The Cult I Left Behind
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Newly-ish married couple, Amanda and Kyle, discuss Amanda’s upbringing in the IBLP cult of Duggar infamy – a story Kyle learns about along with listeners. Through sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking stories, Amanda and Kyle explore the cult’s ideology, the strange rules that surrounded Amanda’s childhood, and the abuse she endured before leaving the cult. Through it all, they talk about what it takes to break free from a cult and what gets left behind.
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I wonder if the discouraging of non-relative adoption has anything to do with a fear of being found out. The long invasive process of home studies, and evaluations by officials might have spooked Bill. He may have thought it wasn't worth outsider "interference" when bio babies don't have that risk/cost. He probably didn't even think of what happens to orphaned kids.