HeyJaredThe Cult on the Cape
This is podcast about the Community of Jesus in Orleans, Massachusetts and its affiliated boarding school, Grenville Christian College. Join us as we talk to survivors who lived inside this system, survived it, escaped it, and are now telling the truth of what happened to them.
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Episode 42 Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse Part 1 (opens the original)
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In this deeply personal conversation, Bonnie speaks with psychotherapist Kari Fillian, LICSW, about how faith can become a weapon in high-control environments. Together, they explore the BITE Model of control, the use of shame and forced confession, and the ways religious trauma can disrupt a person’s identity, relationships, nervous system, and ability to trust themselves. Bonnie connects Kari’s clinical insight to her own experiences at the Community of Jesus—including “light sessions,” chroni
Episode 41 When God Becomes Your First Abuser Part 2 (opens the original)
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In Part Two of her story, Becky reflects on parenting a daughter with profound autism, confronting the lasting effects of Grenville and The Community of Jesus, and questioning the faith she inherited. Through fear, exhaustion, and deep self-examination, she discovers acceptance, a more expansive understanding of love, and the possibility that the life she has built is enough.
Episode 40 When God Becomes Your First Abuser (opens the original)
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Becky Hathaway Dirksen was seven years old when her family moved to Grenville Christian College to live the life mandated by the Community of Jesus. What followed was a childhood governed by rigid schedules, forced labor, constant correction, family separation, and spiritual teachings that equated suffering with holiness and love with giving up what mattered most. In Part One of her story, Becky describes trying desperately to become the “good” person Grenville demanded—while never knowing exact
Episode 39 A Disney Horror Movie (opens the original)
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Author Heather King came to the Community of Jesus expecting a Benedictine retreat. Then she Googled “Community of Jesus Cult.”
Episode 38 Voices from The Stand (opens the original)
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On Sunday, survivors, allies, and community members gathered on Cape Cod for Stand for Truth — a public show of support for those harmed by the Community of Jesus and those still inside. In this special episode of The Cult on the Cape , we bring you the voices from that day. You’ll hear from an ally and survivor of sexual abuse who fought for justice, saw her abuser sentenced to 42 years in prison, and spoke about what it means to find your voice — and to help others find theirs. You’ll also hea
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