47 episodes

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.

Cult Life with Robin Jackson Robin Jackson

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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.

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

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

    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 to as "children of the Devil slaying their spiritual brothers."(Awake!, December 22, 1985, p.10)

    Despite claiming to be the only religion to demonstrate neutrality and love, war atrocities pale in comparison to the Watchtower message of Armageddon, which claims "billions" (w93 10/1 p.19) will be slaughtered by Jehovah, never to be resurrected.

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    If you would like to support the work I do and would like to 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: Amazon https://tinyurl.com/27x2htzm

    Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4

    Cult Classic Wear Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Cult...

    Affiliate Link to Jehovah's Witnesses: Their Claims, Doctrinal Changes, and Prophetic Speculation. What Does the Record Show? https://amzn.to/3ML2oHb

    #JehovahsWitnesses #WarandJehovahsWitnesses #ExJW

    • 11 min
    Jehovah's Witnesses Beliefs: Millions Will Never Die.

    Jehovah's Witnesses Beliefs: Millions Will Never Die.

    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 their false predictions squarely on the rank and file. Rather than saying that Jehovah's Organization or the Governing Body incorrectly promoted a wrong teaching, they say 'people' made the false assumption, shifting blame from the leaders that promoted the teaching.

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    If you would like to support the work I do and would like to 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: Amazon https://tinyurl.com/27x2htzm

    Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4

    Cult Classic Wear Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Cult...

    Affiliate Link to Jehovah's Witnesses: Their Claims, Doctrinal Changes, and Prophetic Speculation. What Does the Record Show? https://amzn.to/3ML2oHb

    #JehovahsWitnesses #Armageddon #ExJW

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

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

    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 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 not, however, unique to being a Jehovah's Witness. Other religions and churches do that too.

    High control religious groups greatly limit the freedom of their members, based on the belief system of the leaders.The fault lies not with the followers but with the system, particularly the manner in which Watchtower leaders force followers to think and behave.
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    If you would like to support the work I do and would like to 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: Amazon https://tinyurl.com/27x2htzm

    Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4

    #JehovahsWitnesses #EXJW #ExJehovahsWitness

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

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

    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 not, however, unique to being a Jehovah's Witness. Other religions and churches do that too.

    High control religious groups greatly limit the freedom of their members, based on the belief system of the leaders.The fault lies not with the followers but with the system, particularly the manner in which Watchtower leaders force followers to think and behave.

    In this episode I look at the poisonous practices of Jehovah’s Witnesses that you should be aware of.

    Link to video discussing Jehovah's Witnesses and Higher Education: https://youtu.be/TQLIuLcehcU

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    If you would like to support the work I do and would like to 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: Amazon https://tinyurl.com/27x2htzm

    Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4

    #JehovahsWitnesses #EXJW #ExJehovahsWitness

    • 11 min
    The Dangerous Rhetoric of The Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body

    The Dangerous Rhetoric of The Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body

    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 his followers to kill themselves. All this was done by using influence and control techniques.

    Although the Watch Tower has a history of flip flopping with regard to some of their doctrine, their followers are still encouraged to obey them even if it makes no sense.

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    If you would like to support the work I do and would like to 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: Amazon https://tinyurl.com/27x2htzm

    Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4

    #JehovahsWitnesses #EXJW #GoverningBody

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

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

    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 clear about the types of religious and non-religious organizations that can receive that money.There are, however, some rules that govern that allocation:

    If a religious or philosophical community, or individuals acting on behalf of the community, commits violence or coercion, makes threats, violates children’s rights, violates statutory discrimination prohibitions or in other ways seriously violates the rights and freedoms of others, society may be denied grants or grants may be suspended. This video breaks down the reasons behind the defunding of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway.

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    If you would like to support the work I do and would like to 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: Amazon https://tinyurl.com/27x2htzm

    Buy my book Cults: How They Work Amazon https://tinyurl.com/3bw82jk4

    #JehovahsWitnesses #EXJW #Norway

    • 7 min

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