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The Friday Column

The Friday Column: Are you still in the cage?

April 21, 2017April 22, 2017 Covert Fade 3383 ViewsAlice Cheshire, breaking free, freedom, jehovahs witnesses, mind control, the friday column, therapy, undue influence, watchtower

Growing up within the JW world, particularly as a woman, you got used to boundaries, to barriers, and to being

Conventions News Shunning

The Worst Convention Ever – Part 1: Shunning

June 2, 2016June 2, 2016 Cedars 5374 Views2016 convention, cult, disfellowship, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, jw.org, kaatje, manipulation, mind control, nadab and abihu, organization, propaganda, regional convention, reinstatement, Remain Loyal To Jehovah, shunning, shunning video, sonja, suicide, undue influence, watchtower, worst convention ever

This summer millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide will flock to their regional conventions, a much-anticipated event in the JW calendar.

Apostates Child Indoctrination Undue influence

Inducing phobias: How the Watchtower uses irrational fears to solidify membership

September 5, 2015 James Strait 4062 Viewsapostates, cult, fear, jehovahs witnesses, JW Broadcasting, mind control, paradise lost, phobia indoctrination, undue influence, watchtower

If I lay a plank across two overturned buckets, it should be simple to walk across it unharmed. If I

Books Cedars' Blog Undue influence

The Book Corner – Combating Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan

July 2, 2015July 3, 2015 Cedars 2587 Views25th anniversary, AAWA, apostate, combatting cult mind control, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, lee marsh, mind control, randall watters, steven hassan, undue influence, watchtower

When renowned cult expert Steven Hassan first published his seminal work Combatting Cult Mind Control in 1988, the world was

Child Indoctrination Shunning Undue influence

Divide and conquer: Why Jehovah’s Witnesses cannot be called a “family friendly” faith

June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 James Strait 4725 Viewschild indoctrination, divide and conquer, john ekrann, JW Broadcasting, mind control, steve hassan, steve wells, undue influence

They are a familiar sight walking through residential areas, all dressed up with their Bibles and literature. Eagerly, they go

Apostates News Support

Watchtower’s advice on mental health: A tale of two religions

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 James Strait 4379 Viewsapostates, awake, clincal psychology, elders, elders book, elders training video, jehovahs witnesses, mental health, mental illness, mentally diseased, mind control, psychiatry, psychology, religion, shepherd the flock of god, therapy, undue in, unethical recruitment, watchtower

In 2011, Watchtower published a study article in which God was referred to as “the Great Physician.” The magazine gave

Cedars' Blog Support Undue influence

Comparing cults – the most effective way to wake up a loved one?

September 21, 2014September 21, 2014 Cedars 4970 Viewsapostate, church of jesus christ of latter day saints, documentary, jehovahs witnesses, louis theroux, meet the mormons, mind control, mormons, steven hassan, undue influence, watchtower, westboro baptist church, youtube

If there is one reoccurring question, one burning issue that most readers who write in to JWsurvey need addressing, it

Child Indoctrination News Undue influence

Canadian ‘brainwashed’ runaway teenager chooses religion over mother

January 20, 2014March 23, 2015 Cedars 2075 Viewsbrainwashing, canada, Candis McCarville-Wier, Cassidy McCarville, cbc report, chilliwack, cults, jehovahs witnesses, mind control, Tracey Jackson, unbelieving parents, watchtower

A Canadian mother has been left distraught after her daughter fled home due to her newfound faith as a Jehovah’s

Cedars' Blog Child Indoctrination Undue influence

Sparlock helps Mormons understand mind control

June 28, 2013March 23, 2015 Cedars 3160 Viewsaskreality, become jehovahs friend, behavior control, BITE model, brainwashing, church of latter day saints, cults, emotion control, human apostates, information control, jehovahs witnesses, mind control, mormons, organization, sparlock, sparlock the warrior wizard, steve hassan, the truth, thought control, Watch Tower Society, watchtower, youtube

Nearly four months ago I posted a blog article about a YouTuber named Chris (AKA “askreality”) – a Mormon who

Cedars' Blog Undue influence

A Mormon examines his faith with a little help from Jehovah’s Witnesses

March 8, 2013March 23, 2015 Cedars 3636 Viewsapostates, askreality, bias, blood transfusions, brainwashing, church of latter day saints, cults, god's organization, jehovahs witnesses, lds church, mind control, mormons, organization, persecution, shunning, watchtower, youtube

A fascinating series of videos has recently been uploaded to YouTube by a former Mormon. The videos tell the story