![]() While watching this film, I kept thinking about the variety of beliefs that are held to this day by what we would consider to be “mainstream” religions, beliefs that would for them be reasonable. Once you believe something, it is very difficult to give that up completely, and that goes for all of us. Second, documentaries like this really do speak to the nature of humanity, specifically to our psychology. To borrow a passage from the Gospel of John, even if light were to shine in the “darkness,” “people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.” (John 3:19) In order to be free from brainwashing and indoctrination, one must be free from “forced pressure,” and have the ability to be “critical.” Watching Prophet’s Prey illustrated this complication. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “brainwash” as to “make (someone) adopt radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible pressure.” “Indoctrinate” is defined as “teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.”īut this is a catch-22. And as soon as you think you’ve got it figured out, it becomes more complicated.Ī few things that were mentioned at the end of the documentary are worth noting.įirst, there is a difference between “brainwashing” and “indoctrination,” though admittedly the terms are used interchangeably there being very little difference in popular connotations. Like all things, nothing is as simple as it seems. So, are we, as “outsiders,” by getting more involved only strengthening that which we want to see weakened? And how are we to really know what is true?Īre we all delusional? Are we all under some spell, some doctrine, some authority, and don’t even know it?Īnd what about the FLDS members who, by ignorance or by will, want the life they live? Is there any way to even stop it? Given the dynamics that are at play in cults, oppressing them only buttresses their beliefs and resolve. So, how does this happen? What does this tell us about the nature of humanity, and the “mind” that we all possess? Is there any possible way of making sense of all of this? And more difficult, do stories like this call into question all beliefs. ![]() See more at on Warren Jeffs, The Daily Beast article, Huffington Post articles on Warren Jeffs, Lisa Liang on CNN, and others.” ![]() Features unprecedented interviews with Church insiders and victims, exposing the nightmarish hell of unspeakable crimes that still continue to this day. While Jeffs is currently serving a life sentence for his crimes, he still exerts total authority over his flock. “Showtime documentary revealing the shocking life of notorious cult leader Warren Jeffs, and the FLDS Church, who through brainwashing and abuse seized control of his followers’ lives and an organization worth hundreds of millions of dollars. ![]()
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