Taking Back What Was Lost to Religious Fundamentalism - Reuniting With My Disfellowshipped Father
The divisive potential of my faith struck close to home when my father chose to assert his opposition to the religious beliefs of our community. Out of loyalty to the AlmightyCreator of the Universe, I shunned my father for 13 years.
An Open Letter to the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
My words may sting like a locust strike (Revelation 9:5), but the fact that I have not held back from publishing the criticisms in A Voice from Inside is evidence of my continued belief in the potential of your human kindness and courage.
“Heavens Gate: Cult of Cults” - A Jehovah’s Witness Viewer Response
I used to avoid documentaries about cult-like groups. But as a newly awakening Physically-In-Mentally-Out (PIMO) JW, I gobbled up HBO’s 4-episode documentary in one blissfully bingeful Sunday afternoon.
“A Captive Organization” - The Life of a PIMO Jehovah’s Witness
Because of my upbringing and active membership as one of JWs, the dialogue between Mr. Stewart and Geoffrey Jackson (made available on YouTube) was my first exposure to this unique identifier of WTS. Stewart’s use of “captive organization” was fresh and arresting, bypassing the well-oiled psychological defenses and synaptic potentiation of my cultural theology.
Frankly, it set me back.
Darkspilver & The Necessity of Anonymity - Why I Write Under a Pseudonym
The antagonistic stance of the Watch Tower legal team in Darkspilver’s case sheds light on my decision to withhold my identity.
1914 & Betrayal — Understanding Religious Trauma Syndrome in Jehovah’s Witnesses
Anger, rage, and enormous betrayal are common experiences for a Jehovah's Witnesses suffering from Religious Trauma Syndrome
The Triple-Facetted Stigma of LGBTQ+ Jehovah’s Witnesses
The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book A Voice From Inside - Notes On Religious Trauma In a Captive Organization regarding the sexual repression of LGBTQ Jehovah's Witnesses.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Don’t Have to Shun Their Ex-Member Relatives Anymore — But None of Them Know It
The policy of disfellowshipping within the Jehovah’s Witness community has been deescalated. If you hadn’t heard, don’t worry. You are not alone.
How Analyzing ISIS’s Recruitment Tactics Helped Liberate Me from Psychological Captivity
As my cognition bifurcated away from the infantile spiritual fantasies of my religious upbringing, I saw more and more connections between the culture and theology of Jehovah’s Witnesses and that of my Muslim neighbors