I was born and raised in the FLDS faith. From the time I was a child, my days were structured around religious instruction. I spent at least four hours a day in sermons — in the morning with my family,…[Continue Reading...]
Petra Velzeboer was born into one of the world’s most notorious religious movements - The Children of God- later renamed The Family International. The Children of God was a controversial new religious movement founded in the late 1960s by David…[Continue Reading...]
One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz revealed she was forced her to abide by a 'sex schedule' during her marriage to the son of a Christian cult leader. She claimed that her former husband - who she referred to…[Continue Reading...]
When most people reflect on life’s threats, becoming engulfed in a high-control organization is rarely our first thought. Research suggests that around 1 percent of individuals worldwide become involved in groups of psychological abuse (Castaño et al., 2022), also known…[Continue Reading...]
And that led me to write again. I began a new one-person musical comedy show called Cl*t Cult, about surviving the sexual wellness cult OneTaste, which I just performed at the New York Fringe, earlier this month. I reclaimed the…[Continue Reading...]
A former Jehovah’s Witness has explained some reasons why many Jehovah's Witness members might find it hard to leave the church She argued that many denominations, like the Catholic church, share similar foundations, which made it difficult for ex-members to…[Continue Reading...]
In 2017, a gaunt, bespectacled, 71-year-old woman wearing a crisp white uniform with two stars on the shoulder was arrested in New Mexico. This was Deborah Green, nee Lila Carter, the leader and self-described general of the Aggressive Christianity Missions…[Continue Reading...]
Harrison Hill’s new book The Oracle’s Daughter: The Rise and Fall of An American Cult goes inside the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps and Sarah's dramatic exit from the group started by Deborah and Jim Green. Deborah remains at large…[Continue Reading...]
Real estate influencer Caleb Simpson is opening up about his difficult childhood, claiming he grew up in a cult-like environment. "I'm the middle of nine children. I have eight other brothers and sisters from the same parents," Simpson began in…[Continue Reading...]
Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is ‘The Madness of Believing.’ He spoke with Dave Davies about…[Continue Reading...]
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