Salvation Army Gets Bell Rung by Brave Survivor

In late September of 2024, singer/composer Robert Jeffers, aka Bobby Wizdum, was preparing for the release of his record Long Way Home. While the record brought truth to light about organized corruption, its real message was a journey of growth, enlightenment, and miraculous trauma recovery. Unfortunately, as he was about to bring this record and story to the world, his microphone was unplugged by a popular and powerful “Christian” organization.

From their big red bell, worldwide thrift stores, and Turkey Day halftime specials with the Dallas Cowboys, I’m sure you have heard of the Salvation Army. Branded with their slogan “Doing the Most Good,” they pride themselves on being an organization that gives to the poor, assists victims of human trafficking, and fights against modern-day slavery.

Their evangelical mission has helped them grow into the second-largest church in the entire world. What the world doesn’t know, however, is that the reported multi-billion-dollar entity made its fortune by being active participants in the very crimes and tragedies they claim to be fighting against. In other words, they are wolves in sheep’s clothing.

They were founded in 1865 by a man named William Booth, whose mission was to allegedly save lost souls by converting them to their cultish interpretation of Christianity. He took a verse from the book of Corinthians and cleverly crafted and coined the phrase “work therapy.” If you research the dates, you’ll find that this nifty verbiage was created conveniently right between the years that slavery and indentured servitude would become illegal in England. Through this loophole, the Booth family remains extremely wealthy and in control of this religious superpower today. Through this loophole, they’ve made all of their fortunes on the backs of free labor and other misfortunes.

Bobby was sent to the Salvation Army on November 4th, 2022. According to the state of Pennsylvania, he was supposed to be severely mentally disabled, delusional, and unable to solve problems. What really happened is that he was subjected to an organized, premeditated attack in York, PA, in 2021. He was forced out of his home illegally by Judge James H. Morgan, who made an off-the-books ruling to allow a self-help eviction just one day after Bobby had won in court. This occurred on August 12th, 2021, and opened the path for Bobby to be trafficked through the mental health and drug rehabilitation system. Prior to this attack, he had no history of mental illness or problems with substance abuse.

In September of 2022, he released the song Declaration, which would become the centerpiece Long Way Home was built around. Instead of being able to speak, he was involuntarily forced back into hospitalization and sent to the Salvation Army with no alternative places to go. They had full disclosure of who Bobby was coming in. Not only did they fail to add to the solution, they were part of a contracted network to make sure he never spoke.

As for Bobby, he breezed through the free labor program, never even missing a day of work. Unlike normal employment, you weren’t allowed to call in sick. If you did, you’d be put on what’s known as “bed rest” and forced to make up the time you missed on Saturday, forbidden from leaving your room. Bobby spent the majority of his time in the sorting room, hanging and sorting clothes. He not only proved he could work, but he routinely outperformed even the paid employees around him. The mental disabilities and delusions must have magically disappeared. After all, he was unmedicated the whole time.

The program goes much deeper than just free labor. When you aren’t at “therapy,” you spend most of your time in groups or church. This is no ordinary church we are talking about. We are talking about attempted mind control and brainwashing. From the moment you arrive, you are repeatedly told that you did “nothing good until God brought you through their doors.” You were incapable of any good without “Jesus.” Make no mistake—when they said Jesus, they really meant themselves. Why else would anyone make their “beneficiaries” listen to their 99 rules being read nightly for the first month they are there?

Luckily, Bobby knew who he was and where he’d been. He really feels sorry for those that are weak-minded and wouldn’t see they were being manipulated. At the time of Bobby’s arrival, “graduating” from the strict program was actually harder than getting into Harvard. Their terrible completion percentage proves that. While a change in majors did give them a little more credibility, don’t let it fool you. Members of the old regime enjoyed having power over others and kicking them out on the street. Bobby breezed through the program virtually flawlessly and without any disciplinary actions.

After graduating from the program, Bobby became a full-time employee of the Roxborough thrift store in September 2023 and quickly became Assistant Manager. He also had to relearn how to live in society. He was not only facing institutionalization, but his last memories in the free world were of being attacked. Not to mention, no resolution or justice had been served either. Simple things like where to go, riding the train, walking amongst crowds, and what to eat caused mind-racing anxiety. Day by day and step by step, though, he found his way back.

On the clock, he was well loved by coworkers and customers alike. I’m sure anyone you asked about Robert would describe him as kind and hardworking. He also had a wide range of product knowledge, great marketing skills, and an artistic approach to creating displays. During his time there, the store’s numbers went from $200,000 a year to $650,000. While it also takes a team effort, much of this was done on his intellectual property. None of this would matter, though. The moment he rose to speak, the cord would be cut.

He’d spent the past year in his free time recording Long Way Home, writing a book, creating tons of content, and putting together a full marketing plan. He had just finished setting up the acoustics, mics, and equipment to appear as a podcast guest. He was planning to have a hefty schedule—one that was a long time coming. September 25th wasn’t a random date planned for this record release. It was the anniversary of the death of Jeanette Briganti. Bobby claims her murder was covered up as a drug overdose on September 25, 2020, and the title “Declaration” was her request.

With the record on its way, Bobby filed an official federal judicial complaint against Judge James H. Morgan. While nothing appears to have happened to the judge, what’s telling is that nothing legally happened to Bobby either. If you accuse a judge and are found to be lying, you can do 1.5 years in prison. It seems in this matter they simply chose inaction. Bobby expected that and was prepared to try both the judge and the system through the press.

Days before the album was released, Bobby’s accounts and devices all became hacked, and he was subjected to severe workplace harassment. He went on vacation and came home to a nightmare. His home life had now been compromised as well. During his entire tenancy at 6017 Buist Ave, he’d never even been late on a rent payment. He was quiet, stayed to himself, and focused on his work. Unfortunately, his landlord, Bernadette Copeland, had been paid to join in on this organized attack. The usually poor Bernadette conveniently received a new roof, a large speaker, an expensive treadmill, and more at the very moment Bobby went under attack.

The day he got home from vacation, there were new antennas on the roof, strange green lights being shot from a dispenser in the bathroom, and more through the window in his room from the adjacent roof. This probably sounds “crazy” to many of you. Bobby did the opposite of panic, however.

Instead of reacting violently or showing any sign of distress, he went to the studio and recorded the singles Sent and Before Your Eyes live as they were happening. He recorded video evidence of what had taken place and combined the songs into one video.

Lyrical References in Before Your Eyes

Several lines in Before Your Eyes reflect direct experiences and quotes from Wizdum’s time in the program.

“Sounds off”—heard at the song’s intro and at the end of verse three—is a response to Ann Polk, an intake coordinator turned counselor, who allegedly spread a rumor questioning Wizdum’s mental health two weeks before he came under full attack. Operations Manager Donald Graham later found the claims baseless.

Verse two lines such as “Ain’t performance rather service, cooking wine and Listerine” and “How were you cursing players, going pro when you weren’t even on the court” are aimed at counselor Timothy Polk (no relation to Ann). During intake, participants were repeatedly told their unpaid labor was “service to Jesus, not performance.” Wizdum highlighted the manipulation in his lyrics by pointing out that the phrasing itself made no sense.

Timothy Polk allegedly claimed to be an elite college basketball player who was “going pro” but had failed spiritually, cursing other players and telling them to harm themselves. Wizdum disputed these claims, noting that Polk was rarely active on the court.

Final lines in the song reference statements by head counselor Joseph M. Murray, including “Emotions come from having an irrational thought process” and “beats his meat at Burger King.” Weekly group sessions based on the novel Every Man’s Battle reportedly became dominated by Murray’s compulsive behavior. These experiences are directly documented in the lyrics.

While Bobby was in the Salvation Army’s slave labor program, they were forced to disclose that they were involved in a class-action federal wage violation suit. Federal law prohibits the Salvation Army from retaliating against participants, but they did more than retaliate against Bobby.

Shortly after posting the video, Bobby was illegally locked out of his home by Bernadette, losing all of his possessions on the spot. This was the second time in four years this had occurred to him by illegal eviction. He ran and boarded a train to Washington, DC, attempting to visit the Cohen Milhstein law offices, who are representing the lawsuit.

Keep in mind, with no working phone or email, he couldn’t simply call and was left penniless, homeless, and without help. The lawyers weren’t in that Friday morning and, in the future, have not replied to Bobby once.

Instead of the end, however, this would be the beginning—and would lead to the full album release of Before Your Eyes. Hear it today.

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