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Some of these churches sound sketchy as hell ....

The Netflix documentary is called Dancing for the Devil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekinah_Church

unweird
(3,195 posts)Most churches are sketchy. Ponzi scheming stairways to heaven.
tulipsandroses
(7,770 posts)Like so many young people, my niece loves to dance, she is always dancing and posting on Tik Tok.
I'm just on the 2nd episode.
The bible, money, NDAs, my goodness.
Predators know how to prey on vulnerable people. These young people were so desperate for success.
This is definitely a cult.. Some churches are problematic for sure, but I would describe 7M Shekinah as a cult, not a church.
Abusive. If anyone is telling you to not associate with your family, that's a big red flag. That is what abusers do. Isolate you from friends and family.
ETA:
"When he said take care of your pastor, take care of your pastor's wife"
How brainwashed do you have to be to not see this is a problem?
IronLionZion
(49,513 posts)They know young people love dancing, social media, and hopes for fame and fortune. Plenty of cults call themselves a "church" or "temple" or other such religious term. This cult was profiting from young people.