Cliff "Fifth" Henderson - Jehovah's Witnesses

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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🗓️ 23 December 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Episode 12: Meagan and Lola interview rapper Fifth, also known as Cliff Henderson, about his experiences as a Jehovah's Witness. Fifth tells the girls how he was a devout member until he lost his faith in his 20s, when he was disfellowshipped and subsequently shunned by his family and community at large. He also talks about the dangerous practices that the church advocates, and how he channels it all into his music. If you have your own story about cults, high-control groups, manipulation, or abuse of power, shoot us an email at [email protected]. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @trustmepodcast @oohlalola @vibehigherbitch OR TWITTER: @trustmecultpod @ohlalola

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0:00.0	Trust me. I'm like a smart person. Yeah, I've never lied to you. I never have lied to you.
0:09.0	If you think that one person has all the answers.
0:12.6	Don't!
0:14.4	Welcome to Trust Me.
0:15.5	The podcast about cult extreme belief in the abuse of power
0:18.1	from two homo sapiens who've actually experienced it.
0:22.0	I am Lola Blancanche and I am Megan Elizabeth. Today for our holiday
0:26.4	episode our guest is someone who never got to celebrate holidays growing up. His name is
0:30.6	Fifth rapper and activist also known as Cliff Henderson.
0:34.1	He's a former devout Jehovah's Witness
0:36.1	who lost his faith in his 20s,
0:37.9	was disfellowshiped from the church,
0:39.4	and was completely cut off from his family
0:41.4	and everybody he knew as a result.
0:43.0	So we're going to talk about that, and we're going to talk about some of the more harmful
0:46.1	Jehovah's Witness beliefs and policies, including ones that have put people's lives in danger.
0:50.4	And then we're also going to talk about how he uses his music to express some of the emotions that he has about all that has happened to him.
0:57.5	And we're going to play one of his songs at the end of the episode, so stay tuned.
1:01.0	Whoop, whoo! You have to take out me doing that.
1:04.0	Leaving it in.
1:06.0	Hey Megan, it's the holidays.
1:12.0	Do you have anything culty that happened to you this week?
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