America Is Being Run By a Cult

I grew up "educated" by the likes of Paula White and today’s evangelical power in the Whitehouse doesn’t surprise me one bit.

Shannon Ashley
Nov 7 · 5 min read

My gap year after high school was in an evangelical cult. Aka an internship with the now defunct Teen Mania Ministries. Nobody knew it was a cult back then. That’s just what friends said when they learned…

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Shannon Ashley

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Single mama, fulltime writer, exvangelical. It's not about being flawless, it's about being honest. Top Writer. shannon.ashley.medium@gmail.com

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