Jehovah’s Witness Exposed: The Inhumane Practice of Familial Isolation

Creative expression is part of our human nature. When belonging to a high control group, one of the first things that is sacrificed is individuality, freedom of self expression, and education about the world outside of the group. Scott was always craving creativity, especially when it came to music. After breaking through the chains of Jehovah’s Witness restrictions, he found continued solace in music. However, that came with the high cost of extreme shunning from his former friends and immediate family. Through his pain, he has created a beautiful documentary called Witness Underground, showcasing other musical artists and their journey to self discovery despite the shunning they all face. Support Witness Underground https://www.witnessunderground.com/ YouTube: @witnessunderground Facebook:   / witnessunderground   IG:   / witnessunderground   Scott IG:   / scotthoman   Official Trailer:    • Faith Loss & Rock n' Roll Indie record lab...   Click below to be the first to know about our C2C vacation! https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/ema... Support Shelise Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.f... Patreon   / cultstoconsciousness   Venmo @sheliseann Find Shelise on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness   / cultstoconsiousness   Host Instagram @sheliseann   / sheliseann   TikTok @cults.to.consciousness   / cults.to.consciousness   Twitter @cultstocon   / cultstocon   Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara Chapter Markers 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:11 Some basics about being Jehovah's Witness 00:08:36 Let's talk about Doomsday 00:15:17 Who gets into JW heaven? 00:22:30 Chris tries converting his biology teacher 00:29:04 His first "heathen job" at a TV station 00:31:52 Getting in trouble for partying with "worldly" people 00:42:09 Chris confronted his father about not believing anymore 00:51:34 He got a band together 00:56:55 What caused Chris to question JW the second time around? 01:04:07 He dropped the non-believer bomb AND the I love you bomb to his girlfriend 01:08:32 His family's reaction to him leaving JW 01:11:27 He kept running into ex JWs 01:14:54 Post-cult music genre 01:17:24 Chris performed a powerful "un-baptism" 01:29:18 How to support "Witness Underground" 01:31:48 Linda, Listen *Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.*