Is the Jehovah’s Witness religion a cult? Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments section below!īefore talking about the Jehovah’s Witness religion, let’s discuss what exactly defines a cult. Atrocities aren’t always hidden away, sometimes they can be in plain sight like the buildings and skyscrapers of a prominent city. We’re not declaring the Jehovah’s Witness religion a cult but the public is curious. Today, we’ll focus on just one: the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Frankly, there are just too many cults throughout human history to list in this article. Raniere (who also went by Vanguard), was sentenced to 120 years in prison for sex trafficking. Let’s not forget about NXIVM, a “sex cult” based in Albany, New York.Īccording to media reports supported by evidence, NXIVM’s female members recruited “slaves” who were branded like cows with the initials of the group’s leader known as Keith Raniere.
Working as a congressional staffer at the time, Speier was heavily wounded by temple members amid an ambush that killed Congressman Leo Ryan of San Francisco. It was an American religious group of which almost 1000 members died by mass murder-suicide in Guyana in 1978. Democratic California congresswoman Jackie Speier recently compared the former commander in chief to the iconic cult to Jim Jones, the iconic leader of The Peoples Temple.
Former President Donald Trump is often called a cult leader. It seems like the word “cult” is passed around a lot these days. By: Areese Woodson Hidden in plain sight: Is the Jehovah’s Witness “religion” a cult?
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