Almost Adulting with Violet Benson Cult Survivor: Children of God
YOU CALL IT OCTOBER, I CALL IT CULT MONTH ON ALMOST ADULTING PODCAST!
This month focuses entirely on CULTS - where survivors of various cults will be sharing their stories and bringing awareness to the reality and prominence of these organizations.
This week on Almost Adulting Violet speaks with Celeste, a former member of the Children of God (now called The Family International). Children of God was founded in Huntington Beach, California in 1968 by David Berg, and was eventually dubbed by BBC as ‘hell on earth’. Celeste brings the listener on an emotional journey, giving vivid details of what life was like as a person born into Children of God, and her upbringing within the confines of the cult without sparing any details. Celeste then explains how she escaped, post-cult living, and her one wish for the people responsible for their heinous crimes.
TW: sexual abuse
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What to Listen For:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:37 What is the Children of God?
- 02:37 The biggest misconceptions about the group
- 03:44 Joining the cult
- 08:13 How do children spend their day?
- 12:40 The system
- 13:33 Very limited access to healthcare
- 15:00 What’s flirty fishing?
- 19:48 No limit around age or status
- 22:24 Earliest memory of sexual abuse
- 25:13 Sexual sharing
- 28:35 Is it easy to leave the cult?
- 33:58 Adjusting to the normal world
- 35:59 Growing up after leaving the cult
- 42:17 How do you view religion now?
- 46:17 Forgiving your parents
- 47:52 Reviving the cult
- 50:39 Reconnecting with other cult children
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