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Opinion Cult doc about "Teen Mania" on Prime

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Anyone watched season 2 of Shiny Happy People?

I think I've watched every cult documentary there was and was expecting this to be a continuation of the Duggar family but it's about a Christian teen indoctrination movement which at least with Jesus Camp (IIRC) they didn't physically assault kids in the name of Christianity.

I thought I was up to date with cults but had never heard of Ron Luce before today, just EBayed his book he's such a fruitcake. The lasting damage they did to those kids is terrifying. If anyone's watched or read The Family, there are a few people like the author Jeff Sherlet who blew the whistle with Christian Nationalism, lots of mention of The Arlington Project, Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA and even Mike Johnson makes a cameo.

Interesting 3 episodes.
 
BASHING ALL THINGS CHRISTIAN...

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I've been meaning to check that series out. Looking back at my experiences being a southern Baptist and being "saved" and baptised and just the overall experience I get a real creepy feeling. I cannot imagine being a part of that today.
 
I've been meaning to check that series out. Looking back at my experiences being a southern Baptist and being "saved" and baptised and just the overall experience I get a real creepy feeling. I cannot imagine being a part of that today.
The physical abuse was tough to watch.

You know I'm no longer part of religion but I did used to like it. I didn't feel indoctrinated as a kid, but this indoctrination was flippin mental.
 
Didn’t comment on 30 years back, I said “right now” bashing Christianity is in Vogue..
As I said, discovering Scientology 30 odd years ago, WBC, you bashing people bashing religion is far from new.
 
As I said, discovering Scientology 30 odd years ago, WBC, you bashing people bashing religion is far from new.
I didn’t bash all people bashing all religions… I only bash people who only bash one specific religion which is now safe and acceptable to bash.
 
What did you think about the doc?
Didn’t watch, all I got from it was your summary, so I’m guessing it’s a bunch of fucked up people doing some fucked up shit, while pretending to be doing it in the name of Christianity.
 
Anyone watched season 2 of Shiny Happy People?

I think I've watched every cult documentary there was and was expecting this to be a continuation of the Duggar family but it's about a Christian teen indoctrination movement which at least with Jesus Camp (IIRC) they didn't physically assault kids in the name of Christianity.

I thought I was up to date with cults but had never heard of Ron Luce before today, just EBayed his book he's such a fruitcake. The lasting damage they did to those kids is terrifying. If anyone's watched or read The Family, there are a few people like the author Jeff Sherlet who blew the whistle with Christian Nationalism, lots of mention of The Arlington Project, Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA and even Mike Johnson makes a cameo.

Interesting 3 episodes.
So you have an obvious interest in cults. Have you ever been in one or had a close friend or family member in one?
 
So you have an obvious interest in cults. Have you ever been in one or had a close friend or family member in one?
No, I don't know what I'd do to help them get out of it. I've got friends and relatives in The Freemasons which isn't even remotely weird and secret handshakey but that's it really.

Since the first Panorama doc where the BBC investigative journalist nearly ended up in a fist fight with Scientology's second in command I've been addicted to everything culty. I think the first Jesus in Siberia doc was around 2005ish, but I'd bought Manson books before that so maybe that's where it started. One of his communes was 20 minutes from where I live now.

I bought all of L Ron Hubbard's books and used to listen to his CDs in the car. I've got a healp of other escaping the cult books too.
 
I went to a few Christian camps when I was in high school. All I learned was that some of the Jesus groupies are horny, repressed creatures I had to fight off with a stick. Some girl named Clover told me I had passionate green eyes before she bit my lip and wouldn’t let go.
 
I went to a few Christian camps when I was in high school. All I learned was that some of the Jesus groupies are horny, repressed creatures I had to fight off with a stick. Some girl named Clover told me I had passionate green eyes before she bit my lip and wouldn’t let go.
There was a Grammy winning artist in this debacle who was pretty much sent to solitary for kissing a boy. She had to release a video of her singing and being physically shamed. She was so brainwashed she went along with it.
 
FOrgot to mention Joe Rogan was in a heap of it.
 
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