Chris Shelton, MScAn interview with cult survivor Kristiana Miner about her involvement in the Quiverfull movement, Bill Gothard's destructive cult and the influence of Michael Pearl's sadistic methods of child training. Her childhood was an ordeal but her recovery has been amazing and she explains how it all happened here.
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Growing Up Quiverfull - The Duggars Destructive CultChris Shelton, MSc2015-11-26 | An interview with cult survivor Kristiana Miner about her involvement in the Quiverfull movement, Bill Gothard's destructive cult and the influence of Michael Pearl's sadistic methods of child training. Her childhood was an ordeal but her recovery has been amazing and she explains how it all happened here.
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In the show I misidentified in a pretty big way the woman newly named as Linkin Park's lead singer. Her name is Emily Armstrong. My bad and sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
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0:00 Intro 4:25 Ian Rafalko 04:56 Getting 10,000 OT VIIs 08:37 Mike and Leah doing a show 09:33 Scientology's war on ECT 12:05 Scientology's executive training 21:46 Meeting Leah 22:30 UNADFI, Paris Olympics and Tom Cruise 27:51 Critical thinking vs creative thinking 32:55 Where Scientologists can't go 35:05 My wife as a Scientologist? 35:57 Talking to kids 36:46 Trump rallies 45:17 New OT levels 48:41 Ortega's podcast 49:01 Significant Scientology dates 50:58 My personal "stable data" 58:39 Big Blue's demographics 59:41 Is ECT illegal in any US states? 1:01:56 Ray Mithoff 1:05:43 Disney's legal shennanigans 1:10:20 The E-meter and stress 1:13:51 Cult language 1:16:06 Scientology vs the protestors 1:19:49 Scientology as a child 1:25:22 Cultish thinking that persists 1:32:18 Why Ex-Scientologists like Trump 1:35:07 Moral outrage 1:36:22 When is Sea Org Day? 1:36:53 Biggest Scientology org 1:39:58 Food at Big Blue 1:40:43 Book on the RPF 1:44:07 Trump supporters and weirdness 1:47:24 Law of attraction and subconscious mind 1:50:50 Donahue interview with Heber Jetzch 1:51:24 Stolen valour in the Sea Org 1:53:45 IMAX theater in Minneapolis org 1:54:15 Critical thinking and emotional needs 1:57:41 Therapy and reiki
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Please consider supporting this channel and helping me to offer more and better content. Venmo: @shelton1492 Patreon: patreon.com/chrisshelton PayPal: paypal.me/ChrisJShelton Click the blue Support button here: goo.gl/vHgSoEWhat is Project 2025? A Special Live with Dr. Clint HeacockChris Shelton, MSc2024-08-14 | As promised, we are doing a special bonus live stream this week to talk with Dr. Clint Heacock about Project 2025, the disastrous "Mandate for America" created by Right-wing cult extremists as a plan to turn America into a theocracy. Join us to dive into all the details and break it down for you point-by-point. See you at 1pm MST/3pm EST on Wednesday, August 14.
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Please consider supporting this channel and helping me to offer more and better content. Venmo: @shelton1492 Patreon: patreon.com/chrisshelton PayPal: paypal.me/ChrisJShelton Click the blue Support button here: goo.gl/vHgSoE🔴 Chris Sheltons Critical Q&A #463- LIVEChris Shelton, MSc2024-08-05 | We had a fun Q&A this week. Here's what we talked about: 0:00 Intro 5:33 Craziest cult I've heard of 12:12 Volney Mathison and the E-meter 14:43 Kat Torres - cult leader 16:59 What I thought the Wall of Fire was 29:58 My Dad's Scientology beliefs 30:46 Favorite color/Hubbard's teeth 32:26 Scientology t-shirts 33:30 Talking to cult members 36:15 Hosting a group chat 39:55 Sea Org recruiters 43:35 Fresca in The Boys 44:15 Logical fallacies 44:47 Tripling down on misinformation 51:06 Letting cult beliefs go 59:45 Supernatural beliefs and me 1:04:52 Eckhart Tolle 1:06:33 Happiest day of my life 1:09:55 Music and emotions 1:15:54 Tom Cruise and the Olympics 1:17:53 Marc Yager 1:24:29 Lyndon LaRouche/political cults 1:26:56 My rant on Reiki 1:29:25 Amnesties in Scientology 1:31:21 Financial advice for ex-cult members 1:34:50 Mike Rinder's health 1:37:05 Call-in show clarification 1:39:38 Talking to Scientologists 1:40:29 Interviewing Kate Lohmann 1:41:29 Scientology and bipolar treatment 1:43:49 My favorite book 1:47:20 Running around a pole 1:47:32 My shows as podcasts 1:48:35 Scientology entry ritual
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Note: This upload replaces the original one for this show. There was an audio glitch in the first upload which has been fixed by this one. Sorry about that!
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