Spiraled

What happened after two of Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila’s ‘brothers’ were arrested? Kalyn ties up the loose ends in this final episode. She also tries to answer some of the unanswerable questions about Straitway Truth Ministry. Plus, she finds out how Eileen Noyes (formerly Gbaja-Biamila) and Christiana Cooke  (formerly Clemmings) are doing today.

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Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila creates a scene at the traditional Christmas program at his children’s school. Two of Kabeer’s followers are arrested and the news spreads through Green Bay and further afield. It all seems so strange. Kalyn looks into why religion and the NFL are undeniably linked. Plus, when Kalyn receives a strange text, her investigation takes another turn.

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The women of Straitway Truth Ministry are there for one purpose: to serve the men of Straitway Truth Ministry. Kalyn shares the story of one source who lived at Straitway as a young girl and the life she and her sister endured. There are, however, some women who choose this life willingly - or do they?

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Before there was Pastor Charles Dowell, there was R.G. Stair. Kalyn traces the origins of Straitway Truth Ministry to a group founded and led by the raspy-voiced Last Day Prophet of God. Following these men isn’t a part-time gig. For many followers, it required giving up their belongings, their money, their family. And some are still unpacking what happened to them today.

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He’s big, he’s bold and he’s brash. People flock to him. What is it about Pastor Charles Dowell that intrigued Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and now, two more NFL players that Kalyn learned about? Before the NFL players found him, Dowell still pulled people in - was it the man, his religious doctrine or the lifestyle? If you were tapped by Dowell to move to one of his properties, what would you do?

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Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila is a retired Green Bay Packer. He lives with his wife, Eileen, and their beautiful family. He had a successful NFL career and after he retired he stayed active in Green Bay. But behind the smiling dad and doting husband facade, Kabeer was changing. He had discovered a group that held his attention. It was a group that would alter the course of his family’s life.

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