Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Back in 2018, VICE investigated the Rod of Iron Ministries as they held a blessing ceremony with AR-15's just two weeks after the Parkland School shooting triggered mass gun reform debates across the US. Jamali Maddix now travels to Tennessee in America in search of Pastor Sean Moon and the Rod of Iron Ministries to explore how the movement has grown.
In FOLLOW THE LEADER, Hate Thy Neighbor host Jamali Maddix spends time with leaders and key figures in growing communities on the fringes of the mainstream.
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Back in 2018, VICE investigated the Rod of Iron Ministries as they held a blessing ceremony with AR-15's just two weeks after the Parkland School shooting triggered mass gun reform debates across the US. Jamali Maddix now travels to Tennessee in America in search of Pastor Sean Moon and the Rod of Iron Ministries to explore how the movement has grown.
In FOLLOW THE LEADER, Hate Thy Neighbor host Jamali Maddix spends time with leaders and key figures in growing communities on the fringes of the mainstream.
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