heretics. | andrew gold

193. The 5 scariest cults of all time

Chris Shelton is an author, anti-cult activist and youtuber. He holds a masters in coercive control, and spent 17 years in the Sea Org, the heart of scientology. Today, on this belated (second!) Halloween special, we discuss the 5 scariest cults.

Chris Shelton links:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisShelton1492/videos
https://twitter.com/ChrisSheltonMsc
https://mncriticalthinking.com

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http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok
http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok
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