I am deeply concerned about the growing menace of undue influence in our society and how quickly it takes place in the manipulative hands of terrorist groups, cults, cults masquerading as benevolent religions (like Watchtower), violent gangs, human traffickers, and political cults, …
Report by Richard E. Kelly I am often asked, “Are Jehovah’s Witnesses a cult?” In fact – it’s likely that many Jehovah’s Witnesses may wonder and ask themselves that question every time they go to meetings at their Kingdom Hall …
[Please Note: This is a major update and revision to an article originally published April 20, 2014] The big buzz within the ex-Jehovah’s Witness community over the past eighteen months has been news about Gregorio Smith and his documentary film …
Salutary, Pathogenic and Pathoplastic Aspects of the Jehovah’s Witness Culture: Say What? By Richard E. Kelly I am pleased to share a research paper that was published this month in the Journal of Family Studies about the culture of Jehovah’s …
A Book Report by Richard E. Kelly I have read few books that have enlightened me more than Masoud Banisadr’s Destructive and Terrorist Cults: A New Kind of Slavery. The book is not only a literary gem that is well-written, …
PART ONE During the Undue Influence Press Conference in London on August 22, I had the pleasure of introducing six formidable experts who spoke about the growing danger of “undue influence.” One of the experts who attended that conference, Masoud …
I am very excited about the potential for Gregorio Smith’s compelling, fast-moving documentary, “Truth Be Told.” I am sure that if it is seen by enough people, it will alter public opinion about Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower Society. Why? Because this …
Undue influence is any act of persuasion that overcomes the free will and judgment of another person. People are unduly influenced by urgent warnings, flattery, trickery, coercion and deception. In a court of law, it is a legal term that involves …