Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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In part one of this wild listener story, Katelyn Hlavaty chats with Lola and Meagan about her experience in the evangelical healing ministry group, Operation Light Force. Katelyn shares how she joined the group when she was isolated and struggling with Crohn's disease, and how the group's promises of community, God, and literal physical healing seemed like the answer in her moment of vulnerability. They dig into how the leader, Richard, began doing counseling sessions with Katelyn, and how Richard taught his followers that any physical ailment they experienced could be the result of sin, trauma, or even Satan. In any case, the goalpost was always moving... and Richard was the one with the answers.
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Steve Hassan - The Moonies, Trump, and QAnon
Esther & Lori - Current FLDS Members
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Moses Storm - Andrea Yates's Cult
Lola's Mom - Mormon-Offshoot Cult
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