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Podcast: shunned
Episode: Episode 154 – It Was Hell – Andrea is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses
Description: Growing up as one of Jehovah's Witnesses is hard. Kids want to fit in and are forced to be different. For Andrea, the cult reinforced the authority of her mom, and her mom ruled with fear. Under the ever watchful eye of a mother looking to mete out corporal punishment, the beatings were so bad that her sister took some for her out of fear that she would be killed. Their mother would die of cancer while they were still young, and Andrea's older sister cared for her while the congregation that had been silent about the abuse remained...