Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

How the Jehovah's Witnesses Get You to Sign Over Your Will

Why do you need my real estate if the world is ending?

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Dr. Steven Hassan
Jan 30, 2026
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Consider this paradox.

Jehovah’s Witnesses’ leadership and the Watch Tower Society1 tell members the end of the world is so close they shouldn’t bother with college or long-term plans, yet aggressively solicits wills, real estate, retirement accounts, and stock donations through sophisticated “charitable planning” programs.

Why?

This contradiction sits at the heart of a financial apparatus that has quietly accumulated billions in real estate sales alone, while leaving members and their families who might otherwise inherit their assets financially vulnerable.

An internal brochure obtained and analyzed below shows in great detail the extent of the financial assets being solicited and the mechanisms of undue influence used to obtain them.

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