How can you tell if an organization is a cult? The answer lies in the level of dogmatism. The higher the level of certainty about a multitude of topics, the more likely it’s a cult. The more the cult member…[Continue Reading...]
Barefoot girls hold a ribbon and loop around a maypole. Some, styled as the “Little Lambs,” dance for the hundreds gathered at the 15-acre Timonium estate known as The Farm. There are pony rides, potato-sack races, even a live band…[Continue Reading...]
“Are you the people who don’t have blood transfusions?” was the first thing most people asked if any of us mentioned our religion. We weren’t supposed to say “yes”, because we weren’t meant to allow our faith to be defined…[Continue Reading...]
"I have been pleasantly surprised," she tells HELLO!, adding: "It's just always a scary thing to talk about and I think the biggest thing is not wanting you or your heart to be misunderstood, so it's really lovely to hear that…[Continue Reading...]
“One Tree Hill” star Bethany Joy Lenz has recalled the time her co-stars tried to “rescue” her from the cult she was a part of for a decade of her life. In an interview with Variety, Lenz said things got…[Continue Reading...]
"One Tree Hill" star Bethany Joy Lenz says she suffered "spiritual abuse" during the 10 years she spent in a cult. The 42-year-old told People magazine that she went through "lots of therapy" after getting away from the unidentified cult,…[Continue Reading...]
The 42-year-old former One Tree Hill actress and Hallmark Channel star shared the news with People that she will be releasing a memoir, and inside, fans will be able to read more about her experience with a religious cult. The…[Continue Reading...]
In 2016, my mother, a devout Jehovah’s Witness, shunned me via an 83 word email, in which she described how she needed to remain loyal to Jehovah, and could not remain in contact with me until I returned to the…[Continue Reading...]
For the first three decades of my life, I spent a lot of time in constant worry that anything I did would make me "unworthy." To most people, it might sound like I'm trying to lift Thor's hammer, but to…[Continue Reading...]
One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz is speaking out about the harrowing experience of escaping a cult. Speaking with her former OTH co-stars Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton Morgan on their Drama Queens podcast, Lenz opened up about one…[Continue Reading...]
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