46 episodes
Feet of Clay—Confessions of the Cult Sisters Tracey and Sharon
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.9 • 70 Ratings
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Feet of Clay – Confessions of the Cult Sisters – What's it like to live in a Christian cult commune? How the hell do smart people get brainwashed into crazy beliefs and behaviors? Tracey & Sharon share their parallel journeys into and out of Last Days Ministries, led by Christian music super-star Keith Green (and later his wife Melody Green). Plus they interview others who also got out of high-control groups and toxic churches. Arranged marriages? Purity culture virgins? Religious trauma? Submission of women and misogyny? Child abuse? Sexual assault? Power hungry patriarchy? Heinous homophobia? Christian nationalism and politics? Yep, we touch on it all. Hear stories of escaping evangelicalism, surviving spiritual manipulation, deconstructing fundamentalism and so much more! Former cult sisters, now turned Exvangelical, tell all with humor and healing, compassion and comedy. Bi-weekly.
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040 - The Demise of Keith Green's Last Days Ministries Cult - Part 4 - The Sharon Problem (The First Era)
LYRICS so you can sing along!How do you solve a problem like A Sharon?How do you keep your mind from going down?How do you stop your eyes from always starin’?A suitable elder, wedding date and a gown!EPISODES WE REFERENCE:Our book discussion including "The Woman They Wanted"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13735349 (part 1)https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13839087 (part 2)Virgins and Volcanos (Purity Culture)https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12790634 (part 1)https://www.buzzsprout....
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039 - The Demise of Keith Green's Last Days Ministries Cult - Part 3 - A Tale of Two Letters: Sharon's Confession & Keith's Repentance (The First Era)
Kevin James - "It Was the 90's!" https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinjamesthornton/video/7226790780046806314?lang=enRecommended (REQUIRED?) Viewing:Jesus Christ Superstar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1bAgWsEORcBrother Sun, Sister Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFgXxoEepnQGodspell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4xLOrpNbHMJesus People USA (JPUSA) general info:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_People_USA"No Place To Call Home" - Documentary about the abuses at J...
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038 - The Demise of Keith Green's Last Days Ministries Cult - Part 2 - Keith Green Blazing Bright (The First Era)
Season 1 Episodes we reference:"Was Keith Green A Cult Leader?" https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12748626"Keith Green Arranged My Teenage Marriage" https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12748728"A New Dawn - Keith Green's Foster Daughter Finds Her Voice"Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12962275Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12962632"Keith Green Acres - Our Crazy Cult Commune 'Last Days Ministries'"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13460453...
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037 - Our Road Trip Back to the Texas Property of Keith Green's Last Days Ministries Cult (Unedited!)
JAMA stands for "Jesus Awakening Movement for America/All Nations". (Nothing new under the sun...)The song we were (trying!) singing along to was "Elya" by Silverwind. It came up because we were going to reconnect with one of the members of the trio who was in the area that day.Grublet's Cafe - an allowable indulgence in an otherwise bleak area of east Texas.Agape Force - another "ministry" in the East Texas vortex, also plagued with later scandals (weren't they ALL?!?!?!) (...
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036 - Grandkids, Groveling and the Greatest Love
Here's a link to the song by Avalon, "Testify to Love." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LYsUSdd0SIhttps://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsistershttps://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.comWe love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization) ICT - Intensive Christian Training School (at LDM)YWAM - Youth With A Mission (organization) CCM - Contemporary Christian Music
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035 - The Demise of Keith Green's Last Days Ministries Cult (Part 1) ... Brought to You By Melody Green and YWAM
Previous episodes we mention:The Plane Crash that Killed Keith Greenhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/13186307A New Dawn: Keith Green's Foster Daughter Finds Her Voice - Part 1https://www.buzzsprout.com/2078827/12962275https://www.instagram.com/feetofclay.cultsistershttps://feetofclayconfessionsofthecultsisters.buzzsprout.comWe love acronyms -- and we aren't afraid to use them! Here are some common ones that we might forget to explain:LDM - Last Days Ministries (organization) ICT - Intensive...
Customer Reviews
When “keeping it real” goes right!
Tracy and Sharon get real with their experiences with self reflection, accountability and lots of laughter. The show is well paced, thoughtful and research/data driven. These ladies give me hope in removing the chains of the culty chaos!
Memory Lane
Loved the latest episode and being able to virtually go along for the return visit to LDM and its surrounding areas. Brought back a lot of memories, good and not so good.
Favorite podcast.
Never thought a podcast reflecting on life and cults post-religion would be so enjoyable…
Sharon and Tracey have discussed a lot of topics that are timely for the American experiment, and also speak to me personally.
I am grateful for their courage to speak truth to power, to own their mistakes (even if they did make them in ignorance from within a high control group), and to set the record of 70’s-to-today American Christianity straight from their unique vantage point.
This is one of only a handful of podcasts wherein I have listened to every episode.
Their sincerity just stands out to me.
With gratitude, B