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Orlando Bloom chants to a scroll every morning. Katy Perry wasn’t allowed to say “Lucky Charms” as a kid. In this Cult Girl Summer minisode, we’re looking at the spiritual paths of one very public couple—her Pentecostal upbringing, his devotion to Soka Gakkai. What is this Buddhist sect that’s been called everything from a global peace movement to a high-control group? And how do you tell the difference between faith, structure, and something sinister?
By realitybombshellOrlando Bloom chants to a scroll every morning. Katy Perry wasn’t allowed to say “Lucky Charms” as a kid. In this Cult Girl Summer minisode, we’re looking at the spiritual paths of one very public couple—her Pentecostal upbringing, his devotion to Soka Gakkai. What is this Buddhist sect that’s been called everything from a global peace movement to a high-control group? And how do you tell the difference between faith, structure, and something sinister?