Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades.
In this week's episode, we start to look at The Word Of Faith Fellowship from Spindale North Carolina. It began in 1979 when Jane Whaley and her husband Sam Whaley converted a former steakhouse to a chapel.
Together with Arthur, we take a look at the list of rules that members allegedly have to live by and introduce ourselves to the organisation. Part 2 will dive even deeper into some of the accounts of ex-members next week.
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SOURCES:
Book: ‘Broken Faith: Inside the Word Of Faith Fellowship, One of America’s Most Dangerous Cults.’ By Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr
Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Faith_Fellowship
Reddit Rules List: https://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/uc4uf8/word_of_faith_fellowship_when_you_violate_a_dont/
Articles:
https://apnews.com/article/nc-state-wire-broken-faith-north-carolina-us-news-religion-e9404784f9c6428a8d4382f5ada8f463
Steven Hassan Article on Freedom Of Mind with former member https://freedomofmind.com/child-protection-shunning-and-parental-alienation-a-discussion-about-the-word-of-faith-fellowship-with-former-member-john-huddle/
Youtube Videos:
No Christian Should Participate In Yoga Or Acupuncture: Both are Demonic
Former Word of Faith Fellowship members speak out
Word of Faith Fellowship/Inside Edition
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