by side, and formed a bond that the organisation itself would eventually try to destroy. You may find out more about Darls Centola and her work by clicking the links below. https://www.darlscentola.com/ For a free workbook aimed at helping anyone who has experienced spiritual abuse or religious harm, please click on the link: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/ If you would like to explore the impact of high-control belief systems, these resources are thoughtful places to start: https://www.findingtruthwithmichael.com/resources Her book, Finding Truth with Michael, is available at all major booksellers. https://books2read.com/darls -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/

Why Jehovah's Witnesses Can't Take Criticism

Jehovah’s Witnesses are quick to criticize other religions, but when the same kind of scrutiny is directed at them, the response often turns defensive or personal. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/

Jehovah's Witness sues Hospital for Refusing Her Surgery

A Jehovah’s Witness woman in Japan sued a hospital after being refused cataract surgery because she would not agree to a blood transfusion in an emergency. But this case is about much more than one hospital decision. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Book, The Cult of Ignorance, available here: https://a.co/d/gIetrpz If you would like to support the work I do and see this channel grow, please consider supporting me on Patreon. It would be highly appreciated. https://patreon.com/robinjackson Buy my book Losing The Faith: Lulu http://tinyurl.com/wp5hk2tb Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4 Check out the merch store: https://my-store-cbf346.creator-spring.com/ Check out my website: https://robinjackson.carrd.co/

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