Was I In A Cult?

The Cult of Emmanuel David Pt2: “The Cult’s Second Coming”


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Content Warning: This episode contains references to sexual abuse, coercion, and emotional trauma.


Last week, we met Zipporah—a woman who spent 44 years inside a Utah cult so small and obscure, most people never even knew it existed. That is, until 1978, when a horrific tragedy made national headlines.

The cult was led by Emmanuel David, a self-declared prophet who eventually proclaimed himself God. After his suicide, his wife—his most devoted follower—carried out an unspeakable murder-suicide that took the lives of their children.


All but one.


Their daughter Rachel survived—and in many ways, because she did, so did the cult. It should’ve died with its leader. But for a small group of devoted followers, it didn’t.


Zipporah was one of them.


This is Part 2 of her story… how the cult kept its grasp on her for the next 40 years until she finally was able to break free. 


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