TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weiss,Mitch
AU  - Mohr,Holbrook
TI  - Broken faith: inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, one of America's most dangerous cults 
SN  - 9781335145239
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PB  - Hanover Square Press
KW  - Whaley, Jane.
KW  - Word of Faith Fellowship
KW  - Cults
KW  - United States
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - Ex-cultists
KW  - Offenses against the person
KW  - Christian sects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-411); Part one. In the beginning. Moving day, September 19, 1993 ; Settling in ; A fox in the flock ; Busted ; The attack ; The investigation ; Little house in the country -- Part two. Children of the damned. Doubting the word ; No escape ; The five boys ; "Happy are the children" ; Surrogate parents ; Money and influence ; Religious freedom ; "We won, we won!" ; The "slaves" ; The loneliest day -- Part three. The advocates. Saving Michael Lowry ; A little help from his friends ; The ruse ; Matthew Fenner ; Danielle's salvation ; The wedding ; The fight for justice ; The escape ; Perseverance and redemption ; The reunion
N2  - An investigation into the Word of Faith Fellowship, a secretive evangelical cult whose charismatic female leader, Jane Whaley, is a master of manipulation. Starting in 1979 with a small group of followers, the group has expanded to include thousands of congregants across three continents. Gives the story of a singular female cult leader, a terrifying portrait of life inside the cult, and the harrowing account of one family who escaped after two decades; In 1979 preacher Jane Whaley attracted a small group of followers with a promise that she could turn their lives around. In the years since, Whaley's following has expanded to include thousands of congregants across three continents. In their eyes she's a prophet-- and to disobey her means eternal damnation. Whaley decides what her followers study, where they work, whom they can marry-- even when they can have sex. Weiss and Mohr  provide a terrifying portrait of life inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, and the harrowing account of one family who escaped after two decades. -- adapted from jacket
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