How THIS Jehovah’s Witnesses Leader Aligned with Hitler in WWII  ft. Owen Morgan Telltale

How THIS Jehovah’s Witnesses Leader Aligned with Hitler in WWII ft. Owen Morgan Telltale

During WWII the horrific extermination of religious and ethnic groups forced people to denounce their faith and hail Hitler for their own survival. Owen Morgan, former JW and successful YouTuber @OwenMorganTelltale dove into the rabbit hole to extensively research the position and stories of the JW people at the time. He explains how Joseph Franklin Rutherford, the second leader of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, made an attempt to align with the Nazi regime to maintain freedom of worship. However, he took things a step further, actively harming the witnesses and taking the religion in a cultic direction.


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The Extremely Isolated Life of Growing Up Jehovah's Witness


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Website: www.owenmorgan.com

Book: Was Hitler an Atheist?


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Chapter marks:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:09 Owen's motivation for researching the N*zi's treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses during World War II

00:04:26 Owen's reasons for leaving the church

00:06:36 German Christian national*sm and H*tler's connection to the Jehovah's Witnesses

00:10:53 Rutherford's letter to H*tler

00:12:10 JW's support of N*zism vs the well known rule of no politics

00:15:44 Frank's story as a JW in N*zi Germany

00:21:24 Paul Balzereit's story

00:23:40 How JW's were forced into signing the declaration to H*tler

00:25:35 How Rutherford came into leadership and the changes he brought

00:31:51 Why Rutherford released the statement and the resiliency of JW members

00:37:44 Corruption in leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses vs Mormonism

00:41:15 Rac*sm in the Jehovah's Witness religion and Mormonism

00:44:46 Different schisms of Jehovah's Witnesses and their similarities with the main group

00:48:17 Word of wisdom hot drinks vs caffeine debate in Mormonism

00:51:44 How and why trivial religious rules and how they can dictate people's entire lives

00:57:21 Other recent changes to the religion

01:00:05 Financial holdings and corruption in the JW religion

01:07:17 Guilt and being a good person as a Jehovah's Witness

01:13:03 Linda, listen

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