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The Book Corner – Combating Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan

July 2, 2015July 3, 2015 Cedars 3263 Views25th anniversary, AAWA, apostate, combatting cult mind control, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, lee marsh, mind control, randall watters, steven hassan, undue influence, watchtower

When renowned cult expert Steven Hassan first published his seminal work Combatting Cult Mind Control in 1988, the world was

News Undue influence

Experts to highlight “undue influence” at London press conference

August 19, 2014February 8, 2015 Jeni 4226 ViewsAAWA, jehovahs witnesses, jon atack, Linda Dubrow-Marshall, lloyd evans, london, masoud banisadr, press conference, Rod Dubrow-Marshall, scientology, steven hassan, undue influence, watchtower

A workshop by author and respected cult expert Steven Hassan on the topic of undue influence has been organized for

An open offer to all workers at Brooklyn, Patterson and Wallkill

August 19, 2013August 19, 2013 Cedars 13645 ViewsAAWA, Bethel, bethel worker, bethelite, brooklyn, candace conti, child abuse, open offer, organization, patterson, wallkill, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

A few months ago, during my time working with AAWA, I wrote an “open offer” on behalf of that organization

Apostates Life Stories

Nestor Kuilan – Surviving the Fall from Watchtower’s Trapdoor

June 29, 2013December 20, 2015 Cedars 4598 Views1980, AAWA, apostate, bethel purge, crisis of conscience, disfellowshipping, faithful and discreet slave, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, Nestor Kuilan, organization, raymond franz, shunning, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

“Why would people priding themselves on their high Christian principles pass on such vicious rumors when they had absolutely nothing

Cedars' Blog Shunning

Operation: e-Shunning – AAWA goes after Watchtower over its destructive practice

May 1, 2013June 16, 2013 Cedars 2502 ViewsAAWA, Advocates for Awareness of Watchtower Abuses, disfellowshipped family member, disfellowshipping, email shunning, eshunning, jan 15 watchtower, jehovahs witnesses, organization, prodigal son, shunning, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Over the last few weeks volunteers of the newly formed AAWA (recently renamed as Advocates for Awareness of Watchtower Abuses)

The Story of AAWA: An organization to take on the Watchtower

April 3, 2013June 16, 2013 Cedars 6461 ViewsAAWA, activists, apostate, barbara anderson, bo juel jensen, child abuse, danmera, domestic abuse, governing body, jehovahs witnesses, john cedars, john hoyle, jwactivists.org, lee marsh, mickey hudson, organization, paul grundy, randall watters, simon green, Watch Tower Society, watchtower

Everything has a beginning. And for me, the first glimpse of AAWA, albeit without a name, occurred during a phone