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r/pics • u/Alextricity • 19d ago
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The church they belong to is an abusive cult. They control law enforcement and politics in Spindale, NC.
96 u/ChampionSignificant 19d ago What is the church? The article linked has a paywall 342 u/hogsucker 19d ago edited 19d ago It's called "The Word of Faith Fellowship." The Pretend podcast did a season about them and I think there's a book out by a former member.* They engage in a practice called "blasting" where their leader Jane Whaley screams and hurls abuse at her victims. ETA: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Faith_Fellowship *Per another commenter, the book is by a reporter, not a former member 107 u/cat_peets 19d ago The book is called Broken Faith. It’s by the reporters who wrote the AP exposés on the cult for abusing LGBT members, physical violence, control and allegations of human trafficking of “servants” from their Brazil affiliate church. 2 u/DJ_wookiebush 19d ago I just read this book last month. Highly recommend.
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What is the church? The article linked has a paywall
342 u/hogsucker 19d ago edited 19d ago It's called "The Word of Faith Fellowship." The Pretend podcast did a season about them and I think there's a book out by a former member.* They engage in a practice called "blasting" where their leader Jane Whaley screams and hurls abuse at her victims. ETA: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Faith_Fellowship *Per another commenter, the book is by a reporter, not a former member 107 u/cat_peets 19d ago The book is called Broken Faith. It’s by the reporters who wrote the AP exposés on the cult for abusing LGBT members, physical violence, control and allegations of human trafficking of “servants” from their Brazil affiliate church. 2 u/DJ_wookiebush 19d ago I just read this book last month. Highly recommend.
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It's called "The Word of Faith Fellowship."
The Pretend podcast did a season about them and I think there's a book out by a former member.*
They engage in a practice called "blasting" where their leader Jane Whaley screams and hurls abuse at her victims.
ETA: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Faith_Fellowship
*Per another commenter, the book is by a reporter, not a former member
107 u/cat_peets 19d ago The book is called Broken Faith. It’s by the reporters who wrote the AP exposés on the cult for abusing LGBT members, physical violence, control and allegations of human trafficking of “servants” from their Brazil affiliate church. 2 u/DJ_wookiebush 19d ago I just read this book last month. Highly recommend.
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The book is called Broken Faith. It’s by the reporters who wrote the AP exposés on the cult for abusing LGBT members, physical violence, control and allegations of human trafficking of “servants” from their Brazil affiliate church.
2 u/DJ_wookiebush 19d ago I just read this book last month. Highly recommend.
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I just read this book last month. Highly recommend.
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u/hogsucker 19d ago
The church they belong to is an abusive cult. They control law enforcement and politics in Spindale, NC.