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Jun 2021
57m 16s

Part 1: Love Has Won Investigating the O...

JEREMIAH ROBERTS, ANDREW SONCRANT
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Join us for the 3rd annual crossover with our friends Joy & Summer from Sheologians as we talk about the recent Cult "Love Has Won that made national headlines. We are also joined by a pastor local to the area that the Mother God cult is from, the ladies and the Cultish crew discuss why Crestone, Colorado is a hotbed for cults. 
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