38: "Cults & Extreme Belief - Jehovah's Witnesses"

Shear Crime Podcast

Kenzie and Ame dive in this week to another episode from the A&E series Cults and Extreme Belief: Jehovah's Witnesses. While many are familiar with the nicely dressed and friendly faces who may have come to your door offering religious pamphlets, few know just how secretive this group can be. Romy Maple was born and raised in the organization as a 4th generation Jehovah's Witness. Growing up, she often felt scared and anxious, constantly being told that the end of the world was upon them. She wasn't allowed to celebrate birthdays, attend holiday parties in school, or even to stand and recite the pledge of allegiance. Besides feeling like her childhood had been robbed from her, she also grew up being sexually molested by another member beginning at the age of 4. When repeated efforts to tell the elders were ignored and rejected, she began questioning what else could be going on to others without a voice to be heard.