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Was I In A Cult?

A Cult Divided: “Running to Freedom"

Was I In A Cult?

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True Crime, Comedy, Talk Radio

4.43.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode dives into the extraordinary story of Ashleigh Teeter, who grew up in the World Wide Church of God... a cult in its own right. But when the church splits due to a new leader’s ideas, Ashleigh’s world gets turned upside down. She witnesses her own father become a cult leader, and then get ostracized from her nuclear family for almost 25 years. Why? Listen to find out. ——  Ashleigh hosts her own podcast about her upbringing. It’s called “The Cult Next Door” and is available wherever you get your podcasts. ——  Thanks to everyone who supports our show. It really helps!  If you don’t yet, but would like to, head to our Patreon  Follow us: instagram/TikTok @wasiinacult Listen to Ashleigh’s podcast: The Cult Next Door @cultnextdoorpodcast (insta/tiktok) Follow Ashleigh: @ashleighrb5 Have your own story and want to be on our show?  Email us: [email protected] ——  Try VIIA Hemp! https://bit.ly/viiainacult and use code INACULT! (15% off)

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0:00.0

The views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest appearing in this episode solely belong to the guest and do not represent or reflect the views or positions of the hosts, the show, Podcast 1, this network, or any of their respective affiliates.

0:15.0

He just said, I saw a vision of you in a spider web in a room with no door. I just started sobbing. I just immediately was like what can I do? What do I do? And he's very gravely he said I don't know and I was like okay the only thing I

0:38.8

can do is to kill myself that's it And I wasn't even afraid of that. Welcome back to Was I in a cult? I'm Tyler Meissom.

0:58.0

He is and I'm Liz Iacuzzi.

1:00.0

And on this show we give those who are in cults or cultic environments a chance to tell their story and by God take their power back.

1:07.0

And today's guest, she is awesome. I found her because she actually has a podcast about her cult story and her co-host was in the same cult with her and they were estranged for almost 25 years because of it.

1:21.0

But we don't want to say who it is or give away too much ahead of time.

1:25.0

Let's just say life is certainly trickier when your father becomes the cult leader.

1:30.0

Ashley was a joy to have on this show and we are very excited to share her story. Purify me.

1:44.0

me.

1:45.0

don't spare my life.

1:50.0

crucify. I'm Ashley Teeter. I'm the oldest of five and we grew up in

2:02.3

Russellville, Arkansas. My parents are like

2:04.9

17 and 18 when they got married and they had me at 19 and 20. When I was around

2:10.7

three or four years old, my dad was listening to Herbert W. Armstrong.

2:18.0

This guy seems to have all the answers.

2:22.0

He's God's mouthpiece. God is speaking through him.

2:25.7

Ladies and gentlemen, Herbert W. Armstrong.

2:30.5

Where is the original true church today?

2:35.0

Now Jesus Christ had said when it was on Earth,

2:38.0

I will build my church.

2:40.0

And he did build it.

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