Happy Tuesday Cult Babes! This week we are taking a look at the wild world of Teen Mania Ministries and its whacky founder. Listen in and help me decide…is this a cult?! Cause it’s quacking like one…

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Sources:

https://wng.org/sift/warrant-issued-for-teen-mania-founder-1617251541

https://web.archive.org/web/20071224154347/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/14021621/teenage_holy_war/3

https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-youth-group-in-us-aims-to-reach-1-5-billion-teens-globally-changes-name-to-teen-mania-international-114035/

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2015/12/teen-mania-why-shutting-down-acquire-fire-ron-luce/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/over-700-pastors-ministers-answer-battle-cry-to-rescue-youth-13826/

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/06/us/06evangelical.html?ei=5070&en=44bb8a8b284d999c&ex=1165899600&pagewanted=all

https://web.archive.org/web/20060610140306/http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=37734&category=34029

https://recoveringalumni.blog/true-stories/

https://recoveringalumni.blog/teachings/

https://www.reddit.com/r/RecoveringTeenMania/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7gW2YUwNRc

This week we’re getting into the Halloween spirit with a haunting story of demonic possession…maybe!

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Sources:

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/01/25/the-disposession-of-latoya-ammons/4892553/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammons_haunting_case

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/27/family-possessed-seeks-exorcism/4939953/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/movies/the-deliverance-netflix-real-story.html

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2024/09/03/latoya-ammons-exorcism-backstory-gary-indiana-haunting-deliverance-movie/75058008007/

https://people.com/matt-rife-is-legal-guardian-of-haunted-annabelle-doll-11783839

This week we’re discussing the absolute insanity behind the “bad vegan” saga. Trust me, you’ll be sat with your popcorn or raw carrot corn or whatever.

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Sources:

Netflix–Bad Vegan

https://www.sarmaraw.com/writing/2022/4/5/bad-vegan-is-not-a-documentary

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fugitive-restaurateur-who-championed-raw-food-caught-charged/

https://www.brooklynda.org/2016/05/12/owner-of-vegan-food-business-and-her-husband-indicted-for-allegedly-stealing-from-employees-defrauding-investors-not-paying-taxes/

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/03/sarma-melngailis-vegan-fugitive-defense

https://people.com/bad-vegan-sarma-melngailis-reveals-autism-diagnosis-exclusive-8597817

https://nypost.com/2025/07/13/lifestyle/bad-vegan-sarma-melngailis-claims-her-ex-ruined-her-life/

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/how-sarma-melngailis-became-a-runaway-fugitive

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/sarma-melngailis-netflixs-bad-vegan-stares-down-her-past-and-future