On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

Episode 116: Jehovah's Witnesses Part 2 with Jerry Minor

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Before Jerry Minor was a successful actor in Los Angeles, he was a boy growing up in the Jehovah's Witnesses. In this episode we discuss:

  • What it feels like to have one parent in the Witnesses and one parent outside
  • What kinds of pressures are put on Witness kids
  • How real the threats of the Apocalypse and Demons are
  • What he knew about the child abuse scandals that have plagued the witnesses
  • What he knew about Jehovah's Witnesses lobbying the government for consideration
  • And more...

    • Content warning: there is a brief mention of suicidal ideation

    You can listen to Jerry's podcast here

    Special Guest: Jerry Minor.

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