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Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult by Faith Jones
2 reviews
deepcurvesahead's review
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide and Murder
triple_m's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
A really eye-opening inside look told from the granddaughter of the founder of the Children of God who grew up in the cult. At it’s core, this is a story about resounding perseverance and resiliency.
There are many unsettling and outright disturbing practices by the Children of God that fosters an entire culture of grooming under the guise of sex positivity.
This was fascinating on a sociological perspective. It’s really easy to understand how people are brought into the cult and how logistically difficult it is to leave. Even though there’s no excuses for the abuse given my members of the Church, I truly believe the members did not believe what they were doing was wrong (as evidenced by them changing the age of consent after finding out young girls were traumatized).
It sometimes felt like the author was merely retelling events rather than actually reflecting on them, but I understand. I would love to know Faith’s current perspective on religion.
There are many unsettling and outright disturbing practices by the Children of God that fosters an entire culture of grooming under the guise of sex positivity.
This was fascinating on a sociological perspective. It’s really easy to understand how people are brought into the cult and how logistically difficult it is to leave. Even though there’s no excuses for the abuse given my members of the Church, I truly believe the members did not believe what they were doing was wrong (as evidenced by them changing the age of consent after finding out young girls were traumatized).
It sometimes felt like the author was merely retelling events rather than actually reflecting on them, but I understand. I would love to know Faith’s current perspective on religion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Child death, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Animal death and Incest
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