23 hours ago, pigs-in-space said:
I just watched all of this on Hulu. The main hallmark of a cult, it seems to me, is that they don't allow their members to keep in touch with people who leave or with outsiders. That's a huge red flag.
I felt horrible regarding what she went through, but the dude at the gate clearly had no power and I didn't blame him for not wanting to listen to her.
That Norma from the FLDS was a piece of work. Her smugness and perceived persecution were eye-roll worthy. Maybe if Warren Jeffs hadn't been marrying and raping underaged girls and using the church money as his personal piggy bank that wouldn't have happened, Norma. Notice how she skirted around the question of what age is appropriate to be married. I also thought it was interesting that we saw her and some of her children and sister wives, but not her husband. Where was he? Why didn't he want to be on camera?
Yeah, Norma was a piece of work. Especially against Lamont’s steadfast goodness.
I found all of the cults horrible, especially the ones that involved sexual abuse against children, but that wack-a-doodle cult with the weddings and guns was something to see.
The best episodes were where they spoke to the groups of survivors. I found it fascinating how each of them seemed relieved to find the connections in the other cults and realise that though their backgrounds differed, they all had experienced similar things. A lot of relief about having other people understand what they’d been through, which is understandable. I also loved how many of them were trying to help others adjust to being on the outside.
So the FLDS and NXIUM have had legal victories, let’s hope the others get theirs soon.
Edited July 6, 2019 by summitswncG1vNJzZmien6fCrr%2BNqamipZWptq6x0WeaqKVfqbyxtcJobmlwaGV6pMHLrapmmZ6ZeqbE06ucpp1dl7KttcSfqmg%3D