Conversation with a Cult Survivor - All Things Reconsidered ep. 34

We sit down with Shaley, a survivor of a "Christian" mass wedding cult that targets college students and sets them on track to marry the cult leader. While Shaley was spiritually vulnerable and looking for relationships in college, she found herself spending 3 years in a cult that had her sleep deprived, working past exhaustion, drinking miracle healing water, worshipping the leader as the Messiah, and preparing to be married to him. Now having woken up and escaped, Shaley shares what she learned from the experience, how to identify cults, and what helped her get free. This conversation sheds light both on how cults operate and the similarities between cults and toxic church environments.    Follow Shaley! Tiktok: Shaylo_Ren Instagram: Shaylo.Ren Twitter: Shaylo_Ren   Welcome to All Things Reconsidered - where we navigate through deconstructing and reconstructing our faith together. Brandon McAlpine and Joey Trieb are exfundamentalist exvangelical Christians who have deconstructed away from Bible literalism and other harmful theology like that Rapture, Creationism, Christian Nationalism and purity culture.        New episodes every Monday! Also available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google, and more!       Become a Patron and join our Discord! - patreon.com/allthingsreconsidered     Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok!  https://linktr.ee/AllThingsReconsidered    #deconstruction #Christian #exvangelical #God #ATR #bible #jesus #progressivechristian #ChristianYoutube #deconstructingfaith #theology #cult #cultsurvivor