Today we have a really cool live recording from my living room. A listener to the show from Australia named Sherrie came to the Unites States with her Auntie Bev and they took time out of their trip to come visit my wife and I. Sherrie is pretty freshly openly out of the Witnesses, and Beverley was never one of Jehovah’s Witnesses despite her close ties to her family and hopes that one day she could see them leave the cult behind. So I had two mics and we passed them around and you’ll hear Sherrie and Beverley and myself and my wife Jenny jumps in too.  You will learn about Sherrie’s exemplary JW life and what woke her up, how much it impacts other family members when people suddenly become Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the beauty that unfolds when people wake up and families are able to live in freedom again.

The song that Sherrie chose is Back Down by Bob Moses.

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Sherrie recommended the site JWfacts.com and the book A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

Sherrie referred to a video interview that she and her husband did HERE

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

In this episode we’re going to talk about more narcissism within the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses, mental illness, another example of how Jehovah’s Witnesses react to sexual assault, and in the end we get to meet the tough lady that made it through it all and came out on the other side.

The song that Jennie chose is Praying by Kesha.

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

This episode is the audio from my latest VIDcast that I do on my Youtube channel called shunnedpodcast.  In it I outline where this podcast is headed, what I plan on introducing to it, dreams I have for even bigger things, as well as new things that I’m working on currently or have recently achieved.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UHGzT8J9M4&t=309s

This episode features a fascinating interview with someone that was raised in a racist family cult. It was very small, just 14 people or so in actuality, but the teachings of the leader were found online and attracted a lot of alt-right and neo-nazi supporters that were drawn to it. This is a look into the literal life cycle of a cult. It shows how it began, how it eventually came to an end, but how even then the beliefs still linger, which is the power of a cult. Last month's episode really shined a light on the narcissism present in Jehovah's Witnesses, and this episode shows how one narcissist can impact so many people's lives, and how narcissism breeds narcissism among the group.

We will not be using this guest's name. She picked a letter to go by so we'll call her V. I will also not be releasing the name of the cult or the website that was used. We live in a world right now that is more concerned with hunting people down based on what a person said years ago than they are looking at who a person is now. My guest has been impacted in this current climate, where employment can be affected based on affiliation with a thing at one point in a person's life simply because they were raised in it.  I'm not a proponent of outrage culture and I'm not here to cause problems for people.  V should be applauded for her present and not punished for her past.  She showed bravery and the willingness to be vulnerable in telling us all about her life.

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

Narcissism is a trait that is both attracted to the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses as well as a byproduct of their culture. One begins to see others as objects to be controlled, and often becomes tone deaf to the feelings of others around them. Tamara’s story is one that highlights these qualities in those around her. You will learn of her extremely isolated JW upbringing, you’ll see once again that the elders fall short when it comes to dealing with sexual assault, and the pure lack of humanity exhibited by Witnesses when people are in need.  Ultimately you’ll see a strong person that escapes all of this, and when I did this interview it had only been months since the end of all of this.  So she wasn’t just strong enough to emerge from it all, she was strong enough to speak up so soon and to tell her story.

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

A young girl finds herself in a new life, with new exciting hopes and dreams as part of the cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, but with very real fears of doom with a looming Armageddon. This story develops into a young JW marriage fraught with issues that often happen in such relationships. Added to that is a pregnancy followed by postpartum depression, and a spiral that leads into new relationships that ultimately help her wake up to the realities of a life that she was given at such a young age.

Lyndi has a Youtube Channel dedicated to helping her JW daughter understand what happened someday. It is called To Shay, and it is a touching tribute to her daughter from a mom that just happens to see things differently now. Here is a link.

The song that she chose to represent her journey is "Be Like That" by 3 Doors Down.

A movie that impacted her is called "The Village".

She was helped by the website JWfacts.com

And of course, she was helped by the book Crisis of Conscience, a must read for anyone associated with Jehovah's Witnesses.

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

In this episode I was able to interview Torah Bontrager, a non-practicing Amish that is the founder of the Amish Heritage Foundation. Torah has been on MTV True Life, the Tim Ferriss Blog, Forbes.com, and the Huffington Post. Her desire is to reclaim the narrative and help tell a more accurate Amish story while working to help those that escape the church. With that said, Torah has her own intense story of escape and she's managed to create a life that she loves on the other side of that escape.

So listen to Torah's story, learn about Amish culture, and understand more about the experiences of others around you.

The song that Torah chose to represent her journey is Heroes by David Bowie, specifically the cover by Iva Davies and Icehouse.

You can learn more about Torah Bontrager on her personal website here.

You can learn more about the Amish Heritage Foundation here.

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

Sadly no, there is not necessarily any pasta and an Apostafest. What there is constitutes a group of people that have all been shunned by everyone that they ever knew for no longer believing what they once did. How did we get to this place? Listen and see.

An apostate is simply a person that no longer follows a particular faith. However, cults like Jehovah's Witnesses use the term "apostate" in conjunction with such wonderful terms as "mentally diseased" in order to brand anyone that disagrees with them unfavorably.

So listen to the episode, and if you ever get a chance to attend such an event I'd encourage you to do so. I hope that listening to the stories here help you to see how you would fit in.

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

This episode is a great look into the narcissism and authoritarianism that can be displayed by some inside the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  You will see how a young person can get caught between different worlds, and ultimately find their way out of toxic family and cult situations and into a world of freedom.

The song that Sydney chose to represent her journey is “Playing God” by Paramore.  

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

This episode is a great look into the narcissism and authoritarianism that can be displayed by some inside the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  You will see how a young person can get caught between different worlds, and ultimately find their way out of toxic family and cult situations and into a world of freedom.

The song that Sydney chose to represent her journey is “Playing God” by Paramore.  

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

This episode is a great look into the narcissism and authoritarianism that can be displayed by some inside the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  You will see how a young person can get caught between different worlds, and ultimately find their way out of toxic family and cult situations and into a world of freedom.

The song that Sydney chose to represent her journey is “Playing God” by Paramore.  

Support Sydney by leaving her a comment HERE

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

This episode is a great look into the narcissism and authoritarianism that can be displayed by some inside the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  You will see how a young person can get caught between different worlds, and ultimately find their way out of toxic family and cult situations and into a world of freedom.

The song that Sydney chose to represent her journey is “Playing God” by Paramore.  

Support Sydney by leaving her a comment HERE

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Support the show by donating to the cause on our Patreon page, Patreon.com/shunned

Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

This episode is a great look into the narcissism and authoritarianism that can be displayed by some inside the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  You will see how a young person can get caught between different worlds, and ultimately find their way out of toxic family and cult situations and into a world of freedom.

The song that Sydney chose to represent her journey is “Playing God” by Paramore.  

Support Sydney by leaving her a comment HERE

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

This episode is a great look into the narcissism and authoritarianism that can be displayed by some inside the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  You will see how a young person can get caught between different worlds, and ultimately find their way out of toxic family and cult situations and into a world of freedom.

The song that Sydney chose to represent her journey is “Playing God” by Paramore.  

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.

Jason grew up in Amish Country but was raised in the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses. This story has cars hidden in the woods for a getaway, living on boats, time spent in rehab, a JW group of “lost boys” that were dealing drugs, just your average story of leaving a cult. You can see that Jason is an explorer, a person driven to learn and try new things, and how stifling it would be growing up in a cult where that is discouraged. He made mistakes after leaving the cult and wants to help others to avoid doing the same. In fact, he’s written a book about his experiences that goes into greater depth than we can do here. You can find his book entitled “Worldly – How NOT To Leave A Cult” on Amazon HERE.

The song that Jason chose to represent his journey is Green Day – When I Come Around, a song that was the first he listened to that sparked an interest in secular music and that led to a short punk career.

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Music by Fair Voyeur entitled “No Hell Yet”.