Survivor stories of claiming independence after leaving high-control groups & people. Cults to Consciousness is a YouTube channel and podcast, hosted by Shelise Ann Sola (a former devout Mormon & CSA survivor) and her Producer husband, Jonathan Rosales. C2C delves into the nuanced experiences of individuals who have escaped a broad spectrum of high-control groups and coercive environments. They are not anti-religious but firmly anti-abuse, aiming to shed light on manipulative practices and s ...
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Mormon Bishop Exploits Teen Girl for Years With “Worthiness Interviews”
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1:18:06In a church that requires confessions from ages as early as 8, to an untrained, inexperienced, randomly appointed man, it leaves a lot of room for a potential ab*se situation. In Taylor’s case, she developed scrupulously (religious OCD) and felt compelled to repent of every single thing that would be seen as a sin by the LDS church. Her bishop furt…
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The Handmaid’s Tale is Real (Ex Polygamist Cult Members React) ft. Growing Up in Polygamy
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1:10:58Join us with the amazing husband and wife team, Sam and Melissa from @GrowingUpinPolygamy as they blind react to plot points of the Handmaid’s Tale and tell us all the ways some of these exact things were and ARE still happening in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Click here to watch on YouTube YouTube: @GrowingUpinPo…
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FLDS & IBLP explained by "Growing Up in Polygamy"
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1:19:41Learn about the shocking similarities between the “Shiny Happy People” documentary cult which is the Institute in Basic Life Principles and the FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)! Joining the conversation is husband and wife team Sam and Melissa from Growing Up in Polygamy. Click here to watch on YouTube YouTube: @Gro…
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Swartzentruber AMISH: Seeking JUSTICE Against the Strictest Settlement
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1:10:15An expert witness for Amish and Mennonite court cases, Lizzie explains the rules of her intense settlement before taking us through her unbelievable story of disaster, lethal betrayal, tragedy, abandonment and perseverance. She even gives us a glimpse of the strange dating practice which takes place in the woman’s bedroom. Decades later she seeks j…
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AMISH MEN SHUNNED: Emergency Alert Exposed Forbidden Phones ft. Eli Yoder
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31:36Former Amish, Eli Yoder, broke the news that several Amish men contacted him after being outed by the Emergency Test Alert. Some Amish communities allow cell phones, while other more strict communities still forbid them. Eli, is known for helping smuggle phones into these communities to better connect them with resources and help. He stated, "Some …
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Exiled AMISH Man Faces His Mother After 27 Years (ft. Eli Yoder)
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57:17Having left the Old Order Amish 27 years ago, Eli Yoder, has helped 200+ people flee the Amish community. In today's episode, we discuss the consequences of leaving the Amish, how his mother demanded he never return, and ultimately how his fan base helped soften his mother, and the discussion they recently had when he paid her a visit. Click here t…
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Former Vampyre Reveals Sacrificial Occult Rituals for Entity
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44:09Rachel Clinesmith found herself in Los Angeles in the middle of an entire scene dedicated to Vampyres; a lifestyle she would come to love. Head of the Vampyres is a man who named himself Father Sebastiaan, making custom fangs for his followers. Sebastiaan established a Vampyre religion, with him as prophet who claims to syphon energy from his Vampy…
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Insidious Cult Leader of Vampyre Religion Exposed
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1:21:58Growing up in what she would describe a misfit lifestyle, Rachel found comfort in the goth scene. Her makeup artistry took her to Los Angeles where she found an entire scene dedicated to Vampyres; a lifestyle she would come to love. Head of the Vampyres is a man who named himself Father Sebastian, making custom fangs for his followers. He establish…
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My Parents Left Me Alone to Forage and Survive on Angeles Mountains
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58:09As a child, Michelle Dowd grew up on a mountain in the Angeles National Forest. She was born into an ultra-religious cult—or the Field as they called it—started in the 1930s by her grandfather, a mercurial, domineering, and charismatic man who convinced generations of young male followers that he would live 500 years and ascend to the heavens when …
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Deprogramming From GANG LIFE ft. Sosa Henkoma
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23:38After an incredible interview with former gang member, Sosa Henkoma, we are going LIVE today with him to further discuss his time in prison. We're diving into how he was repping the gang who betrayed him while in prison, how he navigated the system as a gang member, and how he found out through therapy that he was groomed. Further discussing the wa…
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I Was Trafficked By a UK Gang at 9 Years Old
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1:24:27Sosa Henkoma was 8 when he ran away from v*olence at home. At 9 he was groomed by a gang in the UK, drawn into dr*g traff*cking while feeling abandoned in foster care. He recounts the moment he had a shotg*n pointed to his head at 11 during a raid. On this 12th birthday, just released from the hospital after being st*bbed, we has given his own shot…
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I Sent My Incestuous Father to Prison for 50 Years
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1:13:44CW: Incestuous CSA, CA, DV- As a child, Aziza Kibibi was isolated at home with her siblings by her abusive father, who would viciously SA and impregnate them to create what he called “blue blood” children. Aziza would endure years and years of horrendous ab*se at the hands of her father, who impregnated her 5 times. CPS got involved and took her ot…
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CW: Incestuous CSA, CA- Aziza Kibibi was isolated at home with her siblings, homeschooled, yet with impeccable education compared to her cousins. Her father began to introduce ways of life that would cause chaos, ab*se and pain. He declared modern medicine and doctors would not be used, even for his wife who would go on to have 11 children. He impl…
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“One Tree Hill” TV Star Coerced into Marrying Cult Leader’s Son
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1:01:01In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to break through as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of the leads on the In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to break through as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of the leads on the hit drama One Tree Hill. Her acting career…
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How Cult Leader Found a Following in Hollywood (One Tree Hill Star Speaks Out)
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53:17In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to break through as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of the leads on the hit drama One Tree Hill. Her acting career was set to soar, but her personal life was beginning to unravel in ways her fans could never imagine. Unknown to the millions of viewers and even her cos…
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An Ex-Mormon & Ex-Order Cult Member Compare Notes (ft. Amanda Rae Grant)
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1:18:27Joined again today in studio with Amanda Rae ( @TheAmandaRaeGrant ) we compare and contrast what it was like growing up in The Order Vs Mormon. Click here to watch on YouTube Watch our last live streams here: https://www.youtube.com/live/zxeJbi0B76Q?si=uMsA6iXifjvnYx-a https://www.youtube.com/live/Wc3DK44vP38?si=XvElYTPZxGvYQ4jy Find Amanda! YouTub…
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The Dark Reality of Birth Defects in an Incestuous Cult ft. Amanda Rae Grant
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37:47What happens when you marry your niece and half sister when you reproduce? Amanda Rae walks us through the shocking realities of incestuous polygamous with offspring. Click here to watch on YouTube Click here to watch the live we did on Amanda’s channel immediately after! Find Amanda! YouTube: @TheAmandaRaeGrant IG: @amandaraegrant Resource for hel…
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Incestuous Polygamy Cult: Amanda Rae Grant SPEAKS OUT
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2:03:46Going deeper on the shadows within the incestuous polygamy of the Kingston Clan Cult and answering questions you left in the comments! Join us live for priority. We can't wait to have a culty chat with you! Click to watch on YouTube Catch the original interview here: Part 1: https://youtu.be/TYXd6KEutIM Part 2: https://youtu.be/tFCzKyaN12w Find and…
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Why This Gay Man Wasn’t Allowed to Make His Own Decisions Until 26
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1:06:52With an early chiIdhood in Somalia, Magan Magan moved to Australia with his mother, who would lie about his father and wrongfully keep them apart. Her narcissistic tendencies combined with the power Islam gave her over her chiIdren, would lead to emotional, spiritual and even physical ab*se. Under it all, Magan was grappling with the reality that h…
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The Tragic Outcome of Being First Openly Gay Islamic Clergy (ft. Infidel Noodle)
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26:41Joined by ExMuslim content creator Infidel Noodle, we discuss the tragic events that lead to the murd*r of Muhsin Hendricks who was the first openly gay Imam (islamic religious leader). Click to watch on YouTube Watch "Why This Gay Man Wasn’t Allowed to Make His Own Decisions Until 26" Find Infidel on social: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Infid…
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15 Yr Old Held Captive By Her 37 Yr Old Husband
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49:53After enduring extensive clergy ab*se at the hands of her community’s trusted imam in her own home (detailed in part 1), Layla’s family gave her as a young bride to a 37 year old man. Rather than reporting the imam for the CSA, her family kept it a secret so it wouldn’t affect the marriage prospects for Layla and their other chiIdren. The man she w…
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Islamic Clergy Grooms & Marries Teen for $1 with "Loophole"
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55:03A young girl raised as a Jehovah’s Witness by a strict and ab*sive mother, ends up living on the streets before converting to Islam. The family she ends up with is honored that the Imam (Islamic religious leader) chose her to “tutor”. Using religious loopholes and justifications, the Imam gives her $1 to claim her as his plural wife which led to SA…
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16 Yr Old Forced By Her Parents to Marry Uncle
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1:05:13Nazreen Bibi was born and raised in the UK in a Mirpuri Sunni Muslim household. During her chiIdhood she was sent off to learn the verbatim account of the Quran, which included teachers who threat*ned v*olence and aggression using kitchen utensils and mullahs based in a semi. Nazreen’s parents insisted on putting a headscarf on her, and during her …
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Why the Mormon Church Denied (then Admitted) the Mishandling of SA of a 3 Year Old
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1:29:43The father of a 13 year old CSA perpetrator confessed to their Mormon Bishop about his son’s transgressions, the multiple counts of CSA. Not only were their parents not notified, the multiple counts were not reported to the authorities, as mandated by California law. The boy was still allowed to go to church and other church activities, where other…
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How the Mormon Church Protected Abusive Bishop (Lawyer Explains) ft. Kolby Reddish
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46:26Joined by attorney Kolby Reddish, we discuss the case of Chelsea Goodrich, a former Mormon woman who endured years of CSA by her bishop father. In this video we will break down how the Mormon church ultimately ended up protecting the perpetrator, rather than helping Chelsea in court. Click here to watch on YouTube Check the pinned comments on YouTu…
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Mormon Church Punished & Silenced Lifelong Member For Exposing LDS Sex Offender
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33:18Social worker, Michael Benjamin, learned that a member of the LDS church, of which he also belonged, had put a registered s*x offender into a position of power. Upon confronting leadership, he was silenced and punished. Sadly, the perpetrator reoffended with a youth from their ward. He is now serving time in prison for it. Join us to hear directly …
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Church is meant to be a place of comfort, solace and peace. However, when a church controls their members using fear and manipulation, even when someone didn't do anything wrong, such as a survivor of SA, it creates extreme issues of safety for that person. Today we speak with Kris Hillberg who was given a disciplinary council and disfellowshipped …
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5 Mishandled SA Cases the Mormon Church Doesn’t Want You to Know About
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32:30Daily Mail article written by Miles Dilworth, exposes 5 cases of SA that were grossly mishandled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In doing so, it clearly presents a pattern that illustrates the LDS church cares more about its reputation and its image than it does its members' safety and wellbeing. We will discuss what the article…
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Mormon Church SUED for Not Reporting Unspeakable Confessions (the Verdict) ft. Kolby Reddish
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49:26Going in depth with former guest and current lawyer Kolby Reddish to further discuss and understand how the LDS church got away with protecting a C S A offender for years. Click here to watch on YouTube Check out our interviews with Kolby: Mormonism On Trial: Ex-Mormon Lawyer Challenges Truth Claims How a Mormon Lawyer Lost His Faith Ft. Kolby Redd…
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Blood Atonement: The Fatal Occult Ritual of Early Mormonism
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1:02:08Deep in the archives of Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) history, you will find the dark stain of blood atonement. Rather than the sacrifice of Jesus being enough, some sins were too great and would have to be paid for by your own m*rder to gain salvation in the afterlife. Led by a history academic, Julia with @analyzingmorm…
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I Was Sold by My Mother to an Elite Pedophile Network at 6
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1:21:05Anneke Lucas was born in Belgium where, at the age of 6, she was sold by her mother to a s*x traff*cking p*dophile network for European elites. Her family’s cleaning lady ab*sed and gro*med her before colluding with a relative to pimp her out to the exclusive club for dr*g-fueled orgies. She would continue to be ab*sed and tortur*d as a s*x slave f…
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Satanic Panic Accusations: Chinese Mormon Convert Loses Children for 25 Years (daughter explains)
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1:03:22As a follow up to her incredible interview, we are joined today again by Lydia Knight, who grew up in a pioneer stock Mormon (LDS) family, but layered on top of that was a twisted, fabricated reality that her father was actually the leader of a Satanic cult who had violently abused her as a baby. Lydia’s mother said she had received revelations of …
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They Convinced Me My Father Was the Leader of a Torturous Satanic Cult
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1:22:27Lydia Knight grew up in a pioneer stock Mormon (LDS) family, but layered on top of that was a twisted, fabricated reality that her father was actually the leader of a Satanic cult who had v*olently ab*sed her as a baby. Lydia’s mother said she had received revelations of these horr*fic things and Lydia’s grandmother capitalized on this by gaining l…
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Cracking Open My "Prophet" Grandfather's Holy Book
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1:03:53Sami's grandfather, who lived with Schizophrenia, compiled a 2422 page book of holy scripture in a failed attempt to start his own religion. Heavily inspired by Mormonism, yet drawing from almost every religion, it's full of many surprises. We can't wait to crack it open with all of you and find out what's inside. Click here to watch on YouTube Wat…
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Reacting to Harmful Religious Indoctrination Cartoons with Owen Morgan Telltale
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35:15Watch the first half of this episode at @OwenMorganTelltale here The youth have become more and more of a target since adults are leaving religions at an exponential rate. If they can indoctrinate them young enough, they just might have tithe paying members for life. Shelise and Owen Morgan from @owenmorgantelltale will be reacting to a Jehovah's W…
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Celebrating 200 episodes with these 7 other incredible women! We explore ways in which women are harmed, silenced and exploited within 8 different cults from their unique perspectives. The stories and wisdom were beautifully shared amongst survivors supporting each other. They also share ways in which they believe women can take back their power in…
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THE ORDER: “I’m a Direct Descendant of Jesus Christ” ft. Amanda Rae
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1:02:22"The Order" or the "Kingston Clan" is known for their incestuous practices of polygamy in an effort to keep their "bloodline pure". They are a fundamentalist branch of Mormonism in Salt Lake City, where marrying 1st cousins and even half siblings, is seen as perfectly fine. Amanda Rae @TheAmandaRaeGrant , who was raised in this group, escaped at 17…
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Kicked Out of "The Order" Incestuous Polygamous Cult for Being Gay
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49:41Forced to suppress who he really is, Val Snow escaped the cult that almost put him through conversion therapy, and is now living a fulfilled life. Ask him your questions! Click here to watch on YouTube Resource for those escaping polygamy: Holding Out Help Check out our in depth interview with Val here Val's youtube Channel IG: @valiantunicorn Get …
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The Stigma of Men Speaking Out On Their CSA: “Children of God” Cult Survivor Opens Up
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1:13:15CW: CSA, SA, mentions of suicide…. Philip Seibel was born into the Children of God sex cult and survived many instances of CSA at the hands of his own parents. This was all part of the cult’s mentality “God is love and love is sex”. Our first episode together details his childhood and escape attempts. When he was able to get out successfully, he ha…
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Children of God: Inside the Mind of a Faceless Cult Leader
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1:13:12Within The Children of God, also known as The Family International, the members blindly followed the leader David Berg. They weren’t even allowed to know what he looked like. Only a select few were chosen to be in his presence and can tell the story of who “Grandpa” really was. He was a twisted man who married children, including our guest Serena K…
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3 Year Old Bride to Cult Leader Speaks Out
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1:24:45CW: CSA, SA, Mentions of drug use- From the ages of 6 to 12, up to when the cult leader, Berg, died, Serena Kelley hid her identity. She was born as a chiId celebrity in the notorious The Children of God cult, known for their extreme abuse practices of polygamy, pedophilia, forced chiId marriages, religious prostitution, and chiId trafficking. Daug…
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My Mother Wrote the Horrific CSA Handbook for Children of God Cult
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1:22:41CW: CSA, SA, ChiId Trafficking- David Brandt Berg, also known as King David, Dad, or Grandpa to followers, was the founder and leader of the cult generally known as the Children of God. In 1968 it began as a new religious movement focused on spreading the Christian message. As the decades progressed, the group targeted vulnerable people and devolve…
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Colombian Woman Sues TIM BALLARD for Entrapment and Portrayal as Child Trafficker
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59:00Ryan Fisher, former confidant of Tim Ballard (founder of Operation Underground Railroad), is a key witness in the latest Kely Suarez case. She is suing Tim for her portrayal as a child traff*cker in the controversial “Sound of Freedom” film. With the case just a few weeks away, Ryan opens up about his experience working closely with Tim, as well as…
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The TRUTH Behind Tim Ballard’s Scandals (Outlandish Mystical Mormon Prophecies) ft. Carah Burrell
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1:27:36Carah Burrell blows the lid off Tim Ballard's scandals with new insider information. Shocking testimony reveals the mystical Mormon beliefs behind everything. Catch Carah’s full breakdown of Tim Ballard's scandal here: pt.1 https://youtu.be/sSyGDPoWjBo?si=1sTjrAFZrQepXzAk pt.2 https://youtu.be/6Sxo4ogVRiI?si=_kji5ngd6fg0RoZg Click here to watch on …
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Every SHOCKING Tim Ballard Update You Should Know ft. Carah Burrell
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42:37Tim Ballard has been in the news for the past few months but it just keeps getting worse. You may know him for founding Operation Underground Railroad where he claims to have saved hundreds of kids from s*x trafficking and the movie which falsely depicts his heroism, "Sound of Freedom". We have discussed a multitude of false claims, backing then sh…
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Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard after RADICAL Claims
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1:37:02Timothy Ballard is an American activist, speaker, author, and founder / former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad, an anti-sex trafficking organization. The 2023 American action film Sound of Freedom starring Jim Caviezel was inspired by his work. Documents recently obtained by VICE News show Ballard claimed that a revered and powerful figure in…
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ULTRA ORTHODOX: Exposing Harmful Practices in All Girls’ Schools
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1:25:31Dainy describes what life was like for them growing up in their Ultra Orthodox community and going to an all girls’ school. Life was black and white when it came to gender roles and expectations and because of this, boys and girls even got different education. Pushing back and asking questions got them into trouble multiple times when conformity an…
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How Gay Hasidic Comedian Turned Trauma Into Punchlines (ft. Leah Forster)
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45:11Following up her initial interview, we go LIVE with famous Hasidic comedian, Leah Forster. After being outed and ostracized from her Ultra Orthodox family and community, Leah, who always felt silenced and repressed, details how comedy clubs and restaurants were forced to ban her from performing, how she took to social media and went viral, and ulti…
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ULTRA ORTHODOX: Famous Hasidic Comedian Gets Outed & Ostracized then Goes Viral (ft. Leah Forster)
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49:09Growing up in an Ultra Orthodox Hasidic family, Leah Forster always felt silenced. Ab*sed at the hands of her father, she began to turn pain into comedy. Later on, performing for Jewish female only crowds, Leah crossed boundaries within her community and became famous. Things took a dark turn when she was outed on social media and then fired on the…
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ULTRA ORTHODOX: The Rabbi’s Daughter Exposes Her Corrupt Hasidic Community (doesn’t hold back)
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1:23:42CW: graphic talk of sex, marital rape, miscarriage, pedophilia Born into a strict Ultra Orthodox family and the daughter of a Rabbi, Chasya’s life was under complete control. In this 2nd part of her interview, we discuss the shady dealings of the community with law enforcement, judges, hit men, reproductive coercion, internalized misogyny, sexual d…
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