The Assemblies of God; Secrets of a High Demand Church with Paul Jensen

Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in the Assemblies of God, the second-largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States with approximately three million members, Paul Jensen witnessed firsthand the controversial culture and beliefs that define this religious movement. Founded in 1914 and initially considered a fringe group by mainstream Protestant denominations, the Assemblies of God gradually gained acceptance. However, as Paul discovered, this movement’s high-demand and questionable history are often concealed from public scrutiny. He shared his journey of discovery after growing up in the Assemblies of God, the world’s largest denomination of the Pentecostal and Charismatic “Spirit Led” movement. He reveals the little-known authoritarian cult roots of the Assemblies of God and how the church has created an official narrative that conceals its true history. Unfortunately, the protections of law that prohibit religious groups from engaging in supporting political campaigns has been sidestepped in the USA, so understanding the fraud used to control members and their beliefs that they “hear from God” has caused intense polarization with all who do not subscribe to their “certainty” of commitment. Learn more about Steven Hassan and Freedom of Mind Resource Center. Visit freedomofmind.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Stephen Hassan with another episode of the Influence Continuum.
0:09.0	And we have a special guest this week.
0:13.0	Paul Jensen is someone that I've met this year, in fact,
0:19.0	at an International Cultic Studies Association conference in Louisville
0:24.6	and heard his talk called Discovering the Worst Kept Secrets of My High Demand Church.
0:33.6	But really, Paul, we'll get into it, but you were raised in the assemblies of God.
0:40.6	It's the world's largest Pentecostal denomination.
0:45.5	And when I learned of that and heard your talk and you mentioned Dawee and other source people.
0:55.4	I was like, oh, I should introduce you to John Collins,
0:58.8	who grew up in the Message Church of William Branham,
1:02.0	who in fact grew up just like 10 minutes from Louisville, Kentucky,
1:06.2	where we were when we first met at that conference.
1:10.2	So you did a deep dive similar to John Collins.
1:15.6	You wanted to understand what were the origin, stories, et cetera, that I want you to get into.
1:23.0	But before we start, I'll just say that you have left. You are a successful entrepreneur, business
1:29.5	person, strategist, communications expert for more than 20 years in the field of global health.
1:38.5	And you have a consulting practice called Italia, where you help health and science organizations learn how to
1:47.8	communicate their research. And you also are sought after ghost writer and written for
1:55.7	multiple heads of state, elected officials, a Nobel Peace Laureate, heads of UN agencies.
2:03.2	A big shot.
2:06.0	So I'm honored to know you, and I'm trying to secretly recruit you, not so secretly
2:11.0	recruit you, not so secretly because I'm announcing it, to help us with freedom of mind
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