09.24.2023 - By jon atack, family & friends
s Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrant join the ranks of infamous child abusers such as the Duggars, the Turpins, and Lori Vallow, Jon and Spike have some news - the Franke/Hildebrant case is part of a much larger pattern, where, as Voltaire did not exactly say, those who believe in absurdities will commit atrocities. Simply put, when the parents espouse extreme beliefs, it is the children who suffer the most.
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Note: due to Spike being bedridden with Covid shortly after the filming of this episode, she was not able to find the specific clips mentioned in this discussion. However, most, if not all, of them, can be found in these videos:
Mormon Stories deconstructs the Connexions/ Moms of Truth videos
Jodi Hildebrant's nibling speaks out
other links:
News coverage of the story
The Portugal sex abuse scandal
The story of Lisa McPherson
Peper Harrow documentary:
part one
part two
aftermath
Sinners in the hands of an angry god
The change.org petition to stop the Franke family abuse
And, because we need a bit of something light, Spike's budgies