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Tales From A Cult

My blog is inspired by the books Uncultured and Educated, two memoirs by women about being raised in isolation and in a cult. I'm the oldest of seven children, homeschooled until college in a Young Earth Creationist, Seventh-day Adventist church.

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  1. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

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    The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a ton of media “proving” they're “right” about everything from Young Earth Creationism to Ellen White is a prophet. It’s overwhelming. When I started deconstructing from Adventism I only had two tools and the 2000s internet. I recommend you have the two tools.(Fair warning, I don't know good video resources for I don't watch many videos. I learn best by reading, so my sources are text based.)Tool 1: How to spot a reliable source. I learned this in community c

  2. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    Seventh-day Adventists actively endanger children by fighting for, getting clergy exemption in Arizona. (opens the original)

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    Trigger warning: CSA and SDAs fighting to ensure it doesn’t get reported.How the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) endangers children:June 2026. SDAs influenced the Arizona Supreme Court to ensure Arizona pastors do NOT have to report CSA.What happened: A man confessed to his Latter-day Saint (LDS, Mormon) bishop that he made and distributed CSA of his children. The bishop did not report this to police, and the man continued CSAing for years.His children, now adults, sued the LDS church for not

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