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C page Culture Carol For corporations in the United States, I would not

February 11, 2026

For corporations in the United States, I would not be saying they have a higher moral compass than religious organizations, but they’re afraid of the law…The reality is, is that...

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A page Allies Carol As a legal matter, consent

February 11, 2026

As a legal matter, consent is not a possibility in those kinds of situations…So we began doing [legal work on] sexual assaults in cult-like high demand communities, and we started...

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Trust Me Podcast

February 11, 2026

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A page Abuse Merchasin Even when they are involved in

February 10, 2026

Even when they [victim-survivors] are involved in sexual misconduct, they do not necessarily want to have the sexual attention or the sexual acts, but they feel that they must. And...

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Carol M – Healing & Justice, Survivors

February 10, 2026

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A page Abuse McBride One of the most damning

February 9, 2026

One of the most damning and destructive parts of spiritual trauma is the way that the diminishment of humanness is handed down as spiritual maturity. And it’s actually more a...

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Holy Hurt

February 9, 2026

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A page Academia Harvey There is increasing

February 8, 2026

[T]here is increasing academic research and policy interest in what have been termed high-demand, high-control religious movements. This incorporates a broader field of vision than NRMs [New Religious Movements] and...

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Diffi*cult Issues

February 8, 2026

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A page Abuse Anderson Abuse, including religious or spiritual

February 6, 2026

Abuse, including religious or spiritual abuse, is different from trauma…abuse is what happens to us, while trauma is our nervous system’s response to what happens to us.”

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