International Cult Awareness Month: Andrew Pledger and BJU

International Cult Awareness Month: Andrew Pledger and BJU

Andrew Pledger was raised in the Independent Fundamental Baptist movement, and after completing his homeschool education, attended Bob Jones University. He is the creator of the limited podcast Surviving Bob Jones University: A Christian Cult. His podcast explores the school’s history, the psychology of fundamentalism, the criteria for cults, and survivors’ experiences.


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If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult or would like to support those who have been, you can find support with or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you’re in Australia (via www.cifs.org.au), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via www.icsahome.com).


If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support right now, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia, or find your local crisis centre via the International Association for Suicide Prevention website at www.iasp.info.


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Gloriavale – Part 1

Gloriavale – Part 1

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Zion Full Salvation Ministry

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Violet Pryor told her followers that she was God. They gave up their money and possessions to keep her in comfort. David Ayliffe became one of her key Pillars, a right-hand man. After her death, he be...

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Master's Commission

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As he was about to turn 17, Remy Attig was keen to get away from his parents’ fracturing marriage, and ready for something to give his life purpose. The Master’s Commission program seemed like just th...

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Exclusive Brethren – Part 2

Exclusive Brethren – Part 2

Lindy Jacomb was born into the Exclusive Brethren in Auckland, New Zealand, and was told there was no longer a place for her there in 2008. Her family cut off all communication with her and she was fo...

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Exclusive Brethren – Part 1

Exclusive Brethren – Part 1

Lindy Jacomb was born into the Exclusive Brethren in Auckland, New Zealand, and was told there was no longer a place for her there in 2008. Her family cut off all communication with her and she was fo...

19 Jan 20211h 10min

Fire This Time

Fire This Time

As a disaffected youth, Shannon Bundock was drawn to progressive ideas. In her late teens she moved into the city, to a poor neighbourhood in Vancouver, Canada, where she became hyper aware of the ine...

15 Des 20201h 33min

The Welcomed Consensus + OneTaste – Part 2

The Welcomed Consensus + OneTaste – Part 2

Natasha Tiku wrote for Gawker in 2013, “Everyone is interested in doing fun things with their bodies. But the impulse to systematize, replicate, package, sell, and build an ideology around it is uniqu...

24 Nov 20201h 16min

The Welcomed Consensus + OneTaste – Part 1

The Welcomed Consensus + OneTaste – Part 1

Natasha Tiku wrote for Gawker in 2013, “Everyone is interested in doing fun things with their bodies. But the impulse to systematize, replicate, package, sell, and build an ideology around it is uniqu...

17 Nov 20201h 28min

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