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Ray Connolly is a former leading member of "The Children of God", one of the most radical group of Jesus Freaks spawned during the sixties. They later morphed into a headline grabbing cult known as "The Family" known for strange mixture of evangelism, doomsday prophecies and unusual sexual practices taught by their founder, David Berg.

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OUTLINE

00:00 - Joining the Children of God cult

11:32 - How 'Children of God' brainwashes new members

22:47 - What David Berg did before founding his cult

35:01 - CIA infiltrating cults

36:47 - Rules married couples had to follow in Children of God

43:44 - Recruiting new members with sex: "flirty fishing"

54:44 - Children's role in the Children of God cult

01:09:06 - Deciding to escape the cult

01:23:39 - The tragedy of Ricky Rodriguez

01:35:06 - How 'Children of God' escaped the FBI

01:42:08 - Embracing Christianity after leaving the cult

01:46:43 - Psychedelics + the Jesus movement

01:55:05 - Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

02:00:08 - Myths in the Bible

02:11:08 - How do undo cult brainwashing

02:19:57 - How the military uses cult psychological programming

02:28:04 - The merge of Christianity & politics

02:39:00 - Bringing psychedelics into the Church

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