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Hideo Higashibaba was born into the Unification Church. Its members are commonly known as “Moonies” because of their devotion to the self-proclaimed messiah Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Hideo left the church in his 20s and has since come out as queer and transgender. He now calls the church a cult, and mined his own story to create a podcast called “Growing Up Moonie”. He talks with host Lee Hale about why he decided to delve into his painful past, and what he learned from it. From KUER and PRX. Find more at preachpod.org
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Hideo Higashibaba was born into the Unification Church. Its members are commonly known as “Moonies” because of their devotion to the self-proclaimed messiah Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Hideo left the church in his 20s and has since come out as queer and transgender. He now calls the church a cult, and mined his own story to create a podcast called “Growing Up Moonie”. He talks with host Lee Hale about why he decided to delve into his painful past, and what he learned from it. From KUER and PRX. Find more at preachpod.org

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