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Podcast: PRETEND
Episode: The Prophet Revisited - Word of Faith Fellowship Cult
Description: When I started this podcast, I reported on a secretive church in the foothills of western North Carolina called the Word of Faith Fellowship.The church, accused of being a cult, separates families—forcing them to break ties with non-believers.A history of documented abuseOne teenager named Matthew Fenner pressed charges against five church ministers because he said they beat the gay demons out of him.And that’s just the beginning. Several former members remember spending weeks and months in forced isolation. Some male congregants say they...