Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults (Original) | 
pickI was honestly shocked reading this because a lot of the areas mentioned were so close to where I grew up and yet I had never heard about any of this! It terrifies me that this group is still super active and has managed to avoid so many of the consequences. The book was repetitive in some places and disjointed in others, but still a decent read.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ How had I not heard of this group before?! Unlike most cults I‘m familiar with, the undisputed leader is female. Jane Whaley‘s Word of Faith Fellowship is grounded in Pentecostalism but on steroids, complete with the rage. Verbal and physical abuse keeps kids and adults in God‘s good faith and under Whaley‘s complete control. It‘s sick and sad that this organization exists in current day America.
PS. Audio is fantastic!
A foggy & warm #audiowalk today
so-soThis was an eye opening read for me. Jane Whaley, leader of World of Faith Fellowship is an absolute criminal and someone abusing their position of power. Using coercion, blackmail, shaming, and a technique known as “blasting”, Ms. Whaley controls her followers in all aspects of their daily & personal lives. Shocking that this cult still continues, and law enforcement is still looking the other way.
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This book is not for the faint hearted. There‘s a lot of really dark material and at times it‘s painful to read. I‘m not being judgmental, but it‘s difficult to understand how people can become so easily swayed and shocking to see how others can behave in the name of God/ Christ. I‘m just bewildered and saddened. Have 40% more to go.
so-soI am giving this a so-so not because of the writing or the story, but because of the sheer number of description of essentially torture to members of the congregation. People were blasted if the pastor felt they had demons inside, meaning they were yelled at for hours by members some yelled so much they vomited blood. The female pastor, Jane would also dictate who can have kids and when. It is a rough read, but it is crazy train.
pickThis book is the work of two investigative journalists who looked into the fundamentalist cult known as the Word of Faith Fellowship. Run by a woman named Jane Whaley, this religious sect survived for years in spite of physical and mental abuse reported by ex-members. It always helps to have local law enforcement among the faithful. The book will have you cheering for those who left, and loathing Whaley and her manipulative ways.
