The roots of racism in the Christian Right with John Collins

Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

John Collins grew up as “royalty” in the William Branham “Message” cult. He has worked tirelessly to understand and reveal its true history with the KKK and its influence on modern Pentecostalism today. He has authored two books and built an incredible website to expose the facts of this criminal, white supremacist, misogynistic cult. John helps us realize an essential part of American authoritarianism which to this day has an international following. By freeing himself from the mental and emotional damage he suffered as a child growing up in that atmosphere, he can help millions realize they were following a false prophet, believing they are just being “Christian.” There is a growing movement of people realizing it was really about power, money, sex and politics, and not religion. They are exiting and reclaiming their own “Freedom of Mind!” Learn more about Dr. Steven Hassan's work and find more resources at his website FreedomOfMind.com. Follow Dr. Hassan on Twitter here. Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Stephen Hassan, and I'm absolutely delighted to have an old colleague and friend
0:09.7	John Collins with me today to discuss what I think is a really important cult group that's been
0:19.6	around from the 30s called The Message.
0:23.6	John Collins is the author and webmaster of William Branham,
0:28.6	historical research, and the author of Preacher Behind the White Hoods,
0:32.6	a critical examination of William Branham and his message. John, mind holding it up, the books up for a
0:40.6	second? You have two books, right? And you're, you were born and raised in the message cult
0:49.4	following of William Branum. And you escaped in 2012.
0:56.3	You began to research the historical events of William Brannum's life because as many
1:01.4	second generation people, they want to know what's the truth of the origin of this.
1:08.6	What is this thing that I grew up in?
1:10.4	What is this thing? And I believe you said your uncle was a principal in the original
1:15.6	organization. So you were kind of royalty.
1:18.6	Anyway, I just want to finish and say you just have this amazing website and you've been
1:23.6	publishing your research to help others influenced by or indoctrinated into
1:29.1	William Branum's cult of personality and it's and it's many splinter groups and John you and I have
1:36.5	talked previously and done some blogs together you've done the bite model of mind control you
1:43.8	authored with me a thing about Jim Jones and the bite model of mind control. You authored with me a thing about Jim Jones and the bite model and mind control.
1:50.0	And you've taught me a lot, actually, about some of the early roots of the charismatic
1:56.6	Pentecostal ladder rain movement that is so prevalent now,
2:02.4	where people claim to get direct revelations and speak in tongues and cast out demons
2:08.5	and do faith healings.
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