1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<html lang="en"> 3<head> 4 <meta charset="UTF-8" /> 5 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> 6 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> 7 8 <link rel="profile" href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/11" /> 9 <link rel="pingback" href="http://jwvictims.org/xmlrpc.php" /> 10 11 <!--[if lt IE 9]> 12
12<script src="https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/premium/broadsheet/js/html5.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
12 13 <![endif]--> 14 15 <title>Going to Extremes – JWvictims | Cult Exodus</title> 16 17<!-- Async WordPress.com Remote Login -->
18<script id="wpcom_remote_login_js"> 19var wpcom_remote_login_extra_auth = ''; 20function wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( element_id ) { 21 var dom_node = document.getElementById( element_id ); 22 if ( dom_node ) { dom_node.remove(); } 23} 24function wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_classes( class_name ) { 25 var dom_nodes = document.querySelectorAll( '.' + class_name ); 26 for ( var i = 0; i < dom_nodes.length; i++ ) { 27 dom_nodes[i].remove(); 28 } 29} 30function wpcom_remote_login_final_cleanup() { 31 wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_classes( "wpcom_remote_login_msg" ); 32 wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_remote_login_key" ); 33 wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_remote_login_validate" ); 34 wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_remote_login_js" ); 35 wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_request_access_iframe" ); 36 wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_request_access_styles" ); 37} 38 39// Watch for messages back from the remote login 40window.addEventListener( "message", function( e ) { 41 if ( e.origin === "https://r-login.wordpress.com" ) { 42 var data = {}; 43 try { 44 data = JSON.parse( e.data ); 45 } catch( e ) { 46 wpcom_remote_login_final_cleanup(); 47 return; 48 } 49 50 if ( data.msg === 'LOGIN' ) { 51 // Clean up the login check iframe 52 wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_remote_login_key" ); 53 54 var id_regex = new RegExp( /^[0-9]+$/ ); 55 var token_regex = new RegExp( /^.*|.*|.*$/ ); 56 if ( 57 token_regex.test( data.token ) 58 && id_regex.test( data.wpcomid ) 59 ) { 60 // We have everything we need to ask for a login 61 var script = document.createElement( "script" ); 62 script.setAttribute( "id", "wpcom_remote_login_validate" ); 63 script.src = '/remote-login.php?wpcom_remote_login=validate' 64 + '&wpcomid=' + data.wpcomid 65 + '&token=' + encodeURIComponent( data.token ) 66 + '&host=' + window.location.protocol 67 + '//' + window.location.hostname; 68 document.body.appendChild( script ); 69 } 70 71 return; 72 } 73 74 // Safari ITP, not logged in, so redirect 75 if ( data.msg === 'LOGIN-REDIRECT' ) { 76 window.location = 'https://wordpress.com/log-in?redirect_to=' + window.location.href; 77 return; 78 } 79 80 // Safari ITP, storage access failed, remove the request 81 if ( data.msg === 'LOGIN-REMOVE' ) { 82 var css_zap = 'html { -webkit-transition: margin-top 1s; transition: margin-top 1s; } /* 9001 */ html { margin-top: 0 !important; } * html body { margin-top: 0 !important; } @media screen and ( max-width: 782px ) { html { margin-top: 0 !important; } * html body { margin-top: 0 !important; } }'; 83 var style_zap = document.createElement( 'style' ); 84 style_zap.type = 'text/css'; 85 style_zap.appendChild( document.createTextNode( css_zap ) ); 86 document.body.appendChild( style_zap ); 87 88 var e = document.getElementById( 'wpcom_request_access_iframe' ); 89 e.parentNode.removeChild( e ); 90 91 document.cookie = 'wordpress_com_login_access=denied; path=/; max-age=31536000'; 92 93 return; 94 } 95 96 // Safari ITP 97 if ( data.msg === 'REQUEST_ACCESS' ) { 98 console.log( 'request access: safari' ); 99 100 // Check ITP iframe enable/disable knob 101 if ( wpcom_remote_login_extra_auth !== 'safari_itp_iframe' ) { 102 return; 103 } 104 105 // If we are in a "private window" there is no ITP. 106 var private_window = false; 107 try { 108 var opendb = window.openDatabase( null, null, null, null ); 109 } catch( e ) { 110 private_window = true; 111 } 112 113 if ( private_window ) { 114 console.log( 'private window' ); 115 return; 116 } 117 118 var iframe = document.createElement( 'iframe' ); 119 iframe.id = 'wpcom_request_access_iframe'; 120 iframe.setAttribute( 'scrolling', 'no' ); 121 iframe.setAttribute( 'sandbox', 'allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation' ); 122 iframe.src = 'https://r-login.wordpress.com/remote-login.php?wpcom_remote_login=request_access&origin=' + encodeURIComponent( data.origin ) + '&wpcomid=' + encodeURIComponent( data.wpcomid ); 123 124 var css = 'html { -webkit-transition: margin-top 1s; transition: margin-top 1s; } /* 9001 */ html { margin-top: 46px !important; } * html body { margin-top: 46px !important; } @media screen and ( max-width: 660px ) { html { margin-top: 71px !important; } * html body { margin-top: 71px !important; } #wpcom_request_access_iframe { display: block; height: 71px !important; } } #wpcom_request_access_iframe { border: 0px; height: 46px; position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; z-index: 99999; background: #23282d; } '; 125 126 var style = document.createElement( 'style' ); 127 style.type = 'text/css'; 128 style.id = 'wpcom_request_access_styles'; 129 style.appendChild( document.createTextNode( css ) ); 130 document.body.appendChild( style ); 131 132 document.body.appendChild( iframe ); 133 } 134 135 if ( data.msg === 'DONE' ) { 136 wpcom_remote_login_final_cleanup(); 137 } 138 } 139}, false ); 140 141// Inject the remote login iframe after the page has had a chance to load 142// more critical resources 143window.addEventListener( "DOMContentLoaded", function( e ) { 144 var iframe = document.createElement( "iframe" );
145 iframe.style.display = "none"; 146 iframe.setAttribute( "scrolling", "no" ); 147 iframe.setAttribute( "id", "wpcom_remote_login_key" ); 148 iframe.src = "https://r-login.wordpress.com/remote-login.php" 149 + "?wpcom_remote_login=key" 150 + "&origin=aHR0cHM6Ly9qd3ZpY3RpbXMub3Jn" 151 + "&wpcomid=60868016" 152 + "&time=1603605284"; 153 document.body.appendChild( iframe ); 154}, false ); 155</script>
155 156<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s2.wp.com' /> 157<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s1.wp.com' /> 158<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//questionsforjehovahswitnesses.wordpress.com' /> 159<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s0.wp.com' /> 160<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' /> 161<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s.pubmine.com' /> 162<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//x.bidswitch.net' /> 163<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//static.criteo.net' /> 164<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//ib.adnxs.com' /> 165<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//aax.amazon-adsystem.com' /> 166<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//bidder.criteo.com' /> 167<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//cas.criteo.com' /> 168<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//gum.criteo.com' /> 169<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//ads.pubmatic.com' /> 170<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//gads.pubmatic.com' /> 171<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//tpc.googlesyndication.com' /> 172<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//ad.doubleclick.net' /> 173<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//googleads.g.doubleclick.net' /> 174<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//www.googletagservices.com' /> 175<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//cdn.switchadhub.com' /> 176<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//delivery.g.switchadhub.com' /> 177<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//delivery.swid.switchadhub.com' /> 178<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//a.teads.tv' /> 179<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//prebid.media.net' /> 180<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//adserver-us.adtech.advertising.com' /> 181<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fastlane.rubiconproject.com' /> 182<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//prebid-server.rubiconproject.com' /> 183<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//hb-api.omnitagjs.com' /> 184<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//mtrx.go.sonobi.com' /> 185<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//apex.go.sonobi.com' /> 186<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//u.openx.net' /> 187<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="JWvictims | Cult Exodus » Feed" href="http://jwvictims.org/feed/" /> 188<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="JWvictims | Cult Exodus » Comments Feed" href="http://jwvictims.org/comments/feed/" /> 189
189<script type="text/javascript"> 190 /* <![CDATA[ */ 191 function addLoadEvent(func) { 192 var oldonload = window.onload; 193 if (typeof window.onload != 'function') { 194 window.onload = func; 195 } else { 196 window.onload = function () { 197 oldonload(); 198 func(); 199 } 200 } 201 } 202 /* ]]> */ 203 </script>
203 204
204<script type="text/javascript"> 205 window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?m=1596548281h&ver=5.5-wpcom-48929"}}; 206 !function(e,a,t){var r,n,o,i,p=a.createElement("canvas"),s=p.getContext&&p.getContext("2d");function c(e,t){var a=String.fromCharCode;s.clearRect(0,0,p.width,p.height),s.fillText(a.apply(this,e),0,0);var r=p.toDataURL();return s.clearRect(0,0,p.width,p.height),s.fillText(a.apply(this,t),0,0),r===p.toDataURL()}function l(e){if(!s||!s.fillText)return!1;switch(s.textBaseline="top",s.font="600 32px Arial",e){case"flag":return!c([127987,65039,8205,9895,65039],[127987,65039,8203,9895,65039])&&(!c([55356,56826,55356,56819],[55356,56826,8203,55356,56819])&&!c([55356,57332,56128,56423,56128,56418,56128,56421,56128,56430,56128,56423,56128,56447],[55356,57332,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56418,8203,56128,56421,8203,56128,56430,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56447]));case"emoji":return!c([55357,56424,8205,55356,57212],[55357,56424,8203,55356,57212])}return!1}function d(e){var t=a.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=t.type="text/javascript",a.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(t)}for(i=Array("flag","emoji"),t.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},o=0;o<i.length;
206o++)t.supports[i[o]]=l(i[o]),t.supports.everything=t.supports.everything&&t.supports[i[o]],"flag"!==i[o]&&(t.supports.everythingExceptFlag=t.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&t.supports[i[o]]);t.supports.everythingExceptFlag=t.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!t.supports.flag,t.DOMReady=!1,t.readyCallback=function(){t.DOMReady=!0},t.supports.everything||(n=function(){t.readyCallback()},a.addEventListener?(a.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",n,!1),e.addEventListener("load",n,!1)):(e.attachEvent("onload",n),a.attachEvent("onreadystatechange",function(){"complete"===a.readyState&&t.readyCallback()})),(r=t.source||{}).concatemoji?d(r.concatemoji):r.wpemoji&&r.twemoji&&(d(r.twemoji),d(r.wpemoji)))}(window,document,window._wpemojiSettings); 207 </script>
207 208 <style type="text/css"> 209img.wp-smiley, 210img.emoji { 211 display: inline !important; 212 border: none !important; 213 box-shadow: none !important; 214 height: 1em !important; 215 width: 1em !important; 216 margin: 0 .07em !important; 217 vertical-align: -0.1em !important; 218 background: none !important; 219 padding: 0 !important; 220} 221</style> 222 <link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-0-1' href='https://s0.wp.com/_static/??-eJydkd1uwjAMhV9oqVeQELtAe5aksUIgf7Kdob790pZpFQiEuIocn88+OYFLUUNOgkkgVlVCdT4xXMqQo+LoA443VTcwf8AKMyG7fzCT1ZbBhWx0eE1rKLfjiCjqZ3OHrFwFf0aGE0rRw1nN1Z38T+tqKw2Sax1C+Or6rgdTfbCTiRk3pGkEljHgC2NmarVdj7mKcuTtuyNIi0+OH+ByxNheWwijr3EV0qJnaACg9ZLpOvhZdFMI7T4WLZMiNlBjaBuSPMOWnzemuWBWVy9qsTZx3/HQ7z777W6/3W9Ov1hu3fY=?cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' /> 223<style id='wp-block-library-inline-css'> 224.has-text-align-justify { 225 text-align:justify; 226} 227</style> 228<style id='global-styles-inline-css'> 229:root{--wp--preset--color--black:#000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray:#abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white:#ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink:#f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red:#cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange:#ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber:#fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan:#7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan:#00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue:#8ed1fc;
229--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue:#0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple:#9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small:12.25;--wp--preset--font-size--normal:14.29;--wp--preset--font-size--medium:16.33;--wp--preset--font-size--large:24.5;--wp--preset--font-size--huge:32.66;} 230</style> 231<link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-2-1' href='https://s0.wp.com/_static/??/wp-content/themes/premium/broadsheet/style.css,/wp-content/mu-plugins/genericons/genericons/genericons.css?m=1601754151j&cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' /> 232<style id='broadsheet-style-inline-css'> 233.tax-tags, .footer-top-tags { clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); height: 1px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden; width: 1px; } 234</style> 235<link crossorigin="anonymous" rel='stylesheet' id='broadsheet-style-neuton-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Noto+Serif%3A400%2C400i%2C700%2C700i&subset=latin%2Clatin-ext&display=swap&ver=1.0' media='all' /> 236<link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-4-1' href='https://s1.wp.com/_static/??-eJx9jMEKAjEMRH/IGFdYWQ/it9QaSzRtyial+PfWm4J4m8fMG+wVohan4pgbVGmJi2HnayI3pDZafTCBhI5OuUpwMjR/Cm2j2QZ/HyRSEI3BWcsXwE0Cr//UlS6iacSEY/WBb+mcT9N83E2Heb8s9xfkz0Zu?cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' /> 237<style id='jetpack-global-styles-frontend-style-inline-css'> 238:root { --font-headings: unset; --font-base: unset; --font-headings-default: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif; --font-base-default: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;} 239</style> 240<link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-6-1' href='https://s0.wp.com/_static/??-eJxti8sKgCAQAH8oW6KHdoi+xcTUWF1pjX4/OnSIOg0DM3BmYSgVmwrEQ2Q8XEgMmbiIFXXYgb3eQ3IPa8Ncwf/FZIJGgeToLZ+peBstg+/AIS0a72COU9OPUg69atV2AWWKN+I=?cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
241<script id='broadsheet-script-main-js-extra'> 242var js_i18n = {"next":"next","prev":"previous","menu":"Menu"}; 243</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 243
243
244<script id='wpcom-actionbar-placeholder-js-extra'> 245var actionbardata = {"siteID":"60868016","siteName":"JWvictims | Cult Exodus","siteURL":"https:\/\/jwvictims.org","icon":"<img alt='' src='https:\/\/questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/08\/jw-victims-logo.jpg?w=50' class='avatar avatar-50' height='50' width='50' \/>","canManageOptions":"","canCustomizeSite":"","isFollowing":"","themeSlug":"premium\/broadsheet","signupURL":"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/start\/","loginURL":"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/log-in?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fjwvictims.org%2Fare-you-in-a-cult%2Fgoing-to-extremes%2F&signup_flow=account&domain=jwvictims.org","themeURL":"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/theme\/broadsheet\/","xhrURL":"https:\/\/jwvictims.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","nonce":"d3df32d6ff","isSingular":"1","isFolded":"","isLoggedIn":"","isMobile":"","subscribeNonce":"<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_wpnonce\" name=\"_wpnonce\" value=\"557305425e\" \/>","referer":"https:\/\/jwvictims.org\/are-you-in-a-cult\/going-to-extremes\/","canFollow":"1","feedID":"20317534","statusMessage":"","customizeLink":"https:\/\/questionsforjehovahswitnesses.wordpress.com\/wp-admin\/customize.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestionsforjehovahswitnesses.wordpress.com%2Fare-you
245-in-a-cult%2Fgoing-to-extremes%2F","postID":"103605","shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P47oyc-qX3","canEditPost":"","editLink":"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/page\/jwvictims.org\/103605","statsLink":"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/stats\/post\/103605\/jwvictims.org","i18n":{"view":"View site","follow":"Follow","following":"Following","edit":"Edit","login":"Log in","signup":"Sign up","customize":"Customize","report":"Report this content","themeInfo":"Get theme: Broadsheet","shortlink":"Copy shortlink","copied":"Copied","followedText":"New posts from this site will now appear in your <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/read\">Reader<\/a>","foldBar":"Collapse this bar","unfoldBar":"Expand this bar","editSubs":"Manage subscriptions","viewReader":"View site in Reader","viewReadPost":"View post in Reader","subscribe":"Sign me up","enterEmail":"Enter your email address","followers":"Join 490 other followers","alreadyUser":"Already have a WordPress.com account? <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/log-in?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fjwvictims.org%2Fare-you
245-in-a-cult%2Fgoing-to-extremes%2F&signup_flow=account&domain=jwvictims.org\">Log in now.<\/a>","stats":"Stats"}}; 246</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 246
246
247<script type='text/javascript' src='https://s1.wp.com/_static/??-eJyVjMEKwjAQRH/IGqSkeBG/JW1GuyGb1N2E4t+7iidvwsDAzLxx+zZQWXKPUJdMjw55fu2Y9OBssNTSUNq75zpTxtAVEu6WGXyrv7u2gu1uEzB1drPUEHUFPg+aKUL+QjhQMeDKl5P359FPkx/TC6hNRJw='></script>
247 248<link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> 249<link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="https://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" /> 250<meta name="generator" content="WordPress.com" /> 251<link rel="canonical" href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/" /> 252<link rel='shortlink' href='https://wp.me/P47oyc-qX3' /> 253<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://public-api.wordpress.com/oembed/?format=json&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjwvictims.org%2Fare-you-in-a-cult%2Fgoing-to-extremes%2F&for=wpcom-auto-discovery" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/xml+oembed" href="https://public-api.wordpress.com/oembed/?format=xml&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjwvictims.org%2Fare-you-in-a-cult%2Fgoing-to-extremes%2F&for=wpcom-auto-discovery" /> 254<!-- Jetpack Open Graph Tags --> 255<meta property="og:type" content="article" /> 256<meta property="og:title" content="Going to Extremes" /> 257<meta property="og:url" content="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/" /> 258<meta property="og:description" content="Most if not all religions, churches, and similar groups will have requirements for adherents. Catholic and other churches encourage members to observe Lent and take the sacraments (bread and wine),â¦" /> 259<meta property="article:published_time" content="2019-12-25T00:52:44+00:00" /> 260<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2020-01-19T16:47:46+00:00" /> 261<meta property="og:site_name" content="JWvictims | Cult Exodus" /> 262<meta property="og:image" content="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/9.jpg?w=1200" /> 263<meta property="og:image:width" content="1200" /> 264<meta property="og:image:height" content="675" /> 265<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> 266<meta name="twitter:site" content="@wordpressdotcom" /> 267<meta name="twitter:text:title" content="Going to Extremes" /> 268<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/9.jpg?w=640" /> 269<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> 270<meta property="article:publisher" content="https://www.facebook.com/WordPresscom" /> 271 272<!-- End Jetpack Open Graph Tags --> 273<link rel='openid.server' href='http://jwvictims.org/?openidserver=1' /> 274<link rel='openid.delegate' href='http://jwvictims.org/' /> 275<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://jwvictims.org/osd.xml" title="JWvictims | Cult Exodus" /> 276<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="https://s1.wp.com/opensearch.xml" title="WordPress.com" /> 277<meta name="application-name" content="JWvictims | Cult Exodus" /><meta name="msapplication-window" content="width=device-width;height=device-height" /><meta name="msapplication-task" content="name=Subscribe;action-uri=http://jwvictims.org/feed/;icon-uri=https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/jw-victims-logo.jpg?w=16" /><meta name="msapplication-task" content="name=Sign up for a free blog;action-uri=http://wordpress.com/signup/;icon-uri=https://s1.wp.com/i/favicon.ico" /><meta name="msapplication-task" content="name=WordPress.com Support;action-uri=http://support.wordpress.com/;icon-uri=https://s1.wp.com/i/favicon.ico" /><meta name="msapplication-task" content="name=WordPress.com Forums;action-uri=http://forums.wordpress.com/;icon-uri=https://s1.wp.com/i/favicon.ico" /><meta name="description" content="Most if not all religions, churches, and similar groups will have requirements for adherents. Catholic and other churches encourage members to observe Lent and take the sacraments (bread and wine), tithe, pray on a certain schedule, and the list goes on. Some churches might be more demanding than others; many fundamentalist religions strongly condemn sex…" /> 278<style> 279 .masthead .branding h1.logo a, 280 .masthead .branding h1.logo a:hover, 281 .masthead .branding h2.description { 282 color:#000; 283 } 284</style> 285
285<script type="text/javascript"> 286 function __ATA_CC() {var v = document.cookie.match('(^|;) ?personalized-ads-consent=([^;]*)(;|$)');return v ? 1 : 0;} 287 var __ATA_PP = { pt: 2, ht: 1, tn: 'broadsheet', amp: false, siteid: 60868016, consent: __ATA_CC() }; 288 var __ATA = __ATA || {}; 289 __ATA.cmd = __ATA.cmd || []; 290 __ATA.criteo = __ATA.criteo || {}; 291 __ATA.criteo.cmd = __ATA.criteo.cmd || []; 292 </script>
292 293
293<script type="text/javascript"> 294 (function(){var g=Date.now||function(){return+new Date};function h(a,b){a:{for(var c=a.length,d="string"==typeof a?a.split(""):a,e=0;e<c;e++)if(e in d&&b.call(void 0,d[e],e,a)){b=e;break a}b=-1}return 0>b?null:"string"==typeof a?a.charAt(b):a[b]};function k(a,b,c){c=null!=c?"="+encodeURIComponent(String(c)):"";if(b+=c){c=a.indexOf("#");0>c&&(c=a.length);var d=a.indexOf("?");if(0>d||d>c){d=c;var e=""}else e=a.substring(d+1,c);a=[a.substr(0,d),e,a.substr(c)];c=a[1];a[1]=b?c?c+"&"+b:b:c;a=a[0]+(a[1]?"?"+a[1]:"")+a[2]}return a};var l=0;function m(a,b){var c=document.createElement("script");c.src=a;c.onload=function(){b&&b(void 0)};c.onerror=function(){b&&b("error")};a=document.getElementsByTagName("head");var d;a&&0!==a.length?d=a[0]:d=document.documentElement;d.appendChild(c)}function n(a){var b=void 0===b?document.cookie:b;return(b=h(b.split("; "),function(c){return-1!=c.indexOf(a+"=")}))?b.split("=")[1]:""}function p(a){return"string"==typeof a&&0<a.length} 295 function r(a,b,c){b=void 0===b?"":b;c=void 0===c?".":c;var d=[];Object.keys(a).forEach(function(e){var f=a[e],q=typeof f;"object"==q&&null!=f||"function"==q?d.push(r(f,b+e+c)):null!==f&&void 0!==f&&(e=encodeURIComponent(b+e),d.push(e+"="+encodeURIComponent(f)))});return d.filter(p).join("&")}function t(a,b){a||((window.__ATA||{}).config=b.c,m(b.url))}var u=Math.floor(1E13*Math.random()),v=window.__ATA||{};window.__ATA=v;window.__ATA.cmd=v.cmd||[];v.rid=u;v.createdAt=g();var w=window.__ATA||{},x="s.pubmine.com"; 296 w&&w.serverDomain&&(x=w.serverDomain);var y="//"+x+"/conf",z=window.top===window,A=window.__ATA_PP&&window.__ATA_PP.gdpr_applies,B="boolean"===typeof A?Number(A):null,C=window.__ATA_PP||null,D=z?document.referrer?document.referrer:null:null,E=z?window.location.href:document.referrer?document.referrer:null,F,G=n("__ATA_tuuid");F=G?G:null;var H=window.innerWidth+"x"+window.innerHeight,I=n("usprivacy"),J=r({gdpr:B,pp:C,rid:u,src:D,ref:E,tuuid:F,vp:H,us_privacy:I?I:null},"","."); 297 (function(a){var b=void 0===b?"cb":b;l++;var c="callback__"+g().toString(36)+"_"+l.toString(36);a=k(a,b,c);window[c]=function(d){t(void 0,d)};m(a,function(d){d&&t(d)})})(y+"?"+J);}).call(this); 298 </script>
298<link rel="icon" href="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/jw-victims-logo.jpg?w=32" sizes="32x32" /> 299<link rel="icon" href="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/jw-victims-logo.jpg?w=192" sizes="192x192" /> 300<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/jw-victims-logo.jpg?w=180" /> 301<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/jw-victims-logo.jpg?w=270" /> 302</head> 303 304<body class="page-template-default page page-id-103605 page-child parent-pageid-103438 wp-embed-responsive customizer-styles-applied singular themes-sidebar1-active themes-sidebar2-inactive themes-sidebar3-inactive themes-category-summaries-inactive themes-no-featured-posts themes-has-primary-content tags-hidden highlander-enabled highlander-light"> 305 306<div class="container hfeed"> 307 308 <header class="masthead" role="banner"> 309 310 <div id="atatags-608680162-5f9513249dcad"></div> 311 312
312<script> 313 __ATA.cmd.push(function() { 314 __ATA.initDynamicSlot({ 315 id: 'atatags-608680162-5f9513249dcad', 316 location: 110, 317 formFactor: '002', 318 label: { 319 text: 'Advertisements', 320 }, 321 creative: { 322 reportAd: { 323 text: 'Report this ad', 324 }, 325 privacySettings: { 326 text: 'Privacy settings', 327 } 328 } 329 }); 330 }); 331 </script>
331 332 <div class="branding"> 333 334<a href="http://jwvictims.org/" class="site-logo-link" rel="home" itemprop="url"></a> 335 <h1 class="logo"> 336 <a href="http://jwvictims.org/" title="Home"> 337 JWvictims | Cult Exodus </a> 338 </h1> 339 340 <h2 class="description"> 341 </h2> 342 343 344 </div> 345 346 <form method="get" class="searchform" action="http://jwvictims.org/" role="search"> 347 <label> 348 <span class="screen-reader">Search for...</span> 349 <input type="search" value="" name="s" class="searchfield text" placeholder="Search..." /> 350 </label> 351 <button class="searchsubmit"></button> 352</form> 353 354 </header> 355 356 <a href="http://jwvictims.org/" title="JWvictims | Cult Exodus" rel="home" class="header-image"> 357 <img src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/9.jpg?w=1140&h=500&crop=1" width="1140" height="500" alt="" /> 358 </a> 359 360 <nav class="menu-primary" role="navigation"> 361 <div class="menu"> 362 <h3 class="menu-toggle">Menu</h3> 363<div class="menu-menu-1-container"><ul id="nav" class="menu-wrap clearfix"><li id="menu-item-2957" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-2957"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/">Home</a></li> 364<li id="menu-item-3440" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3440"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/about/">About</a></li> 365<li id="menu-item-103488" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-page-ancestor current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent current-page-parent current_page_parent current_page_ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-item-103488"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/">Are You In a Cult?</a> 366<ul class="sub-menu"> 367 <li id="menu-item-103489" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103489"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/why-people-join-cults/">Why People Join Cults</a></li> 368 <li id="menu-item-103490" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103490"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/stifling-and-demanding-emotions/">Stifling and Demanding Emotions</a></li> 369 <li id="menu-item-103521" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103521"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/the-cult-leader-can-do-no-wrong/">The Cult Leader Can Do No Wrong</a></li> 370 <li id="menu-item-103538" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103538"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/theyre-the-adult-youre-a-child/">Theyâre the Adult, Youâre a Child</a></li> 371 <li id="menu-item-103578" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103578"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/the-loaded-language-of-cults/">The Loaded Language of Cults</a></li> 372 <li id="menu-item-103604" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103604"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/using-your-sins-and-weaknesses-against-you/">Using Your Sins and Weaknesses Against You</a></li> 373 <li id="menu-item-103631" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-103605 current_page_item menu-item-103631"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/" aria-current="page">Going to Extremes</a></li> 374 <li id="menu-item-103646" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103646"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/apostate-lies/">Apostate Lies!</a></li> 375 <li id="menu-item-103688" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103688"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/questions-to-ask/">Questions to Ask</a></li> 376 <li id="menu-item-103716" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103716"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/myths-and-misconceptions-about-cults/">Myths and Misconceptions About Cults</a></li> 377</ul> 378</li> 379<li id="menu-item-103285" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-103285"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/recognizing-cults-and-abusive-groups/">Cult Exodus</a> 380<ul class="sub-menu"> 381 <li id="menu-item-103287" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103287"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/recognizing-cults-and-abusive-groups/what-constitutes-a-safe-group-versus-an-abusive-one/">
381What Constitutes a Safe Group Versus an Abusive One?</a></li> 382 <li id="menu-item-103300" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103300"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/recognizing-cults-and-abusive-groups/cults-and-fascism/">Cults and Fascism</a></li> 383 <li id="menu-item-103286" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103286"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/recognizing-cults-and-abusive-groups/what-is-undue-influence/">What Is Undue Influence?</a></li> 384 <li id="menu-item-103288" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103288"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/recognizing-cults-and-abusive-groups/its-not-always-undue-influence/">It’s Not Always Undue Influence</a></li> 385</ul> 386</li> 387</ul></div> </div> 388 </nav> 389 390 <div class="main"> 391 <div class="main-content"> 392<article id="post-103605" class="post-103605 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> 393<h1 class="title">Going to Extremes</h1> <section class="entry"> 394<p><img data-attachment-id="103608" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/pages-2-4/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pages (2)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png?w=829" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-103608" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png?w=829" alt="pages (2)" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png?w=829 829w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png?w=1658 1658w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png?w=300 300w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png?w=768 768w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-2-2.png?w=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px" /></p> 395<p>Most if not all religions, churches, and similar groups will have requirements for adherents. Catholic and other churches encourage members to observe Lent and take the sacraments (bread and wine), tithe, pray on a certain schedule, and the list goes on.</p> 396<p>Some churches might be more demanding than others; many fundamentalist religions strongly condemn sex outside of marriage, for example, even insisting congregants not date until theyâre ready for marriage.</p> 397<p>Since religious demands and requirements are commonplace, when might they be considered extreme and the sign of a cult?</p> 398<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967068827/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0967068827&linkCode=as2&tag=hubp0e246-20&linkId=edfa5954ea189102f01be39f37ccef78" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class=" alignleft" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=0967068827&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=hubp0e246-20" border="0" /></a><img style="border:none !important;margin:0!important;" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=hubp0e246-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0967068827" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" />Of course there are no definitive, black-and-white answers, and everyone’s opinion of “extreme” is different. For instance, one person might not like going to a weekly mass or c
398onfessing to a priest, whereas someone else might find these rituals uplifting.</p> 399<p>All that being said, itâs not always difficult to spot extremes that might label a group as a cult, or at least unhealthy and overly controlling. Consider a few examples.</p> 400<h2>time</h2> 401<p>No one can say that âXâ amount of hours spent in religious activities is extreme, but consider if you feel like your entire life revolves around working for the church. This should be a red flag, as many cults purposely put demands on their followers so that they have no time to research the group, listen to dissenting opinions or criticisms, or even think for themselves!</p> 402<p>You might also be working just to enrich the cult, perhaps by constructing or maintaining their properties, recruiting new members, and soliciting funds. Consider how much time you spend on activities that benefit the group itself and that have little to do with spirituality or bettering society.</p> 403<h3>See also: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967068819/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0967068819&linkCode=as2&tag=hubp0e246-20&linkId=3ec61daee6e86e01c27f078ecbb44ab3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs</a><img style="border:none !important;margin:0!important;" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=hubp0e246-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0967068819" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></h3> 404<p>Itâs also good to ask how much time is spent in the groupâs activities versus time to yourself, for your family, personal pursuits, or just relaxation. Insisting that congregants spend all their free time in group activities versus hobbies and personal interests keeps a person from getting disinterested in the religion; the more time you spend pursuing hobbies, the more you enjoy time spent away from the religion and the less interested you are in the church!</p> 405<p>One last consideration is how much time you spend listening to the message of the cult. This includes reading literature, watching online programming, attending classes or services, and the like. If it seems as if your entire schedule revolves around the group’s preaching, however it’s disseminated, consider that the religion might be trying to choke out outside messages and especially criticisms!</p> 406<p>By going to the extreme of insisting that virtually all of your time is spent in group activities and indoctrination, you are then given less of a chance to tune into your own thinking and evaluate that group on your own. This can be the mark of a cult, or of a very controlling organization.</p> 407<h2>isolation, association</h2> 408<p>Cults are famous for ensuring their members stay isolated from people who donât follow their teaching, or who are critical of the church itself. Friendships with anyone, even family, and especially marriage outside of that group are often strictly controlled if not outright forbidden.</p> 409<p>This type of extreme demand is a sure sign of a cult; a religion or church might encourage members to only marry other members or warn about outsider thinking, but a healthy church will also allow for differing opinions, respecting a memberâs personal decision when it comes to marriage and friendship. They may even welcome outsiders to their gatherings, church sessions, or social clubs.</p> 410<p><img data-attachment-id="103626" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/pages-3-4/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pages (3)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png?w=829" class=" size-full wp-image-103626 aligncenter" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png?w=829" alt="pages (3)" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png?w=829 829w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png?w=1658 1658w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png?w=300 300w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png?w=768 768w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-3-1.png?w=1024 1024
410w" sizes="(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px" /></p> 411<p>A church, religion, or other group that does the opposite by stubbornly and adamantly chastising, or even outright shunning someone for having associations with nonmembers is going to extremes. They are not just encouraging members to be dedicated to the church but are isolating members, and for their own selfish gains. In turn, such a group can be considered a cult, or at least overly controlling and abusive.</p> 412<h2>demands</h2> 413<p>Another sign of a cult is when a member must meet certain demands without question or exception, and without any consideration for the opinion or comfort level of the congregant.</p> 414<p>Consider a few examples. A church might require members to participate in a mission or preaching work, hold counseling sessions with others, or attend counseling sessions themselves. The religion might also require members to solicit money from people inside and outside the church.</p> 415<p><img data-attachment-id="103627" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/pages-4-3/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pages (4)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png?w=829" class=" size-full wp-image-103627 aligncenter" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png?w=829" alt="pages (4)" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png?w=829 829w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png?w=1658 1658w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png?w=300 300w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png?w=768 768w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-4-1.png?w=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px" /></p> 416<p>A congregant may be very uncomfortable with these demands and not even feel that they should be requirements, based on their understanding of the bible or another holy book. They may struggle physically with this work or have anxiety over preaching, soliciting funds, being away from home, and so on.</p> 417<p>Yet, the church may not allow someone to forego these requirements or “bow out” of volunteer work, regular preaching activities, or a ministry away from home. Counseling sessions or interviews might also be required, even if theyâre awkward and uncomfortable, such as when a woman is counseled alone by a man in the church.</p> 418<p>Absolutely requiring these types of activities could be considered extreme; even following the commands of a holy book should not involve work that is embarrassing, uncomfortable, or unsafe, such as for young adults away from home. A healthy church might encourage members to âshare the gospel,â or organize missionary work of some sort, but for those who are able to volunteer and in a way that is reasonable and balanced.</p> 419<p><img style="border:none !important;margin:0!important;" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=hubp0e246-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B07CSNP4XG" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" />Demanding difficult, downright impossible behaviors from members, with little to no understanding or compassion for their limitations, could be considered extreme and a sign of a cult.</p> 420<h2>âweâre right, theyâre from Satanâ</h2> 421<p>Some religions teach that they have the truth about the bible or god, or their way is best for attaining spiritual enlightenment and wisdom. Even so, those religions often have a certain tolerance for outsider opinions and dissenting voices; some churches might even teach that any way of worship is fine as long as a person lives a good life, provides for their family, and doesnât hurt anyone.</p> 422<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735222541/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0735222541&linkCode=as2&tag=hubp0e246-20&linkId=e7d33327995869d8c46f7ac8d61aa995" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class=" alignleft" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=0735222541&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=hubp0e246-20" border="0" /></a><img style="border:none !important;margin:0!important;" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=hubp0e246-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0735222541" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" />However, one sure sign of a cult is when an âus versus themâ thinking is taken to an extreme; cults teach that other church members are demonic, agents of Satan, false prophets, blasphemers, unholy, or somehow out to hurt you. Not <strong>endorsing</strong> another religion or set of teachings is one thing, but claiming that those churches or individuals are somehow evil and Satanic and dangerous is an extreme position.</p> 423<h2>punishments</h2> 424<p>Most groups enforce punishments for those who break rules; employers demote or fire someone, a sports team might bench a player and levy f
424ines, and certainly parents have the right to punish children as needed.</p> 425<p>Religious groups might also mete out punishments to members; priests may require an erring congregant to say certain prayers or remove them from positions of authority. A church also has the right to excommunicate members who donât adhere to various standards.</p> 426<p>These punishments are typical and might be expected, but extreme punishments are signs of a cult. These punishments might include humiliating confessions of sins or a public announcement of sinful behavior. Demanding congregants shun someone, even family, when they have supposedly sinned is also an extreme punishment.</p> 427<p>If someone lives in a mission or compound, extreme punishments can include physical deprivation (not allowing someone a bed or proper nutrition, for instance), confinement, cutting off communication with family back home, and the like. Extremes can also include the threat of punishment; for example, saying that congregants who donât live up to certain standards will die a fiery death, suffer demonic possession or hellfire in the afterlife, or other such brutal scenarios is extreme and abusive.</p> 428<p><img data-attachment-id="103595" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/using-your-sins-and-weaknesses-against-you/pages-1-5/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pages (1)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png?w=829" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-103595" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png?w=829" alt="pages (1)" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png?w=829 829w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png?w=1658 1658w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png?w=300 300w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png?w=768 768w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages-1-1.png?w=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px" /></p> 429<p>
429Punishment can also be considered extreme if itâs meted out for matters that shouldnât be up to the church; for example, some churches tell congregants theyâre no longer welcome at services if they donât pay a certain tithe. This can be a devastating punishment for a lifelong church member; however, exact financial contributions themselves should also not be up to a church to dictate! Not only is it extreme to demand a certain financial contribution from members, but itâs also extreme to then say that theyâre no longer welcomed at the church because of failing to meet that demand.</p> 430<p><img style="border:none !important;margin:0!important;" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=hubp0e246-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0967068819" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" />Simply questioning the decisions of church leaders, elders, priests, and so on might also be met with punishment, and this type of extreme approach is a sure sign of a controlling, abusive cult.</p> 431<p>Keep this in mind when evaluating the beliefs or practices of any group. Having certain requirements is not necessarily a sign of a cult, but when those teachings, rituals, and demands become extreme and something no one would ever consider reasonable, this might be a sign of a cult, or at least of a very controlling and unhealthy group that should be strongly questioned if not outright avoided.</p> 432<p><strong>*** ***</strong></p> 433<h6>Amazon disclaimer: This site’s owner is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on this page.</h6> 434 <div id="atatags-608680161-5f951324a612b"></div> 435 436
436<script> 437 __ATA.cmd.push(function() { 438 __ATA.initDynamicSlot({ 439 id: 'atatags-608680161-5f951324a612b', 440 location: 120, 441 formFactor: '001', 442 label: { 443 text: 'Advertisements', 444 }, 445 creative: { 446 reportAd: { 447 text: 'Report this ad', 448 }, 449 privacySettings: { 450 text: 'Privacy settings', 451 } 452 } 453 }); 454 }); 455 </script>
455<div id="atatags-608680165-5f951324a6161"> 456
456<script type="text/javascript"> 457 __ATA.cmd.push(function() { 458 __ATA.initVideoSlot('atatags-608680165-5f951324a6161', { 459 sectionId: '608680165', 460 format: 'inread' 461 }); 462 }); 463 </script>
463 464 </div><div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button" href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/?share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend"><span>Email</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><div class="reddit_button"><iframe src="https://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.html?newwindow=true&width=120&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjwvictims.org%2Fare-you-in-a-cult%2Fgoing-to-extremes%2F&title=Going%20to%20Extremes" height="22" width="120" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-pinterest"><div class="pinterest_button"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjwvictims.org%2Fare-you-in-a-cult%2Fgoing-to-extremes%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fquestionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com%2F2019%2F12%2F9.jpg%3Fw%3D1200&description=Going%20to%20Extremes" data-pin-do="buttonPin" data-pin-config="beside"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a></div></li><li class="share-twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/" data-text="Going to Extremes" data-via="wordpressdotcom" data-related="wordpressdotcom">Tweet</a></li><li class="share-facebook"><div class="fb-share-button" data-href="http://jwvictims.org/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/" data-layout="button_count"></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-60868016-103605-5f951324a7683' data-src='//widgets.wp.com/likes/index.html?ver=20200826#blog_id=60868016&post_id=103605&origin=questionsforjehovahswitnesses.wordpress.com&obj_id=60868016-103605-5f951324a7683&domain=jwvictims.org' data-name='like-post-frame-60868016-103605-5f951324a7683'><h3 class='sd-title'>Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div></div> </section> 465</article> 466 </div> 467 </div> 468<div class="col-sidebar sidebar-main" role="complementary"> 469 <div id="atatags-608680163-5f951324a79e3"></div> 470 471
471<script> 472 __ATA.cmd.push(function() { 473 __ATA.initDynamicSlot({ 474 id: 'atatags-608680163-5f951324a79e3', 475 location: 140, 476 formFactor: '003', 477 label: { 478 text: 'Advertisements', 479 }, 480 creative: { 481 reportAd: { 482 text: 'Report this ad', 483 }, 484 privacySettings: { 485 text: 'Privacy settings', 486 } 487 } 488 }); 489 }); 490 </script>
490<section id="categories-2" class="widget widget_categories"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Categories</h3> 491 <ul> 492 <li class="cat-item cat-item-6722"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/activism/">Activism</a> 493</li> 494 <li class="cat-item cat-item-255282775"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/are-jehovahs-witnesses-a-cult/">Are Jehovah's Witnesses a Cult?</a> 495</li> 496 <li class="cat-item cat-item-683658691"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/australian-royal-commission-2015/">Australian Royal Commission 2015</a> 497</li> 498 <li class="cat-item cat-item-1343"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/children/">Children</a> 499</li> 500 <li class="cat-item cat-item-267646"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/court-cases/">Court Cases</a> 501</li> 502 <li class="cat-item cat-item-1304"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/current-events/">Current Events</a> 503</li> 504 <li class="cat-item cat-item-9807"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/domestic-violence/">Domestic Violence</a> 505</li> 506 <li class="cat-item cat-item-382211736"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/elders-and-governing-body/">Elders and Governing Body</a> 507</li> 508 <li class="cat-item cat-item-207984731"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/general-teachings-and-beliefs/">General Teachings and Beliefs</a> 509</li> 510 <li class="cat-item cat-item-26705"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/hypocrisy/">Hypocrisy</a> 511</li> 512 <li class="cat-item cat-item-79495"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/pedophilia/">Pedophilia</a> 513</li> 514 <li class="cat-item cat-item-4512"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/personal-experiences/">Personal Experiences</a> 515</li> 516 <li class="cat-item cat-item-71648"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/rape/">Rape</a> 517</li> 518 <li class="cat-item cat-item-15516449"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/relationships-and-family-life/">Relationships and Family Life</a> 519</li> 520 <li class="cat-item cat-item-520"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/sex/">Sex</a> 521</li> 522 <li class="cat-item cat-item-1649828"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/shunning/">Shunning</a> 523</li> 524 <li class="cat-item cat-item-598"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/women/">Women</a> 525</li> 526 </ul> 527 528 </div></section><section id="nav_menu-16" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Alexandra’s Blog</h3><div class="menu-alexandras-blog-container"><ul id="menu-alexandras-blog" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-104025" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-104025"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/how-my-cherokee-roots-help-disprove-the-religion-of-jehovahs-witnesses/">How My Cherokee Roots Help Disprove the Religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses</a></li> 529<li id="menu-item-102352" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-102352"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/why-i-as-a-former-jehovahs-witness-kneel-with-colin/">Why I, as a Former Jehovah’s Witness, Kneel With Colin</a></li> 530<li id="menu-item-102579" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-102579"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/why-the-watchtower-simply-needs-to-go/">Why the Watchtower Simply Needs to Go</a></li> 531<li id="menu-item-100726" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-100726"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/when-jehovahs-witnesses-ask-but-where-would-i-go/">When Jehovah’s Witnesses Ask, “But Where Would I Go?”</a></li> 532<li id="menu-item-2716" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2716"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/family-members-are-not-yours-to-take/">Family Members Are Not Yours to Take</a></li> 533<li id="menu-item-2758" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2758"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/the-domestic-violence-i-saw-with-jehovahs-witnesses/">The Domestic Violence I Saw With Jehovah’s Witnesses</a></li> 534</ul></div></div></section><section id="media_image-9" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Are Jehovah’s Witnesses a Cult?</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/beware-the-cult-like-control-and-abuse-of-jehovahs-witnesses/"><img width="681" height="383" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/pages-cult.png" class="image wp-image-102022 alignnone attachment-full size-full" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/pages-cult.png 681w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/pages-cult.png?w=150&h=84 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/pages-cult.png?w=300&
534h=169 300w" sizes="(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px" data-attachment-id="102022" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/beware-the-cult-like-control-and-abuse-of-jehovahs-witnesses/pages-cult/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/pages-cult.png" data-orig-size="681,383" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pages cult" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/pages-cult.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/pages-cult.png?w=681" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-10" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Financial Schemes of Jehovah’s Witnesses</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/conventions-kingdom-halls-relief-funds-and-other-financial-scams-and-schemes-of-jehovahs-witnesses/"><img width="683" height="381" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/money.png" class="image wp-image-102021 alignnone attachment-full size-full" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/money.png 683w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/money.png?w=150&h=84 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/money.png?w=300&h=167 300w" sizes="(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px" data-attachment-id="102021" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/conventions-kingdom-halls-relief-funds-and-other-financial-scams-and-schemes-of-jehovahs-witnesses/money/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/money.png" data-orig-size="683,381" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="MONEY" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/money.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/money.png?w=683" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-84" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">
534Handbook for Attorneys and Media</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-child-sex-abuse-a-brief-handbook-for-attorneys/"><img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages.jpg?w=2560" class="image wp-image-103411 attachment-2560x1440 size-2560x1440" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages.jpg 2560w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages.jpg?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages.jpg?w=300 300w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages.jpg?w=768 768w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages.jpg?w=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" data-attachment-id="103411" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-child-sex-abuse-a-brief-handbook-for-attorneys/pages-6/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="pages" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/pages.jpg?w=829" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-68" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Responding to “Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection”</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/answering-jehovahs-witnesses-scripturally-based-position-on-child-protection"><img width="684" height="384" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/jw-child-protection.png?w=684" class="image wp-image-102102 attachment-684x384 size-684x384" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/jw-child-protection.png 684w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/jw-child-protection.png?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/jw-child-protection.png?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px" data-attachment-id="102102" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/jw-child-protection/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/jw-child-protection.png" data-orig-size="684,384" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="jw child protection" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/jw-child-protection.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/jw-child-protection.png?w=684" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-78" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">“Shepherd the Flock of God” (2019) Confidential Handbook of Jehovah’
534s Witness Elders</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/shepherd-the-flock-of-god-jehovahs-witness"><img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages.png?w=2560" class="image wp-image-102704 attachment-2560x1440 size-2560x1440" alt="shepherd the flock of god 2019" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages.png 2560w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages.png?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages.png?w=300 300w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages.png?w=768 768w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages.png?w=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" data-attachment-id="102704" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/shepherd-the-flock-of-god-jehovahs-witness/pages-2/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages.png" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="shepherd the flock of god 2019" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages.png?w=829" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-82" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">The May 2019 Watchtower on Child Sex Abuse</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/may-2019-watchtower/"><img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/pages.png?w=2560" class="image wp-image-102863 attachment-2560x1440 size-2560x1440" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/pages.png 2560w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/pages.png?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/pages.png?w=300 300w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/pages.png?w=768 768w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/pages.png?w=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100v
534w, 2560px" data-attachment-id="102863" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/may-2019-watchtower/pages-5/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/pages.png" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pages" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/pages.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/pages.png?w=829" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-76" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Watch Tower Subpoenas Prove, By Their Words, That Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Not the “True Religion”</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/watch-tower-subpoenas/"><img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages-1.png?w=2560" class="image wp-image-102655 attachment-2560x1440 size-2560x1440" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages-1.png 2560w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages-1.png?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages-1.png?w=300 300w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages-1.png?w=768 768w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages-1.png?w=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100v
534w, 2560px" data-attachment-id="102655" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/watch-tower-subpoenas/pages-1/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages-1.png" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pages (1)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages-1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/pages-1.png?w=829" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-80" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">An Informal Response to Watch Tower’s Legal Pursuits Against Me</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/watch-towers-legal-pursuits/"><img width="2560" height="1440" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/pages.png?w=2560" class="image wp-image-102788 attachment-2560x1440 size-2560x1440" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/pages.png 2560w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/pages.png?w=150 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/pages.png?w=300 300w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/pages.png?w=768 768w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/pages.png?w=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100v
534w, 2560px" data-attachment-id="102788" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/watch-towers-legal-pursuits/pages-3/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/pages.png" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pages" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/pages.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/pages.png?w=829" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-47" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Flyers and Publications</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/flyers-publications/"><img width="681" height="385" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/flyers-page.png" class="image wp-image-102100 alignnone attachment-full size-full" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/flyers-page.png 681w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/flyers-page.png?w=150&h=85 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/flyers-page.png?w=300&h=170 300w" sizes="(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px" data-attachment-id="102100" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/flyers-page/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/flyers-page.png" data-orig-size="681,385" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="flyers page" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/flyers-page.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/flyers-page.png?w=681" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-51" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">UK Charity Commission Inquiry</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://wp.me/P47oyc-pjr"><img width="679" height="383" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/uk-charity-comm.png" class="image wp-image-102026 alignnone attachment-full size-full" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/uk-charity-comm.png 679w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/uk-charity-comm.png?w=150&h=85 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/uk-charity-comm.png?w=300&h=169 300w" sizes="(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px" data-attachment-id="102026" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/the-uk-charity-commission-inquiry-into-jehovahs-witnesses/uk-charity-comm/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/uk-charity-comm.png" data-orig-size="679,383" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="UK CHARITY COMM" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/uk-charity-comm.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/uk-charity-comm.png?w=679" /></a></div></section><section id="media_image-32" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Australian Royal Commission Inquiry (2015)</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://jwvictims.org/the-australian-royal-commission-and-child-sex-abuse-jehovahs-witnesses/"><img width="683" height="384" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/arc-inquiry.png" class="image wp-image-102044 alignnone attachment-full size-full" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/arc-inquiry.png 683w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/arc-inquiry.png?w=150&h=84 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/arc-inquiry.png?w=300&h=169 300w" sizes="(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px" data-attachment-id="102044" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/arc-inquiry/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/arc-inquiry.png" data-orig-size="683,384" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ARC INQUIRY" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/arc-inquiry.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/arc-inquiry.png?w=683" /></a></div></section>
534<section id="media_image-2" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Watchtower Victims Memorial Day</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://watchtowervictimsmemorialday.com/"><img width="680" height="382" src="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/wtvmd-2.png" class="image wp-image-102035 alignnone attachment-full size-full" alt="" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" srcset="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/wtvmd-2.png 680w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/wtvmd-2.png?w=150&h=84 150w, https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/wtvmd-2.png?w=300&h=169 300w" sizes="(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px" data-attachment-id="102035" data-permalink="http://jwvictims.org/wtvmd-2-2/" data-orig-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/wtvmd-2.png" data-orig-size="680,382" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="WTVMD 2" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/wtvmd-2.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://questionsforjehovahswitnesses.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/wtvmd-2.png?w=680" /></a></div></section><section id="twitter_timeline-2" class="widget widget_twitter_timeline"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">JWvictims on Twitter</h3><a class="twitter-timeline" data-width="225" data-height="200" data-theme="light" data-border-color="#e8e8e8" data-lang="EN" data-partner="jetpack" href="https://twitter.com/jwvictims" href="https://twitter.com/jwvictims">My Tweets</a></div></section><section id="nav_menu-17" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle">Ex-JW Community</h3><div class="menu-exjw-community-container"><ul id="menu-exjw-community" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-100763" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-100763"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/my-personal-response-to-lloyd-evans-calling-me-a-regressive-activist/">My Personal Response to Lloyd Evans Calling Me a “Regressive Activist”</a></li> 535<li id="menu-item-97254" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-97254"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/did-patrick-haeck-and-the-open-minds-foundation-omf-actually-silence-a-story-about-jws/">Did Patrick Haeck, Lloyd Evans, and the Open Minds Foundation (OMF) Actually Silence a Story About JWs?</a></li> 536<li id="menu-item-103431" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-103431"><a href="http://jwvictims.org/answering-bcgs-assertions/">Answering BCG’s Assertions Regarding Steven Unthank and Lara Kaput</a></li> 537</ul></div></div></section><section id="blog_subscription-2" class="widget widget_blog_subscription jetpack_subscription_widget"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle"><label for="subscribe-field">Follow Blog </label></h3> 538 <form 539 action="https://subscribe.wordpress.com" 540 method="post" 541 accept-charset="utf-8" 542 id="" 543 > 544 <p>Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.</p> 545 <p id="subscribe-email"> 546 <label 547 id="subscribe-field-label" 548 for="subscribe-field" 549 class="screen-reader-text" 550 > 551 Email Address: </label> 552 553 <input 554 type="text" 555 name="email" 556 557 style="width: 95%; padding: 1px 10px" 558 placeholder="Enter your email address" 559 value="" 560 id="subscribe-field" 561 /> </p> 562 563 <p id="subscribe-submit"> 564 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="subscribe"/> 565 <input type="hidden" name="blog_id" value="60868016"/> 566 <input type="hidden" name="source" value="http://jwvictims.org/are-you
566-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/"/> 567 <input type="hidden" name="sub-type" value="widget"/> 568 <input type="hidden" name="redirect_fragment" value="blog_subscription-2"/> 569 <input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="557305425e" /> <button type="submit" 570 > 571 Via email </button> 572 </p> 573 </form> 574 575</div></section><section id="follow_button_widget-2" class="widget widget_follow_button_widget"><div class="widget-wrap"> 576 <a class="wordpress-follow-button" href="http://jwvictims.org" data-blog="60868016" data-lang="en" >Follow JWvictims | Cult Exodus on WordPress.com</a> 577
577<script type="text/javascript">(function(d){var f = d.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0], p = d.createElement('SCRIPT');p.type = 'text/javascript';p.async = true;p.src = '//widgets.wp.com/platform.js';f.parentNode.insertBefore(p,f);}(document));</script>
577 578 579 </div></section> <div id="atatags-608680163-5f951324b240c"></div> 580 581
581<script> 582 __ATA.cmd.push(function() { 583 __ATA.initDynamicSlot({ 584 id: 'atatags-608680163-5f951324b240c', 585 location: 140, 586 formFactor: '003', 587 label: { 588 text: 'Advertisements', 589 }, 590 creative: { 591 reportAd: { 592 text: 'Report this ad', 593 }, 594 privacySettings: { 595 text: 'Privacy settings', 596 } 597 } 598 }); 599 }); 600 </script>
600</div> 601</div> 602 603<footer role="contentinfo" id="footer" class="container"> 604 <section class="footer-wrap"> 605 <ul class="footer-site-content-links"> 606 <li class="footer-top-categories"><strong>Top categories: </strong> <a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/hypocrisy/">Hypocrisy</a><a href="http://jwvictims.org/category/women/">Women</a></li> </ul> 607 <div class="footer-credits"> 608 <a href="https://wordpress.com/?ref=footer_blog" rel="nofollow">Blog at WordPress.com.</a> 609 <span class="sep" role="separator" aria-hidden="true"> | </span> 610 </div> 611 </section> 612</footer> 613 614<!-- -->
615<script src='//0.gravatar.com/js/gprofiles.js?ver=202043y' id='grofiles-cards-js'></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 615
615
616<script id='wpgroho-js-extra'> 617var WPGroHo = {"my_hash":""}; 618</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 618
618
619<script type='text/javascript' src='https://s1.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravatar-hovercards/wpgroho.js?m=1380573781h'></script>
619 620 621
621<script> 622 //initialize and attach hovercards to all gravatars 623 jQuery( document ).ready( function( $ ) { 624 625 if (typeof Gravatar === "undefined"){ 626 return; 627 } 628 629 if ( typeof Gravatar.init !== "function" ) { 630 return; 631 } 632 633 Gravatar.profile_cb = function( hash, id ) { 634 WPGroHo.syncProfileData( hash, id ); 635 }; 636 Gravatar.my_hash = WPGroHo.my_hash; 637 Gravatar.init( 'body', '#wp-admin-bar-my-account' ); 638 }); 639 </script>
639 640 641 <div style="display:none"> 642 </div> 643
643<script type="text/javascript"> 644 ( function( $ ) { 645 $( document.body ).on( 'post-load', function () { 646 if ( typeof __ATA.insertInlineAds === 'function' ) { 647 __ATA.insertInlineAds(); 648 } 649 } ); 650 } )( jQuery ); 651 </script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 651
651
652<script> 653window.addEventListener( "load", function( event ) { 654 var link = document.createElement( "link" ); 655 link.href = "https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/actionbar/actionbar.css?v=20201002"; 656 link.type = "text/css"; 657 link.rel = "stylesheet"; 658 document.head.appendChild( link ); 659 660 var script = document.createElement( "script" ); 661 script.src = "https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/actionbar/actionbar.js?v=20201002"; 662 script.defer = true; 663 document.body.appendChild( script ); 664} ); 665</script>
665 666 667 668 <div id="carousel-reblog-box"> 669 <form action="#" name="carousel-reblog"> 670 <textarea id="carousel-reblog-content" name="carousel-reblog-content" placeholder="Add your thoughts here... (optional)"></textarea> 671 <label for="carousel-reblog-to-blog-id" id="carousel-reblog-lblogid">Post to</label> 672 <select name="carousel-reblog-to-blog-id" id="carousel-reblog-to-blog-id"> 673 </select> 674 675 <div class="submit"> 676 <span class="canceltext"><a href="#" class="cancel">Cancel</a></span> 677 <input type="submit" name="carousel-reblog-submit" class="button" id="carousel-reblog-submit" value="Reblog Post" /> 678 <input type="hidden" id="carousel-reblog-blog-id" value="60868016" /> 679 <input type="hidden" id="carousel-reblog-blog-url" value="http://jwvictims.org" /> 680 <input type="hidden" id="carousel-reblog-blog-title" value="JWvictims | Cult Exodus" /> 681 <input type="hidden" id="carousel-reblog-post-url" value="" /> 682 <input type="hidden" id="carousel-reblog-post-title" value="" /> 683 </div> 684 685 <input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="20f6d4fba5" /><input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/" /> </form> 686 687 <div class="arrow"></div> 688 </div> 689 690
690<script type="text/javascript"> 691 window.WPCOM_sharing_counts = {"https:\/\/jwvictims.org\/are-you-in-a-cult\/going-to-extremes\/":103605}; 692 </script>
692 693 <div id="sharing_email" style="display: none;"> 694 <form action="/are-you-in-a-cult/going-to-extremes/" method="post"> 695 <label for="target_email">Send to Email Address</label> 696 <input type="email" name="target_email" id="target_email" value="" /> 697 698 699 <label for="source_name">Your Name</label> 700 <input type="text" name="source_name" id="source_name" value="" /> 701 702 <label for="source_email">Your Email Address</label> 703 <input type="email" name="source_email" id="source_email" value="" /> 704 705 <input type="text" id="jetpack-source_f_name" name="source_f_name" class="input" value="" size="25" autocomplete="off" title="This field is for validation and should not be changed" /> 706 707 <div 708 class="g-recaptcha" 709 data-sitekey="6LcmyE0UAAAAALID28yVNg7pFCodGaArJzHitez_" 710 data-theme="light" 711 data-type="image" 712 data-tabindex="0"></div>
vendor: 110 bytes, lines 712-715
712 713 <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?hl=en" async></script> 714 715
715<img style="float: right; display: none" class="loading" src="https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/post-flair/sharing/images/loading.gif" alt="loading" width="16" height="16" /> 716 <input type="submit" value="Send Email" class="sharing_send" /> 717 <a rel="nofollow" href="#cancel" class="sharing_cancel" role="button">Cancel</a> 718 719 <div class="errors errors-1" style="display: none;"> 720 Post was not sent - check your email addresses! </div> 721 722 <div class="errors errors-2" style="display: none;"> 723 Email check failed, please try again </div> 724 725 <div class="errors errors-3" style="display: none;"> 726 Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. </div> 727 </form> 728 </div> 729
729<script type="text/javascript"> 730 // Pinterest shared resources 731 var s = document.createElement("script"); 732 s.type = "text/javascript"; 733 s.async = true; 734 s.setAttribute('data-pin-hover', true); s.src = window.location.protocol + "//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"; 735 var x = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; 736 x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); 737 // if 'Pin it' button has 'counts' make container wider 738 jQuery(window).load( function(){ jQuery( 'li.share-pinterest a span:visible' ).closest( '.share-pinterest' ).width( '80px' ); } ); 739 </script>
739 740
740<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script>
740 741 <div id="fb-root"></div> 742
742<script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=249643311490&version=v2.3'; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>
742 743
743<script> 744 document.body.addEventListener( 'post-load', function() { 745 if ( 'undefined' !== typeof FB ) { 746 FB.XFBML.parse(); 747 } 748 } ); 749 </script>
749 750 <link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-0-2' href='https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/carousel/jetpack-carousel.css?m=1592560282h&cssminify=yes' type='text/css' media='all' />
751<script id='jetpack-carousel-js-extra'> 752var jetpackCarouselStrings = {"widths":[370,700,1000,1200,1400,2000],"is_logged_in":"","lang":"en","ajaxurl":"https:\/\/jwvictims.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","nonce":"e90abfe382","display_exif":"1","display_comments":"1","display_geo":"1","single_image_gallery":"1","single_image_gallery_media_file":"","background_color":"black","comment":"Comment","post_comment":"Post Comment","write_comment":"Write a Comment...","loading_comments":"Loading Comments...","download_original":"View full size <span class=\"photo-size\">{0}<span class=\"photo-size-times\">\u00d7<\/span>{1}<\/span>","no_comment_text":"Please be sure to submit some text with your comment.","no_comment_email":"Please provide an email address to comment.","no_comment_author":"Please provide your name to comment.","comment_post_error":"Sorry, but there was an error posting your comment. Please try again later.","comment_approved":"Your comment was approved.","comment_unapproved":"Your comment is in moderation.","camera":"Camera","aperture":"Aperture","shutter_speed":"Shutter Speed","focal_length":"Focal Length","copyright":"Copyright","comment_registration":"0","require_name_email":"1","login_url":"https:\/\/questionsforjehovahswitnesses.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fjwvictims.org%2Fare-you
752-in-a-cult%2Fgoing-to-extremes%2F","blog_id":"60868016","meta_data":["camera","aperture","shutter_speed","focal_length","copyright"],"local_comments_commenting_as":"<fieldset><label for=\"email\">Email (Required)<\/label> <input type=\"text\" name=\"email\" class=\"jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field\" id=\"jp-carousel-comment-form-email-field\" \/><\/fieldset><fieldset><label for=\"author\">Name (Required)<\/label> <input type=\"text\" name=\"author\" class=\"jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field\" id=\"jp-carousel-comment-form-author-field\" \/><\/fieldset><fieldset><label for=\"url\">Website<\/label> <input type=\"text\" name=\"url\" class=\"jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field\" id=\"jp-carousel-comment-form-url-field\" \/><\/fieldset>","reblog":"Reblog","reblogged":"Reblogged","reblog_add_thoughts":"Add your thoughts here... (optional)","reblogging":"Reblogging...","post_reblog":"Post Reblog","stats_query_args":"blog=60868016&v=wpcom&tz=0&user_id=0&subd=questionsforjehovahswitnesses","is_public":"1","reblog_enabled":""}; 753</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 753
753
754<script id='sharing-js-js-extra'> 755var sharing_js_options = {"lang":"en","counts":"1","is_stats_active":"1"}; 756</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 756
756
757<script type='text/javascript' src='https://s0.wp.com/_static/??-eJyVkc1OxDAMhF+IrIW2PewB8SjItKbrNEmD7bQLT09W2iLxoyBOjmb8jUcKbNkNSzJKBl5hpJUHypeD1zv4auVFLZIqTvSL618LydttHDitTNufa54s4zA7IeX3H6mxuBzKxEkh8EwKFSp0xjQGksbyxuNEpkClusvM5AJuYBRzQKNveiPn1g6eOA1gG5uROONIgVOrLI6Rk3tGgYhamfpyy0oiPNbrn9o/E0xqF21AA8pSlMLe2+1Cg7n+qXsJyAJ6RuE07bNCj/Hhvj/1x+7Y9Z3/AO3E0Bw='></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 757
757
758<script type='text/javascript'> 759var windowOpen; 760 jQuery( document.body ).on( 'click', 'a.share-facebook', function() { 761 // If there's another sharing window open, close it. 762 if ( 'undefined' !== typeof windowOpen ) { 763 windowOpen.close(); 764 } 765 windowOpen = window.open( jQuery( this ).attr( 'href' ), 'wpcomfacebook', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=400' ); 766 return false; 767 }); 768</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 768
768
769<script type="text/javascript"> 770// <![CDATA[ 771(function() { 772try{ 773 if ( window.external &&'msIsSiteMode' in window.external) { 774 if (window.external.msIsSiteMode()) { 775 var jl = document.createElement('script'); 776 jl.type='text/javascript'; 777 jl.async=true; 778 jl.src='/wp-content/plugins/ie-sitemode/custom-jumplist.php'; 779 var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; 780 s.parentNode.insertBefore(jl, s); 781 } 782 } 783}catch(e){} 784})(); 785// ]]> 786</script>
786 <iframe src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/master.html?ver=20200826#ver=20200826' scrolling='no' id='likes-master' name='likes-master' style='display:none;'></iframe> 787 <div id='likes-other-gravatars'><div class="likes-text"><span>%d</span> bloggers like this:</div><ul class="wpl-avatars sd-like-gravatars"></ul></div>
788<script src="//stats.wp.com/w.js?61" type="text/javascript" async defer></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 788
788
789<script type="text/javascript"> 790_tkq = window._tkq || []; 791_stq = window._stq || []; 792_tkq.push(['storeContext', {'blog_id':'60868016','blog_tz':'0','user_lang':'en','blog_lang':'en','user_id':'0'}]); 793_stq.push(['view', {'blog':'60868016','v':'wpcom','tz':'0','user_id':'0','post':'103605','subd':'questionsforjehovahswitnesses'}]); 794_stq.push(['extra', {'crypt':'UE5tW3cvZGRQeTl2K251LHdmYVZFV3liR3k2Q0NPcnB5LndOWz1QLGlrbVBBdV1ISnVvTiwrZV11ZEpsRFVXWTlta28mVWdyJWg2WTJNaV9bL3Z4LU5BVW4/T1NYbUVbUERVJmt3emJVdW1VdG11RkcxWVNtTGo3ZVZNVWVULVV5Vmk4S1hXY25VaFg1QjFTYiVtUWlTM014TkpGRSxzX1JoZlNYWVgsVz1PSFhuWFJndWFPNldHcHBxXWVKeDhqNHBGb2YrbEtKV2IwNVhPRGVVfEZqMHxsaixfMWZ+P1pOcS1RUn5PSnx2TA=='}]); 795_stq.push([ 'clickTrackerInit', '60868016', '103605' ]); 796 </script>
796 797<noscript><img src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?v=noscript" style="height:0px;width:0px;overflow:hidden" alt="" /></noscript>
798<script defer id="bilmur" data-provider="wordpress.com" data-service="simple" src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/js/bilmur.min.js?m=202043"></script>
798<script> 799if ( 'object' === typeof wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info ) { 800 801 wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.init(); 802 var mobileStatsQueryString = ""; 803 804 if( false !== wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedPlatformName ) 805 mobileStatsQueryString += "&x_" + 'mobile_platforms' + '=' + wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedPlatformName; 806 807 if( false !== wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedUserAgentName ) 808 mobileStatsQueryString += "&x_" + 'mobile_devices' + '=' + wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedUserAgentName; 809 810 if( wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.isIPad() ) 811 mobileStatsQueryString += "&x_" + 'ipad_views' + '=' + 'views'; 812 813 if( "" != mobileStatsQueryString ) { 814 new Image().src = document.location.protocol + '//pixel.wp.com/g.gif?v=wpcom-no-pv' + mobileStatsQueryString + '&baba=' + Math.random(); 815 } 816 817} 818</script>
818 819</body> 820</html>
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.