Cults to Consciousness How THIS Jehovah’s Witnesses Leader Aligned with Hitler in WWII ft. Owen Morgan Telltale
During WWII the horrific extermination of religious and ethnic groups forced people to denounce their faith and hail Hitler for their own survival. Owen Morgan, former JW and successful YouTuber @OwenMorganTelltale dove into the rabbit hole to extensively research the position and stories of the JW people at the time. He explains how Joseph Franklin Rutherford, the second leader of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, made an attempt to align with the Nazi regime to maintain freedom of worship. However, he took things a step further, actively harming the witnesses and taking the religion in a cultic direction.
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The Extremely Isolated Life of Growing Up Jehovah's Witness
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Book: Was Hitler an Atheist?
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Chapter marks:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:09 Owen's motivation for researching the N*zi's treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses during World War II
00:04:26 Owen's reasons for leaving the church
00:06:36 German Christian national*sm and H*tler's connection to the Jehovah's Witnesses
00:10:53 Rutherford's letter to H*tler
00:12:10 JW's support of N*zism vs the well known rule of no politics
00:15:44 Frank's story as a JW in N*zi Germany
00:21:24 Paul Balzereit's story
00:23:40 How JW's were forced into signing the declaration to H*tler
00:25:35 How Rutherford came into leadership and the changes he brought
00:31:51 Why Rutherford released the statement and the resiliency of JW members
00:37:44 Corruption in leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses vs Mormonism
00:41:15 Rac*sm in the Jehovah's Witness religion and Mormonism
00:44:46 Different schisms of Jehovah's Witnesses and their similarities with the main group
00:48:17 Word of wisdom hot drinks vs caffeine debate in Mormonism
00:51:44 How and why trivial religious rules and how they can dictate people's entire lives
00:57:21 Other recent changes to the religion
01:00:05 Financial holdings and corruption in the JW religion
01:07:17 Guilt and being a good person as a Jehovah's Witness
01:13:03 Linda, listen
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