Richard Kelly’s review of Jon Atack’s new book opening minds: the secret world of manipulation, undue influence and brainwashing How would I describe Jon Atack’s most recent book, Opening Minds:…? I could start with “totally engaging, thought-provoking, damning, and scary …
By Bonnie Zieman In a recent Facebook post, Bo Juel initiated an important conversation about how people leave the Watchtower, and whether or not they leave feeling sick, mentally and/or physically. The comments on his post demonstrated that everyone has …
A REVIEW BY RICHARD E. KELLY In his breakthrough 1956 book, When Prophecy Fails, Leon Festinger hooks the reader in his very first paragraph, “A man with conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he …
I realize that it’s just a book, but I suspect readers will develop a very comfortable relationship with Bonnie Zieman during the course of their read. She is an exceptional writer who has actually been there, done that, and even heard “that” a hundred times. And, if someone is being shunned and shamed as an ex- Jehovah’s Witness (no matter how many years they’ve been out), as they read Bonnie’s …Healing Handbook they will thoroughly enjoy Bonnie’s presence, acceptance, and positive regard for others.
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 …
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, …