The fact that this group is still around is terrifying, even if they say they're different now... Why in the world would you want to be in a group that was like this...
My mother was stuck in the cult for 8 years she got out after I was born cause no one was going to abuse her daughter. I thank her everyday for waking up and running away with me saved me from horrible abuse.
I was born and raised in this cult and escaped at 19 in 2000. The fact that you did all this research (kinda curious to know where you got your info) in order to tell this story and expose the insanity means a lot. So thank you. Also, you are extremely talented, keep it up!
I didn’t even know how common this was, I thought these kinds of fucked up cults were just from movie never in my wildest dreams did I think that they would be real and even still around in the current day
In 8th grade (I was around 13/14 years old) the priest who thought us religious class, gave us all a cult to look into, I got this one. I'm pretty sure there is a movie or a documentary about it. I remember finding a lot about it. Now, I don't think it was an appropriate topic for children
May I ask about which cult?? And I'm empathetic to hear you are a survivor, and really hope you are doing okay with the after effects, you are so strong for this💪🏼💖
My friend was a victim of this cult as a child. Her father was taken in by "flirty fishing" when she was just a baby. She knows the whole history of the cult and she's had so many battles in her life. We bonded over the fact we had both grown up in cults, but her experience was one of the worst I ever heard. She's so successful in her life now, it's amazing how far she's come
I grew up in this cult i was a part of it for 17 years. I still have ptsd nightmares to this day about it i was mentally and emotionally and physically abused my whole life in it. Some people joined it not knowing what it really was but i started to see the fucked up things going on at the age of 13. I wrote a letter to some of the leaders at one point which ended up getting my whole family kicked out which was the best thing that ever happened to us. This cult was the worst experience ever as well as having cancer in it. One thing it taught me was to never trust anyone till they prove themselves to you, and i can read people like a book. The hardships made me stronger.
I am so unbelievably sorry that you had to go through the fucked up cult and you are SO SO SO SO strong. I can't even imagine growing up in that insanely fucked up environment. i can't express how sorry and bad I feel for you and all the other victims in this fucking disguising s*x cult. and again you are SO strong and I wish you the best in life. stay strong
The film Wave is practically teaching how easy it is and how its done. I made a cult myself, its silly willy joke between friend but mark my works. We gonna make it really. It just needs more motivation but its meant as joke betwenn friends, we dont have that one nutcrack in our group that does what it needs to make it big 😂
I remember when I was 8, my family and I were checking out different churches to see what was the best fit for us. We visited a Pentecostal church, and everyone was holding their hands up and speaking in tongues, which was scary enough. Well, one woman was convulsing on the floor as if she was having a seizure and I asked my dad, "Is she okay?" and the woman next to us said,"The demons are coming from her body!" We carefully walked out while playing along so no one stopped us. That was the craziest church experience we've ever had!
I grew up as an apostolic Pentecost, we do speak in tongues but I’ve never once been to a church that had snakes and the rolling on the ground is not normal. we’ve walked out of churches that do that or the ones that love to lay their hands on peoples head. There’s different branches of Pentecostals I believe.
As a SA victim myself, I am incredibly sorry for all the children who had to go through that trauma. I hope one day the cult will fall and all the evil people will be severely punished for their actions.
I am a SA victim too. And you are very inspirational and very real for this, it’s such a traumatic experience and the fact that there’s a cult that does that to children, horrible. hope you’re doing alright btw 💕
i hope you're holding up well in your life now. hope this doesn't come off as condescending or anything, but i admire your strength to pull through despite being dealt such a shitty hand.
This cult makes me feel physically ill, I’ve looked through the comments and it makes me so emotional to see so many people affected by it. My heart goes out to all of you, you’re all so strong. I hope you live the amazing, full, happy lives that you deserve ❤❤❤❤❤
My aunt got caught in this cult for a few weeks in the 70s. Like a small army my grandparents, her brothers and sisters including my mum plus my dad all drove over 700km to break her out and bring her home. I always grew up hearing about that trip, but until now I never knew how horrific this cult actually was. I understand why they all went in force to get her out.
That's what I'd do to rescue a family member. My sister who's ten years older than me had an abusive abusive boyfriend when young. Our mom flat out told him she'd kill him if he didn't leave for good. He must have believed her because we never saw him again. Personally I'd rather be on my own than deal with toxic people. Admittedly though I am on my own but that's by choice. I do upgrade my boy cat occasionally to boyfriend status when someone is bothering me. Then he goes back to baby/living teddy bear. Seriously he lets me cuddle him for hours while I watch TH-cam or read on my tablet.
Yeah...I didn't anticipate the ending for Ricky and the cult like that. I thought based on the video. If anything he was in jail. And then to learn it's still going? I was like "nah clearly this died like a while ago right?"
It really hurts my heart to see so many comments of ex members of cults including this one. You guys are so strong and i will never fully understand the pain. Sending love and light!
I myself grew up in a minor cult. It’s absolutely evil how they try to say that they are Christians because they aren’t. And God does not condone their behavior. Being an abusive , power hungry,narcissist is not even in the same realm of Christianity. Being a true Christian is about being humble and spreading love and forgiveness of Christ.
I myself am not religious, but my grandmother is and has taught me about it. I’m sorry this happened to you, but I’m hoping you’re doing well now. It’s not an easy thing to go through.
Amen, I’m so sorry you had to go through that and I’m so glad you truly found Christ. It honestly must be hard for God to see all these awful awful cults with awful agendas claiming his name. God bless
I hear about these stories and I'm shocked my mom never fell into a cult. She was a hippie, hichhiked around the country, did drugs, etc. But by the time I was born she was already a medical professional. Truly shocking stuff out there.
Yeah I'm glad my mom lives in europe bc she for sure would've gotten mixed up in a cult. She actually joined Jehova's witnesses like 20 years ago and I still can't comprehend how anyone can be that dumb and gullible. She's my mom and I love her but jeez
I hope Ricky is at peace. The fact that killing someone who hurt him and so many others caused him such pain that he ended up ending his life says so much about the pain he went through and the kind of person he was. May his memory be a blessing
Kris is literally like the best friend, older sister, mother figure, and icon we all need. And honestly I love these style videos (don't know what that says about me though)
I thought you were going to say 17 years old, which is already pretty bad on its own.... BUT YOU SAID MONTHS AND THAT LITERALLY STOLE THE BREATH OUT OF MY LUNGS How can anyone even think of doing that to a baby....
Forget thinking about it. How could you WANT to? There are plenty of things I imagine doing that I never would. Like robbing a bank and being mega rich forever. But THAT has never crossed my mind as something I’d like to do but can’t. Maybe thought crimes should be prosecuted sometimes….
my dad has actually talked about this a bit. he and his brother grew up in huntington beach and actually spoke to this dude a couple times. it was mostly just small talk, but there were a couple times where he tried to get them to come to his “meetings”. they never went, obviously, but it was still creepy as hell. my grandmother apparently insulted him on a few occasions because he was speaking against her religion (we’re catholics). she was an elementary school teacher and she always made sure her students were staying away from him. if they had to walk passed his place on the way to/from school, she gave them a new route. he freaked her out, and she was right to feel that way. i believe they met his kids, but i could be wrong. they had no idea what he was actually doing, but they were right to avoid him and his family.
i love how no matter how serious a topic can be, kris can still lighten the mood and keep us laughing while also making it a point to address that the topics are dark f*cked up. not a lot of people can do that
I feel like I'm the one getting the compliment too,aww ❤ you know, I went to a funeral of my old babysitter Lola,who was a living Saint who made a grilled cheese like nobody!! My God. And the pastor said that the best thing about her was that everyone felt like they were the most special to her,(I was the reeal favorite) and thats what made her so special. Listen, I got greened in between this post and I thought I was leaving you a wisdom nugget and I'm dying no pun intended. Lola,Campbell's soup tasted like stew! She was special. ❤
Ricky was literally abused before he was even a toddler, the fact he powered through it and was still a kind and empathetic person shows his true colors. I hope he is living well in his next life whatever it is
Definitely! It also shows that trauma shouldn't be an excuse to become a predator, many molesters and rapists turn out to have been taken advantage of as children themselves, but there are victims who go on and fight their trauma in therapy or get justice and lead lives, without harming anyone!
@@thephalange8630 You took the wrong things out of this statement, dude...everyone reacts differently to trauma and of course, abusers and other criminals should be held accountable for their actions, but they still have a reason behind their behaviour and to close our eyes for these reasons won't change the world
I just remembered being in a free church (my mom went from church to church for some time, when I was younger) and they said 'Jesus-Freaks' once... in the context of the preacher guy being like 'let me tell you this one time we saw a buddha statue in the park and we waited for nightfall before making it fall over and drawing crosses all over it, because that is what good christians do' and everyone (was a youth group of that church, so mostly people in the age of 14-17 ) just went with it and as smiling and telling him how great that was and I just sat there... thinking 'how disrespectful can you get?' but I didn't say anything, because I was so baffled and didn't want everyone against me. Looking back, I should've said something... it was basically... this whole 'all have to accept our religion, but there's no need to respect any other person, with different beliefs'-attitude and I hated it..
My parents were in a cult kinda similar to this. My mom and dad escaped by the time I was 5. They actually did a Netflix documentary about it and I recognize some people on there which was kinda trippy
I remember hearing a podcast episode about Warren Jeffs. Man, I'm really sorry for your family and hope you're okay! I'd be a big mess so props to you and your parents/family for staying strong❤
Seeing all the stories in the comments of people who were born in or grew up in this cult is heartbreaking while I think of what they must have gone through but at the same time it gives me hope knowing that they were able to escape. I truly hope every single one of you is happy and thriving, please continue to share your stories ❤️❤️
God loves you! And he wants to have a relationship with you! Repent and believe that Jesus died and rose again 3 days later! God loves you and he can fill everything with SO much love, mercy and joy!
I knew one of the ex-members of this cult. He was my mom's boyfriend and I really got to see the effects this type of abuse can have on someone. He was forced to do sexual activities with almost all his family members and his mother was one of the people in charge of recruiting people into this cult. He was a very sweet soul, but was constantly on some hardcore drugs and his son ended up molesting me at the age of 7 with no consequences. We didn't live there for long.
im so sorry that happened to you 💜💜 i understand how trauma like that can seriously affect victims of s** cults and continue to affect others. I hope your are happy and safe now.
I’m so sorry you had to research and experience this story but respect you for hanging in there to educate/warn others. I noticed how it affected you and felt so bad when I saw your eyes change and noticed you had been crying…it hit me hard and noticed that at 42:33 you were so distressed that you said 1887 but clearly meant 1987. My thoughts and genuine prayers of unconditional love go out to you and all after this tragic topic.
Almost an hour long video and still so many details to cover. It's hard to explain just how insane this all got. I am a SGA ( seconds generation adult), born into the cult, and lived all the consequences of what has been told here. It's easy to think the story just ends where these videos end, but unfortunately survivors all still suffering with all the trauma caused. I'm so glad more people are talking about it, but I'm sad it's still a big problem for us who lived through it
As a survivor of a Fundamentalist cult, I seriously love that you're covering these things. Thank you so so much. I can't wait to see what other cults you cover. A bunch of us survivors are watching and feel so validated that this is out in the world now. It gives us a voice, so again THANK YOU! You're an amazing and lovely being!!
I was a victim and born into a lesser known “Christian” cult, I am so glad these cases are being talked about. I didn’t understand the trauma I went through until my dad was able to get custody of me and my sisters and put me into therapy. I was 15 when I got out, and am 18 now, lots of damage has been done. I hope the children born into this cult get justice and get out💔
As someone who was SA multiple times from 7-10 years old, my heart aches so much for all these children and people that suffered. It hurts so much to know people like that still exist and not much has even been done about it. I hope those who caused all this pain, and suffering, suffer themselves in complete hell or in some terrible form of grief.
Mad respect to Jay for the dope editing job on this video! Thank you for keeping Kris safe from TH-cam's algorithm while she covers these important but not kid-friendly topics.
My father was one of the first members born into the cult. It's insane to think what he went through and aven more insane that he turned out to be one of the best men I've ever known. You wouldn't even be able to tell by talking to him that he was raised in this environment.
I’m a Christian and it makes me so angry to see these cults and see how people are kept from the real truth by evil people . God bless you Kris and hope your doing well❤
There are a lot of people who believe that the Bible God is an evil lesser deity called the Demiurge. So, as a Christian, you're actually worshipping an evil being. How do you feel about that?
"kept from the real truth" That's some great irony there. All religions are socially acceptable cults that started out small and happened to get popular (or in the case of Christians- they threatened and killed people who had different beliefs than their own, aka The Christian Crusades, as an example). lmao
you do know that just because some people think something doesn't actually make it true, so think about what you put into the world next time please@@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock
It was heartbreaking, especially the fact that Ricky was abused before he was even a toddler. Thank you Kris for shedding light to such heavy topics and you are doing an amazing job explaining what people experience so early in their lives. Do continue with this series!
My heart hurts so much for those victimized. Having grown up in a "cultish" environment, I empathize more than I want to. NO ONE should EVER go through anything like this.
There is no such thing as cultish. A cult is a cult. It just depends on how those in power use it. Not trying to be an ass but there needs to be a clear distinction for any survivors of cult behavior.
@@Bozomine There is a such thing as "cultish". Google can be your friend and, instead of "Well, ACTUALLY(ing)" to people on the internet, Google "cultish behavior". 🙄
I was born and raised into this cult, in Brazil, wasn't living in it by the age of 14-15 But it was never a choice to leave. After everything with Ricky went down the structure was hard to control so they started pushing for members to get jobs and study and not live in big homes (communes) anymore. It is my belief that they continue to profit under different names and NGO's around the world. The structure was HUGE, and worldwide. Thanks for making this video to let people know it's a real thing, most survivors don't even touch on the subject cause we're easily deemed crazy
It breaks my heart knowing the cult is still a thing, even if its under a new name. I hope the people who were apart of it seek closure or even rest in peace (the victims obviously) Thank you for sharing this Kris ♥
I don't know why I like listening to this whenever I am at school. And yes I need something to go on in the background because the classrooms are so loud especially at lunch. Noise sensitivity sucks.
Ricky’s story genuinely had me in tears. I hope he finds peace in the afterlife and all the people who harmed him and others find the exact opposite waiting for them down in the depths of hell. Not everyone is lucky to have a “normal” or good family, but not a single kid who doesn’t have good family deserves it.
I grew up in a cult. I’d love to share my story but unfortunately I can’t because I would lose access to almost all of my family. Thank you for speaking up. It’s too common for SA and abuse towards children to occur in cults. The cult I’m from still protects the creeps so I personally stay as far away as I can while maintaining some level of connection to my family. Hopefully one day I find the strength to completely remove myself from it, but my family is so invested I’m not sure I’ll be able to without cutting them off.
Please continue this series! It's really great because as a visual and auditory learner, I can't really fully understand podcasts. This is perfectly in between podcasts and videos for me to understand. It's also awesome because we all love you Kris! Keep up the amazing work! Edit: I just fixed some typos
I'm aware that is this weird but I love listening to these while I'm doing my phycology homework. You've gotten me half my semester already, so thank you for my A. Lots of love and please continue to post these so I can finish collage.
Just a note to totally recommend Prof Sam Vaknin TH-cam amazing insights you'll get thrown out for knowing more than your lecturers or a high distinction lmao or just use the info IRL & in your Practice don't let em know you've surpassed them wisest...
ricky is such poor kid, being lost his entire life and then even after finding out everything he went through was crazy he killed himself cause he couldnt bear the fact he killed someone, even if it was his abuser
I can’t believe how sad this is. Ricky and many others had to go through so much trauma. I feel so sorry for the children of David. My heart goes out to all the people who go through things like this. ❤
I started full on breakdown crying when I heard Ricky Rodriguez killed himself after what he did because it broke my heart over the shit he had been through and made me so sad that he never really got to live his life the way he truly wanted which was free and safe and loved.
As a Pentecostal Christian, I hate how often Christianity and the word of God was and is used and lied about for such horrible things. People take so many things out of context and people use the Bible and Christianity for horrible things sometimes. This is why I’m more afraid of people than demons. A demon will flee at the mention of Jesus name but a person… a human with a soul and a mind.. can do so much damage and sometimes you can’t stop them. Both can twist the word of God but one is definitely easier to believe when they’re a human being.
The problem is there are many problematic verses in the bible condoning murder, rape and child abuse. All in clear translated English. And if you report (it’s not hate speech just facts) this I shall put it back. Your religion is very damaging.
I grew up in the Pentecostal church and can confirm that entire denomination is a cult. It’s terrifying to be like 6 years old and hearing people speaking “in tongues” and watching them pass out and jump over rows of pews and whatnot at least twice a week. I was 12 when we got kicked out of our church because my mom’s elbows were showing. I ran far and fast from that lifestyle but unfortunately about half my family is still in it. Please keep doing these true crime stories! You’re one of 2 people who can do stories like this without boring me to tears! 💕
I’m so sorry to hear that happened to you and your mom. I can tell you that those people were not true followers of Jesus if they were hung up over some elbows.
Yeah when I first got married we joined my MIL's pentecostal church because my husband prefers smaller churches and mine was a huge baptist church. We reached our limit when this Baptist girl went to Sunday night church in long shorts and was forced to sit in the kitchen for the whole service. I also got tired of dirty looks whenever I came to church alone because my husband had to repair his car in order to go to work that week (we were dirt poor and drove pos vehicles). How dare he miss church in order to fix his car so he could pay our bills. Yeah. Incidentally, I'm pretty sure his MIL was forced by her husband to go; she later ran away from him by going out a window in the night.
It's a sensitive and tough topic, but Kris’s presentation makes it engaging and thought-provoking. Kudos for tackling such a serious subject with care!
I’ve been down this rabbit hole for three years and Ricky’s story breaks my heart every time. I’d heard of them before but I had no idea how extreme or how bad it really was until I saw a documentary about his life back in 2020. It always amazes me how articulate and thoughtful he was in his video and in his online posts.
You are definitely the TH-camr I needed I listen to a lot of true crime but not one talks or thinks like me THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! Your the best
This is sick... children shouldn't be having to go through this, they barely or don't even know what's going on. Adults shouldn't either. Kris, thank you for making this video and showing how deranged some people can be, keeping it light... and for everyone else, watch out for people like this. Don't let yourself get roped in to stuff like this.
BURNTISLAND, Fife, Scotland's Children of the Cult is still alive and kicking. Orchestrated by paedo police chief Sam Brown. Lots of youtubers and Celebrities recently got paid to harass victims there and create crimes to distract us from The Elites that visited in the 90's (Hillary Clintons lot). pretty sure KRIS took a pay check from the Paedo police chief too.
Firstly, thank you for doing this, Kris, I appreciate the hard work you put into these things for us. Sadly, I can identify with certain parts of this video having been, physically, mentally, and sexually abused by my parents growing up, and I know how vulnerable it can make you, I became tough and got through it, I took myself away from it in my teens. I still suffer from 'repressed anger', which means I'm unable to get annoyed and let out my anger like a normal person, it's bottled up until it gets unbearable then I become uncontrollable and have to lock myself away for days until it passes in case I do something I'd regret, luckily I've only been pushed to that extent two times in my life and both times I managed to avoid harming anyone, but it's the consequence of what happened to me and it's part of my life now.
@@alainavanatta4224 Thank you, sadly, we can't pick our parents, we can only try to make the best of a bad situation. My Father abused me mentally and physically, and my Mother abused me physically and sexually, as soon as I could I moved out and began the journey of healing myself, later I sort out counselling, today I live a mainly normal life, in my case the adversity made me stronger and more understanding of others, but the scars are still there inside.
can we just appreciate the fact that no matter what the theme of the video is, or what lengths she goes to, kris never fails to compliment us, and make our day?? thanks. you're an amazing human being kris.❤
Right!! Why is it that even the darkest subject seems like a ray of sunshine because of Kris.....not sure if that's a compliment but I love the energy and its always a fun time with Kris 🤣
Yeah, she’s got the best personality and best “vibe” of all the youtubers I’m familiar with. And stunning to behold, ass swell. Gorgeous girl to begin with, but something about the new red hair is just……..wow!
This bunch used to proselytize outside of my high school back in the 70s. I don't know if they ever recruited anyone, but my friends & I avoided them like the plague.
I have a friend who grew up in this cult. She got out and so did her siblings. It's crazy to hear about all of this, I didn't know about it until I met her. But yeah I can see she has been negatively affected by her upbringing but she is very smart and young so I hope she is able to heal and make something of her life.
Okay, I'm only like, 4 minutes into the video, BUT I just want to say how I really appreciate Kris disclaiming no hate to religious people. I'm a Christian, but I love learning about these intriguing topics, especially from someone as entertaining and awesome as Kris. So, it was great to hear!
The worst part about history class in school was we stopped in the 70’s, after talking for weeks and weeks about the Vietnam War, and we didn’t get to any of the cults or pop culture anything, until the end of the school year. So, for 7 years I’ve had to play catch up on the 80’s, 90’s and whatever else. But not the big main stuff going on, those little tiny “Hey! Remember this?” moments in history. This is a perfect video essay and it’s exactly what I wanted to learn about today. Because what kind of sick psychopath would allow these things to happen under the guise of “Gods Work”? What makes a person become like this? I’ve always been interested in the psychology side of these types of people, so I can understand and avoid what they do.
I'm bingeing funny super smart dude Prof Sam Vaknin TH-cam amazing insights into Cults sorry forget ep titles but he has a few about these psychological anomolies
I had no idea this was so recent, and even ongoing.... We need more info. Please do more cult episodes. More like this can raise awareness. Did a quick search and these sick bastards are here in my hometown as well.... As always your format is fire, but this hit me so differently... With this information in this format we can spread the truth to those that otherwise would turn a blind eye. Thank you.
Me and my mom almost got stuck in a cult We started going to this church, it wasn't a Cristian church it was a church for people who didn't know what they believe in. It was cool, and fun at the start but then the leaders started getting weird. You couldn't hug someone with the leaders permission, they wouldn't allow phones in the church, and you couldn't talk about the other people or talk about where the location. They wouldn't let you leave until the session was over. They had these rules that really didn't make sense and if you broke then you would have to go into the leader's room and make it. They started to try to get us to live in the area and to stay longer. And I know at the time it kind of seems a little crazy but we didn't leave sooner but we are going through some really bad stuff and people kept judging us cuz we didn't know what religion we believed so nice to go to a place where you could believe whatever you wanted we're just trying to find a safe place to be ourselves and at the time it seemed like this place it
God loves you! And he wants to have a relationship with you! Repent and believe that Jesus died and rose again 3 days later! God loves you and he can fill everything with SO much love, mercy and joy!
@rachael5611 look, I appreciate your message, but there is a time and place and this is not the time to tell someone to repent. There was nothing here that they have to repent for.
@@JayLutz-ks3fvshe spammed that same comment under a ton of posts from survivors; saying that God can take away all their trauma and they should repent. She's the kind of Christian I stay away from. Doing more harm than good.
I didn’t know you made these videos. I thought you just made shorts on FB. I’m glad I found you. In the shorts I find you quite funny. So to find you doing videos on topics such as these is awesome. Definite follow.
The title of today’s video caught my eye; so I am watching you now. You are just adorable! Also, you have a terrific sense of humor. I’m now subscribed I intend to-watch your older videos and t look forward to seeing any new stuff you come up with!❤
It’s really great of you to mention that you’re not putting the blame on religious people. I have several friends who are devout Muslims from Afghanistan, and they are the most understanding, easygoing, and accepting people I’ve ever met. They don’t hide their faith (hell, two women I know have openly chastised their husbands when said husbands told them to “stop wearing the hijab, we’re in America now”), but they are appalled when they see people using and abusing religion as a tool for power; one gentleman even confided in me that he was stunned by just how many laws in the United States are based in (Protestant Christian) religious belief, when we’re supposed to be keeping church and state firmly apart. Religion and faith aren’t evil, but they can be used for evil by terrible people trying to justify their sick desires.
Agreed. it's SO prevalent, but speaking up makes you lose credibility to other Christians. it's just the devil talking, disapproval of other Christians means you hate God Himself. i'm no fundie but i reckon 50% of self-identified Christians i've seen are Pharisees, using God's name in vain to exploit the faithful & rationalize their own misdeeds. & the Bible warns us of just that, numerous times - yet it never stops being disheartening. i'm fairly scientifically minded and VERY skeptical of "demonic" activities, but i can comfortably say for people like these, Kenneth Cokehead & Jesse Duplicitous - there be demons in there.
The whole separation of church and state does not mean that laws based on faith can not be made, it means that the government is forbidden to create or declare an official religion for the United States such as what happened with the creation of The Church of England.
Isn’t the point of hijabs to hide most of women’s bodies because they see it as sexual? That seems sexist and demeaning considering they don’t make men wear them.
Please cover the case on Jessica Judd! She murdered her children gruesomely. Some of my family members know this family personally. Jessica’s family used to live in the forest. Sometimes when they needed wood for fires, they would use horses to haul giant logs through the trees, whilst they were balancing on the logs going at insane speeds. My family member witnessed so many bizarre things while he was visiting this family. Very interesting case, but very sad as well.
I had a good friend in elementary school who was raised in Family International (new name for the cult). I didn't know about this at the time. I knew he had very religious beliefs but I would have never guessed that he was raised in any kind of sex cult. He kept trying to convert me from a Catholic but he wouldn't really explain why (I'm not sure what the cult's stance on Catholicism is, so it may have just been family prejudice or something similar). He moved away a couple of weeks later without any explanation and I thought that was the end of that. I haven't seen him since. About a year ago, my friend (who grew up in the same town that I did) said that he remembered this kid and apparently, their parents were actually good friends for a long time. According to this friend, the kid I knew was raised in the cult and his mother moved the family to evade police/CPS. He also moved to Arkansas and Oregon several times. Definitely a lot of wrongdoing that he never should have been involved with. Sometimes, I wonder about the friend that I had. David, if by some insane chance you're reading this, I hope that you're okay.
This is definitely one of the most heartbreaking videos I've ever watched, literally cried at the end. Please please please stay safe everyone (and stay away from cults)
I love how Kris presents the true crime. She adds her comedy but still shows her immense empathy and love. She brings forth fascinating things to know in her own unique way and it is amazing. We all love you Kris and thank you so much for all you do. It is always a much brighter day when having a KallmeKris video to watch.
I love your video's so much, especially ones like this because I can listen to this while doing other things and you make it so easy to get involved in it. So I just wanted to say thank you for being such an awesome youtuber :)
SA survivor here, it means a lot that you use your platform to tell some of our stories. So many of us are silenced because no one believes us. Everytime someone like you listens and cares, it gives me hope that decent people exist. However few and far between.
Kris has been the light at the end of my tunnel for so long, when I was in a horrible part in my life she was always there giving me my daily compliments ❤️❤️☺️
I know these types of videos are quite heavy by nature, but if no one has said this yet - Kris, you have a knack for telling stories. I think you mentioned that you originally went to university to become a teacher, and if that is still something you are interested in pursuing in the future, I think you would become an amazing lecturer who can stoke the interest and passion of many young students. Your ability to take such heavy material and give it a more lighthearted spin is a gift. I hope you have ways to debrief after doing such extensive research, and please take care of yourself!
I totally understand how Ricky feels and why he killed Susan. I don’t care that he killed a woman and committed suicide. What he went through was absolutely heartbreaking and I have total sympathy for him.
@@swift-tead6033i have sympathy for a child that was horrifically abused and assaulted since BIRTH. he was raised in such a cold and heartless environment that it's no wonder he ended up like that. murder is never ever okay, but looking at what these monstrosities did to him and thousands of other people including children, killing those mfs was nowhere NEAR the worst crime commited by that horrible family
Babes Thank you sm for the intro cuz I have covid rn and I was in my uniform and feeling gross but the intro convinced me to have a shower eat and other stuff so thanks ❤️
My brother was in a cult and he died because he didn't serve them good and they put 5 bullets in the head and 8 stab wounds in the chest... So I'm terrified of cults😢
@@rachael5611bro what the hell, this isn't the time for your Christ adverts especially not for people who have suffered DIRECT TRAUMA from organised religious cults. You may think your doing a good thing but you're really not.
this is actually so terrifying and the footage of Ricky broke my heart. i feel so so bad for anyone who had to go through this, or anything like it. you did a fantastic job with this video and i would love to see more cult videos because they are so interesting and messed up at the same time. i cant even imagine getting brainwashed like that, its so crazy to me. also loving this new series SOOO much.
You are doing a great job by making these videos and giving us the darkest histories and realizing that how much sick people was back then (still is). Hats off to your effort, girl! Thank you for your work. Most importantly you stay safe, be happy. This kind of topics are very sensetive and hardcore. You are doing an amazing job.
The fact that this group is still around is terrifying, even if they say they're different now... Why in the world would you want to be in a group that was like this...
They lie to you say that their just Christians and invite you “manipulate you” to some Bible study or mass
true God loves you!
@@rachael5611can you stop with nonsense? Everyone knows “God” “loves” them.
Prolly to get kids?
@@rachael5611 to comment this under such a video is super fucking tone deaf. You're sick.
My mother was stuck in the cult for 8 years she got out after I was born cause no one was going to abuse her daughter. I thank her everyday for waking up and running away with me saved me from horrible abuse.
I’m glad she got out and that you guys are doing alright!
That sounds terrifying. Glad you guys made it out okay.
Omg ask her How it feels and if shes ok??
I hope you don't end up making the same mistake
That sounds so freaking scary, I’m so glad you where able to run away your mother is a life saver ❤
I was born and raised in this cult and escaped at 19 in 2000. The fact that you did all this research (kinda curious to know where you got your info) in order to tell this story and expose the insanity means a lot. So thank you. Also, you are extremely talented, keep it up!
So glad you are free now! Stay safe and be well!
I didn’t even know how common this was, I thought these kinds of fucked up cults were just from movie never in my wildest dreams did I think that they would be real and even still around in the current day
Dammit bro that must suck thank the heavens you are free
In 8th grade (I was around 13/14 years old) the priest who thought us religious class, gave us all a cult to look into, I got this one. I'm pretty sure there is a movie or a documentary about it. I remember finding a lot about it. Now, I don't think it was an appropriate topic for children
I honestly can’t believe how long this cult has lasted, you were in it? And what year is this compared to when it started-
As a survivor of a cult I can agree 100% that it is NOT talked about enough. Do more stories on them, there are SO MANY.
I congratulate you on your survival, I live you.
Damn I hope you’re doing okay sending love and hugs ❤
May I ask about which cult?? And I'm empathetic to hear you are a survivor, and really hope you are doing okay with the after effects, you are so strong for this💪🏼💖
My friend was a victim of this cult as a child. Her father was taken in by "flirty fishing" when she was just a baby. She knows the whole history of the cult and she's had so many battles in her life. We bonded over the fact we had both grown up in cults, but her experience was one of the worst I ever heard. She's so successful in her life now, it's amazing how far she's come
Glad you were both able to get out, can’t imagine how difficult things like this must be for the people involved ❤
Oh my god I’m so happy you both got out.
Omg it’s truly heartbreaking and to know this cult is still around I’m honestly mortified
The fact that this cult is still around... Like why? It's awful!
True blessing
I grew up in this cult i was a part of it for 17 years. I still have ptsd nightmares to this day about it i was mentally and emotionally and physically abused my whole life in it. Some people joined it not knowing what it really was but i started to see the fucked up things going on at the age of 13. I wrote a letter to some of the leaders at one point which ended up getting my whole family kicked out which was the best thing that ever happened to us. This cult was the worst experience ever as well as having cancer in it. One thing it taught me was to never trust anyone till they prove themselves to you, and i can read people like a book. The hardships made me stronger.
I am so unbelievably sorry that you had to go through the fucked up cult and you are SO SO SO SO strong. I can't even imagine growing up in that insanely fucked up environment. i can't express how sorry and bad I feel for you and all the other victims in this fucking disguising s*x cult. and again you are SO strong and I wish you the best in life. stay strong
I’m so happy you got out
Sounds terrible.....religious cult? Or something else???
Thats why don't like joining cults
@@LaidonVaughn-rn6vk same it’s not rly my cuppa tea
Cults are very scary to me not just because of the actions but because of how easy it is to get trapped in one, just absolutely horrifying
The film Wave is practically teaching how easy it is and how its done.
I made a cult myself, its silly willy joke between friend but mark my works. We gonna make it really. It just needs more motivation but its meant as joke betwenn friends, we dont have that one nutcrack in our group that does what it needs to make it big 😂
It's scary to know how cults are powerful enough to follow your every move
@@DemonRugXD28 Yeah it’s cool but like when you know the whole story like wow how do people survive in that environment
@jesusking31 when you're raised in it from birth, you have no other context and no reason to believe it's not normal 🤷
@@lilgypsyfirefly1098 Yeah that’s true it’s just hard to put yourself in their shoes since none of us well barely any of us have been raised in a cult
I remember when I was 8, my family and I were checking out different churches to see what was the best fit for us. We visited a Pentecostal church, and everyone was holding their hands up and speaking in tongues, which was scary enough. Well, one woman was convulsing on the floor as if she was having a seizure and I asked my dad, "Is she okay?" and the woman next to us said,"The demons are coming from her body!" We carefully walked out while playing along so no one stopped us. That was the craziest church experience we've ever had!
Oh. Wow.
I grew up as an apostolic Pentecost, we do speak in tongues but I’ve never once been to a church that had snakes and the rolling on the ground is not normal. we’ve walked out of churches that do that or the ones that love to lay their hands on peoples head.
There’s different branches of Pentecostals I believe.
My church basically said “if you don’t believe god you will burn in hell.” And me and my family just walked out and said we were moving
As a SA victim myself, I am incredibly sorry for all the children who had to go through that trauma. I hope one day the cult will fall and all the evil people will be severely punished for their actions.
aww im sorry God lovesw you and he wants relationship with you not cults or religion!
Agreed. Whatever your religion, using a way people find meaning in life for one’s own sake is unacceptable and evil. I hope you’re doing well.
I'm really sorry you had to go through that! Atleast I'm out of the cult now and I'm safe. God bless you and your family!
I’m so sorry for what you went through, I hope your safe now❤
I am a SA victim too. And you are very inspirational and very real for this, it’s such a traumatic experience and the fact that there’s a cult that does that to children, horrible. hope you’re doing alright btw 💕
As someone who was born into a cult and betrothed to an 80 y/o when I was 13. Thank you for being a mainstream voice to shed light to this.
What the fuck?!? I'm so sorry to hear that! I hope you're safe now o.o
I'm so sorry you went through that. I wish you all the best and hope you're doing well now ❤
i hope you're holding up well in your life now. hope this doesn't come off as condescending or anything, but i admire your strength to pull through despite being dealt such a shitty hand.
I don't know what to say I just want to throw up hope everything is OK now and I hope that you are safe and happy❤❤❤
wtf- I really hope your ok. and if you have any trauma, I hope you can recover ❤️
Her random "I fucking hate you" or "you sick fuck" was the most relatable thing in the entire video
As a sick @$&%, I can relate.
I felt that
I like when these horrible facts are delivered with the anger and spite that the monsters talked about deserve
that cut away approach comes almost directly from oompa
... Yes.
This cult makes me feel physically ill, I’ve looked through the comments and it makes me so emotional to see so many people affected by it. My heart goes out to all of you, you’re all so strong. I hope you live the amazing, full, happy lives that you deserve ❤❤❤❤❤
My aunt got caught in this cult for a few weeks in the 70s. Like a small army my grandparents, her brothers and sisters including my mum plus my dad all drove over 700km to break her out and bring her home.
I always grew up hearing about that trip, but until now I never knew how horrific this cult actually was. I understand why they all went in force to get her out.
That sounds like a movie. It's crazy that this stuff actually happens.
Wait they kidnapped her?
699 like
That's what I'd do to rescue a family member.
My sister who's ten years older than me had an abusive abusive boyfriend when young.
Our mom flat out told him she'd kill him if he didn't leave for good.
He must have believed her because we never saw him again.
Personally I'd rather be on my own than deal with toxic people.
Admittedly though I am on my own but that's by choice.
I do upgrade my boy cat occasionally to boyfriend status when someone is bothering me.
Then he goes back to baby/living teddy bear. Seriously he lets me cuddle him for hours while I watch TH-cam or read on my tablet.
Kris fully riding the "you gotta laugh, if you don't laugh you're gonna cry" mood all the way to town.... Gotta respect that 😅
Sometimes, in the face of absolute horror, that's the only way to stay sane.
Absolutely! Black sense of humour keeps you sane! 😢😅
My heart sunk when you said it was still happening. I’m absolutely horrified that there are people who are this sick
Yeah...I didn't anticipate the ending for Ricky and the cult like that.
I thought based on the video. If anything he was in jail.
And then to learn it's still going? I was like "nah clearly this died like a while ago right?"
Yeah this shot me for a loop like dang
I swear I talked to a dude online and some of his fantasies sound a lot like what the church was doing good thing I blocked him
@@patiencejones1180 you should have gotten his info maybe you could have brought down the sick Cult and Karen
Yeah, it honestly scared me to think about.
It really hurts my heart to see so many comments of ex members of cults including this one. You guys are so strong and i will never fully understand the pain. Sending love and light!
The fact that this cult is still active is very upsetting
YES like how has it not been shut down?! the PDF-ilia thing is enough to completely take it down from that moment
that is just INSANE!!!
@@JuliaC740omg that’s sickening ..
@@isabellanesheiwat8 Have you heard of the catholics? :D
IT IS?!
I myself grew up in a minor cult. It’s absolutely evil how they try to say that they are Christians because they aren’t. And God does not condone their behavior. Being an abusive , power hungry,narcissist is not even in the same realm of Christianity. Being a true Christian is about being humble and spreading love and forgiveness of Christ.
Exactly!
They make Christian’s look like psychopaths 😭
Amen… I’m Glad God protected you and Helped you escape 🙏
I myself am not religious, but my grandmother is and has taught me about it. I’m sorry this happened to you, but I’m hoping you’re doing well now. It’s not an easy thing to go through.
Amen, I’m so sorry you had to go through that and I’m so glad you truly found Christ. It honestly must be hard for God to see all these awful awful cults with awful agendas claiming his name. God bless
Love all ❤
I hear about these stories and I'm shocked my mom never fell into a cult. She was a hippie, hichhiked around the country, did drugs, etc. But by the time I was born she was already a medical professional. Truly shocking stuff out there.
Yeah I'm glad my mom lives in europe bc she for sure would've gotten mixed up in a cult. She actually joined Jehova's witnesses like 20 years ago and I still can't comprehend how anyone can be that dumb and gullible. She's my mom and I love her but jeez
I am now 5 one hour videos deep in ur channel and you have now became my fav crime TH-camr to listen to when I crochet 👹✨
Same but as I play rhythm games lol, Kris is amazing to listen to while multitasking
I hope Ricky is at peace. The fact that killing someone who hurt him and so many others caused him such pain that he ended up ending his life says so much about the pain he went through and the kind of person he was. May his memory be a blessing
The fact that killing someone, even someone who hurt him so badly, was just too horrible of a thing for him to stand is freaking heart breaking to me.
Kris is literally like the best friend, older sister, mother figure, and icon we all need. And honestly I love these style videos (don't know what that says about me though)
How does this comment have no replies!!!! I relate to this comment so f***ing much bro ❤❤❤
don’t look at the family tree *cough* (no but I agree)
Yeah me to
Me to
I also love how she does those videos. Feels like your best friend talking non stop about a special interest kinda thing
I thought you were going to say 17 years old, which is already pretty bad on its own....
BUT YOU SAID MONTHS AND THAT LITERALLY STOLE THE BREATH OUT OF MY LUNGS
How can anyone even think of doing that to a baby....
I KNOW I TOUGHT THAT TO!
Forget thinking about it. How could you WANT to? There are plenty of things I imagine doing that I never would. Like robbing a bank and being mega rich forever. But THAT has never crossed my mind as something I’d like to do but can’t. Maybe thought crimes should be prosecuted sometimes….
CHRISTIANS☕️
I swear, that happened to me!!!!!! I screamed though(not so loudly).
@@Alexandra-is5hnim so sorry
my dad has actually talked about this a bit. he and his brother grew up in huntington beach and actually spoke to this dude a couple times. it was mostly just small talk, but there were a couple times where he tried to get them to come to his “meetings”. they never went, obviously, but it was still creepy as hell. my grandmother apparently insulted him on a few occasions because he was speaking against her religion (we’re catholics). she was an elementary school teacher and she always made sure her students were staying away from him. if they had to walk passed his place on the way to/from school, she gave them a new route. he freaked her out, and she was right to feel that way. i believe they met his kids, but i could be wrong. they had no idea what he was actually doing, but they were right to avoid him and his family.
i love how no matter how serious a topic can be, kris can still lighten the mood and keep us laughing while also making it a point to address that the topics are dark f*cked up. not a lot of people can do that
I feel like I'm the one getting the compliment too,aww ❤ you know, I went to a funeral of my old babysitter Lola,who was a living Saint who made a grilled cheese like nobody!! My God. And the pastor said that the best thing about her was that everyone felt like they were the most special to her,(I was the reeal favorite) and thats what made her so special. Listen, I got greened in between this post and I thought I was leaving you a wisdom nugget and I'm dying no pun intended. Lola,Campbell's soup tasted like stew! She was special. ❤
I 100% agree
Ricky was literally abused before he was even a toddler, the fact he powered through it and was still a kind and empathetic person shows his true colors. I hope he is living well in his next life whatever it is
Definitely! It also shows that trauma shouldn't be an excuse to become a predator, many molesters and rapists turn out to have been taken advantage of as children themselves, but there are victims who go on and fight their trauma in therapy or get justice and lead lives, without harming anyone!
Not my case. I'm not a criminal or anything but I know some people have to "go away".
@@thephalange8630 You took the wrong things out of this statement, dude...everyone reacts differently to trauma and of course, abusers and other criminals should be held accountable for their actions, but they still have a reason behind their behaviour and to close our eyes for these reasons won't change the world
@@bansheeeierkuchenkillerthere really is no reason to be an abuser, rapist or murderer lmao
@@juicy228 If you think like this, it's okay, but you don't get psychology and the world then.
I just remembered being in a free church (my mom went from church to church for some time, when I was younger) and they said 'Jesus-Freaks' once... in the context of the preacher guy being like 'let me tell you this one time we saw a buddha statue in the park and we waited for nightfall before making it fall over and drawing crosses all over it, because that is what good christians do' and everyone (was a youth group of that church, so mostly people in the age of 14-17 ) just went with it and as smiling and telling him how great that was and I just sat there... thinking 'how disrespectful can you get?' but I didn't say anything, because I was so baffled and didn't want everyone against me. Looking back, I should've said something... it was basically... this whole 'all have to accept our religion, but there's no need to respect any other person, with different beliefs'-attitude and I hated it..
Umm yeah that's not good, and hopefully not normal because that's not the point of Christianity nor something we should condone.
My parents were in a cult kinda similar to this. My mom and dad escaped by the time I was 5. They actually did a Netflix documentary about it and I recognize some people on there which was kinda trippy
@Delilah-zs6tg Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
@@Ireallyreallyreallylovesoup wait. Is that the Warren Jeffs one???
@@absolutelynot.8220 yeah. It’s the FLDS
I remember hearing a podcast episode about Warren Jeffs. Man, I'm really sorry for your family and hope you're okay! I'd be a big mess so props to you and your parents/family for staying strong❤
Same
Seeing all the stories in the comments of people who were born in or grew up in this cult is heartbreaking while I think of what they must have gone through but at the same time it gives me hope knowing that they were able to escape. I truly hope every single one of you is happy and thriving, please continue to share your stories ❤️❤️
God loves you! And he wants to have a relationship with you! Repent and believe that Jesus died and rose again 3 days later! God loves you and he can fill everything with SO much love, mercy and joy!
@rachael5611 what does that have to do with the comment??
@@rachael5611this is NOT the video to be spreading gospel under
I knew one of the ex-members of this cult. He was my mom's boyfriend and I really got to see the effects this type of abuse can have on someone. He was forced to do sexual activities with almost all his family members and his mother was one of the people in charge of recruiting people into this cult. He was a very sweet soul, but was constantly on some hardcore drugs and his son ended up molesting me at the age of 7 with no consequences. We didn't live there for long.
im so sorry that happened to you 💜💜 i understand how trauma like that can seriously affect victims of s** cults and continue to affect others. I hope your are happy and safe now.
honestly im so so sorry for you. no matter what he went through there is no excuse for that. hope youre doing well
I'm very sorry you endured that. Trauma is often carried from the victim to another in these situations sadly.
I think you’re lying.
@@craiggardner5525Why would she be lying?
I’m so sorry you had to research and experience this story but respect you for hanging in there to educate/warn others. I noticed how it affected you and felt so bad when I saw your eyes change and noticed you had been crying…it hit me hard and noticed that at 42:33 you were so distressed that you said 1887 but clearly meant 1987. My thoughts and genuine prayers of unconditional love go out to you and all after this tragic topic.
Almost an hour long video and still so many details to cover. It's hard to explain just how insane this all got. I am a SGA ( seconds generation adult), born into the cult, and lived all the consequences of what has been told here. It's easy to think the story just ends where these videos end, but unfortunately survivors all still suffering with all the trauma caused. I'm so glad more people are talking about it, but I'm sad it's still a big problem for us who lived through it
As a survivor of a Fundamentalist cult, I seriously love that you're covering these things. Thank you so so much. I can't wait to see what other cults you cover. A bunch of us survivors are watching and feel so validated that this is out in the world now. It gives us a voice, so again THANK YOU! You're an amazing and lovely being!!
i hope your doing well and have a good life... no one (for those who aren't sick f*cks) should ever have to deal with being in a cult.
I’m sos sorry that u had to experience that, all my love goes to you. ❤😢
Did you actually "survive" or simply grew up in a traditional family that was strict?
Because I've heard that before
@Psycorde well that's a pretty shit comment to make. It's not your place to decide if they are a survivor or not. Stay in your own lane.
@@Psycorde what is ur issue
I was a victim and born into a lesser known “Christian” cult, I am so glad these cases are being talked about. I didn’t understand the trauma I went through until my dad was able to get custody of me and my sisters and put me into therapy. I was 15 when I got out, and am 18 now, lots of damage has been done. I hope the children born into this cult get justice and get out💔
*hugs you* idk what that feels like but I'm hugging you bc you need a hug.
As a Christian I’m so sorry that happened and that they misrepresented Christ in that way.
I'm so glad your dad got custody! Lots of love, and wishing you the best as you attempt to heal.
Dang u just got out 4-5 yrs ago
@@Mushroomized_gurlHow Nice of u :)
My brother's mom (complicated family) was in that cult for a while. It's been years and they still get bothered by them at times.
As someone who grew up in this cult, this is probably the best researched video on this cult. It felt like I was listening an exmember
As someone who was SA multiple times from 7-10 years old, my heart aches so much for all these children and people that suffered. It hurts so much to know people like that still exist and not much has even been done about it. I hope those who caused all this pain, and suffering, suffer themselves in complete hell or in some terrible form of grief.
I’m so sorry. pedos are some of the most horrific and evil people. please stay strong and push through any trauma ❤️
Oh my gods, you POOR BABY!! I am so sorry!
I’m so sorry that happens to you!
Mad respect to Jay for the dope editing job on this video! Thank you for keeping Kris safe from TH-cam's algorithm while she covers these important but not kid-friendly topics.
J Mac here
My father was one of the first members born into the cult. It's insane to think what he went through and aven more insane that he turned out to be one of the best men I've ever known. You wouldn't even be able to tell by talking to him that he was raised in this environment.
Hard times make strong men.
A tribute to his colony life and the positive effect the Children of God had on him.
When you grow up in an abusive situation, you either user your abuser(s) as as a reference of what to be, or reference of what not to be.
@@craiggardner5525 Craig Gardner, why do support pedophilia if you were a Miami police officer?
@@craiggardner5525Craig Gardner, former Miami PD, why are you a PDF file?
I’m a Christian and it makes me so angry to see these cults and see how people are kept from the real truth by evil people . God bless you Kris and hope your doing well❤
Me too, it’s so sad to see all these people doing such awful things claim to be doing it in Christ. God bless ❤
There are a lot of people who believe that the Bible God is an evil lesser deity called the Demiurge. So, as a Christian, you're actually worshipping an evil being. How do you feel about that?
"kept from the real truth" That's some great irony there. All religions are socially acceptable cults that started out small and happened to get popular (or in the case of Christians- they threatened and killed people who had different beliefs than their own, aka The Christian Crusades, as an example). lmao
you do know that just because some people think something doesn't actually make it true, so think about what you put into the world next time please@@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock
@@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock what was the purpose of this comment
It was heartbreaking, especially the fact that Ricky was abused before he was even a toddler. Thank you Kris for shedding light to such heavy topics and you are doing an amazing job explaining what people experience so early in their lives. Do continue with this series!
My heart hurts so much for those victimized. Having grown up in a "cultish" environment, I empathize more than I want to. NO ONE should EVER go through anything like this.
There is no such thing as cultish. A cult is a cult. It just depends on how those in power use it. Not trying to be an ass but there needs to be a clear distinction for any survivors of cult behavior.
@@Bozomine There is a such thing as "cultish". Google can be your friend and, instead of "Well, ACTUALLY(ing)" to people on the internet, Google "cultish behavior". 🙄
OMG same here
My ex-husband had been in the Children of God, and still had some of the Mo Letters. This cult was NOT Godly or holy.
Mostly non are of GOD Goodness LOVE 💗 Light
You did amazing Kris. Thank you for educating people on this who didn’t know about it. It’s so sick and so scary.
I was born and raised into this cult, in Brazil, wasn't living in it by the age of 14-15
But it was never a choice to leave. After everything with Ricky went down the structure was hard to control so they started pushing for members to get jobs and study and not live in big homes (communes) anymore. It is my belief that they continue to profit under different names and NGO's around the world. The structure was HUGE, and worldwide. Thanks for making this video to let people know it's a real thing, most survivors don't even touch on the subject cause we're easily deemed crazy
I hope you’re doing alright now. Be safe. So so glad you are free!
Wait you were?!
i pray for you and the children who still have to go through this hell 💔
Not to mention we were always led to believe that leaving was just the worst fkng thing you could do, and "backsliders" were the scum of the earth
They have a magazine under activated and other stuff like books,calendars,cds etc. under aurora
It breaks my heart knowing the cult is still a thing, even if its under a new name.
I hope the people who were apart of it seek closure or even rest in peace (the victims obviously)
Thank you for sharing this Kris ♥
And seeing that Karen is still alive and leading it makes my blood boil
I don't know why I like listening to this whenever I am at school. And yes I need something to go on in the background because the classrooms are so loud especially at lunch. Noise sensitivity sucks.
Ricky’s story genuinely had me in tears. I hope he finds peace in the afterlife and all the people who harmed him and others find the exact opposite waiting for them down in the depths of hell. Not everyone is lucky to have a “normal” or good family, but not a single kid who doesn’t have good family deserves it.
I grew up in a cult. I’d love to share my story but unfortunately I can’t because I would lose access to almost all of my family. Thank you for speaking up. It’s too common for SA and abuse towards children to occur in cults. The cult I’m from still protects the creeps so I personally stay as far away as I can while maintaining some level of connection to my family. Hopefully one day I find the strength to completely remove myself from it, but my family is so invested I’m not sure I’ll be able to without cutting them off.
Thats so hard. Wish you all the best
Good luck, doing that too. I hope your doing well.
May God give you strength. May God protect you always. ❤
@@minnal7070amen❤
Sounds like the 1 I grew up in. I wonder if we are in fact from the same 1!
Please continue this series! It's really great because as a visual and auditory learner, I can't really fully understand podcasts. This is perfectly in between podcasts and videos for me to understand. It's also awesome because we all love you Kris! Keep up the amazing work!
Edit: I just fixed some typos
I'm aware that is this weird but I love listening to these while I'm doing my phycology homework. You've gotten me half my semester already, so thank you for my A. Lots of love and please continue to post these so I can finish collage.
Just a note to totally recommend Prof Sam Vaknin TH-cam amazing insights you'll get thrown out for knowing more than your lecturers or a high distinction lmao or just use the info IRL & in your Practice don't let em know you've surpassed them wisest...
ricky is such poor kid, being lost his entire life and then even after finding out everything he went through was crazy he killed himself cause he couldnt bear the fact he killed someone, even if it was his abuser
I can’t believe how sad this is. Ricky and many others had to go through so much trauma. I feel so sorry for the children of David. My heart goes out to all the people who go through things like this. ❤
I started full on breakdown crying when I heard Ricky Rodriguez killed himself after what he did because it broke my heart over the shit he had been through and made me so sad that he never really got to live his life the way he truly wanted which was free and safe and loved.
I don't comment often. Found you through shorts but am enjoying your long formats. Your hilarious. Keep up the content.
As a Pentecostal Christian, I hate how often Christianity and the word of God was and is used and lied about for such horrible things. People take so many things out of context and people use the Bible and Christianity for horrible things sometimes. This is why I’m more afraid of people than demons. A demon will flee at the mention of Jesus name but a person… a human with a soul and a mind.. can do so much damage and sometimes you can’t stop them. Both can twist the word of God but one is definitely easier to believe when they’re a human being.
I agree fully
I agree with you
The bible condones raping women and child abuse. They take it in context
word of god is a lie, god is a lie :D
The problem is there are many problematic verses in the bible condoning murder, rape and child abuse. All in clear translated English. And if you report (it’s not hate speech just facts) this I shall put it back. Your religion is very damaging.
I grew up in the Pentecostal church and can confirm that entire denomination is a cult. It’s terrifying to be like 6 years old and hearing people speaking “in tongues” and watching them pass out and jump over rows of pews and whatnot at least twice a week. I was 12 when we got kicked out of our church because my mom’s elbows were showing. I ran far and fast from that lifestyle but unfortunately about half my family is still in it.
Please keep doing these true crime stories! You’re one of 2 people who can do stories like this without boring me to tears! 💕
I’m so sorry to hear that happened to you and your mom. I can tell you that those people were not true followers of Jesus if they were hung up over some elbows.
Yes! I was raised in one of those cults as well and still struggling with the trauma
Yeah when I first got married we joined my MIL's pentecostal church because my husband prefers smaller churches and mine was a huge baptist church. We reached our limit when this Baptist girl went to Sunday night church in long shorts and was forced to sit in the kitchen for the whole service. I also got tired of dirty looks whenever I came to church alone because my husband had to repair his car in order to go to work that week (we were dirt poor and drove pos vehicles). How dare he miss church in order to fix his car so he could pay our bills. Yeah. Incidentally, I'm pretty sure his MIL was forced by her husband to go; she later ran away from him by going out a window in the night.
Also, who do you listen to for true crime? I'm always looking for new favs. I love Bailey Sarian and the Causal Criminalist.
@@mamaseesa3122I highly recommend Mr Ballen for True Crime storytelling. It’s what most of his channel specializes in.
It's a sensitive and tough topic, but Kris’s presentation makes it engaging and thought-provoking. Kudos for tackling such a serious subject with care!
That dude kind of reminds me of my dad. (My dad’s in jail for child abuse physical/sexual/verbal. It’s awful that people get dragged into this
I’ve been down this rabbit hole for three years and Ricky’s story breaks my heart every time. I’d heard of them before but I had no idea how extreme or how bad it really was until I saw a documentary about his life back in 2020. It always amazes me how articulate and thoughtful he was in his video and in his online posts.
The pace and the humor of Kris are perfect for my ADHD brain. I am enjoying her videos like nothing else.
Honestly, I can't agree more
I feel the same way
so real bro omg
Honestly i love this type of video so much. 10-40% comedy,90-60% crime, 100% kmk. Very nice
You are definitely the TH-camr I needed I listen to a lot of true crime but not one talks or thinks like me THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! Your the best
This is sick... children shouldn't be having to go through this, they barely or don't even know what's going on. Adults shouldn't either. Kris, thank you for making this video and showing how deranged some people can be, keeping it light... and for everyone else, watch out for people like this. Don't let yourself get roped in to stuff like this.
BURNTISLAND, Fife, Scotland's Children of the Cult is still alive and kicking.
Orchestrated by paedo police chief Sam Brown.
Lots of youtubers and Celebrities recently got paid to harass victims there
and create crimes to distract us from
The Elites that visited in the 90's (Hillary Clintons lot).
pretty sure KRIS took a pay check from the Paedo police chief too.
Firstly, thank you for doing this, Kris, I appreciate the hard work you put into these things for us.
Sadly, I can identify with certain parts of this video having been, physically, mentally, and sexually abused by my parents growing up, and I know how vulnerable it can make you, I became tough and got through it, I took myself away from it in my teens. I still suffer from 'repressed anger', which means I'm unable to get annoyed and let out my anger like a normal person, it's bottled up until it gets unbearable then I become uncontrollable and have to lock myself away for days until it passes in case I do something I'd regret, luckily I've only been pushed to that extent two times in my life and both times I managed to avoid harming anyone, but it's the consequence of what happened to me and it's part of my life now.
I'm so sorry that happened to you
@@alainavanatta4224 Thank you, sadly, we can't pick our parents, we can only try to make the best of a bad situation. My Father abused me mentally and physically, and my Mother abused me physically and sexually, as soon as I could I moved out and began the journey of healing myself, later I sort out counselling, today I live a mainly normal life, in my case the adversity made me stronger and more understanding of others, but the scars are still there inside.
I recommend (at least) 2.eps by Prof Sam Vaknin TH-cam amazing insights in 13 types of mentally ill family & How to hack your heart to heal 👍☮️❤️
I can relate to this so much thank you for sharing your experience. The repressed anger is so real. I have no idea how to let it out in a healthy way.
can we just appreciate the fact that no matter what the theme of the video is, or what lengths she goes to, kris never fails to compliment us, and make our day?? thanks. you're an amazing human being kris.❤
Right!! Why is it that even the darkest subject seems like a ray of sunshine because of Kris.....not sure if that's a compliment but I love the energy and its always a fun time with Kris 🤣
Yeah, she’s got the best personality and best “vibe” of all the youtubers I’m familiar with. And stunning to behold, ass swell. Gorgeous girl to begin with, but something about the new red hair is just……..wow!
Kris is that magic potion at the end of the desert
This bunch used to proselytize outside of my high school back in the 70s. I don't know if they ever recruited anyone, but my friends & I avoided them like the plague.
I have a friend who grew up in this cult. She got out and so did her siblings. It's crazy to hear about all of this, I didn't know about it until I met her. But yeah I can see she has been negatively affected by her upbringing but she is very smart and young so I hope she is able to heal and make something of her life.
Okay, I'm only like, 4 minutes into the video, BUT I just want to say how I really appreciate Kris disclaiming no hate to religious people. I'm a Christian, but I love learning about these intriguing topics, especially from someone as entertaining and awesome as Kris. So, it was great to hear!
so it's not just me interested, good to know😂
Christian bestiess❤
@@SeungberryCultMember 😂❤️
@@TheInsideofaWildMind heheh, yeeaahh 😘
Same as a Muslim I really appreciated that :D
I must say Kris is really good at doing this crime related stories 😊
Of my Gosh! I know who you are! I loved your skits! So happy to see the number of subscribers you have! You are a real talent!
The worst part about history class in school was we stopped in the 70’s, after talking for weeks and weeks about the Vietnam War, and we didn’t get to any of the cults or pop culture anything, until the end of the school year. So, for 7 years I’ve had to play catch up on the 80’s, 90’s and whatever else. But not the big main stuff going on, those little tiny “Hey! Remember this?” moments in history. This is a perfect video essay and it’s exactly what I wanted to learn about today. Because what kind of sick psychopath would allow these things to happen under the guise of “Gods Work”? What makes a person become like this? I’ve always been interested in the psychology side of these types of people, so I can understand and avoid what they do.
I'm bingeing funny super smart dude Prof Sam Vaknin TH-cam amazing insights into Cults sorry forget ep titles but he has a few about these psychological anomolies
You might like Vaknin ep "Message to youth: life sucks!" More positive than title sounds....
I had no idea this was so recent, and even ongoing....
We need more info.
Please do more cult episodes.
More like this can raise awareness.
Did a quick search and these sick bastards are here in my hometown as well....
As always your format is fire, but this hit me so differently...
With this information in this format we can spread the truth to those that otherwise would turn a blind eye.
Thank you.
I mean, I’m pretty sure she was doing these videos for entertainment by ig u can think I of it like that
Propably both@@yobro9087
Where are you?!😮
Me and my mom almost got stuck in a cult
We started going to this church, it wasn't a Cristian church it was a church for people who didn't know what they believe in. It was cool, and fun at the start but then the leaders started getting weird. You couldn't hug someone with the leaders permission, they wouldn't allow phones in the church, and you couldn't talk about the other people or talk about where the location. They wouldn't let you leave until the session was over. They had these rules that really didn't make sense and if you broke then you would have to go into the leader's room and make it. They started to try to get us to live in the area and to stay longer.
And I know at the time it kind of seems a little crazy but we didn't leave sooner but we are going through some really bad stuff and people kept judging us cuz we didn't know what religion we believed so nice to go to a place where you could believe whatever you wanted we're just trying to find a safe place to be ourselves and at the time it seemed like this place it
God loves you! And he wants to have a relationship with you! Repent and believe that Jesus died and rose again 3 days later! God loves you and he can fill everything with SO much love, mercy and joy!
@rachael5611 look, I appreciate your message, but there is a time and place and this is not the time to tell someone to repent. There was nothing here that they have to repent for.
Yeah this happens sometimes just ignore them this is coming from a Christian it's annoying to hear that @@JayLutz-ks3fv
@@JayLutz-ks3fvshe spammed that same comment under a ton of posts from survivors; saying that God can take away all their trauma and they should repent. She's the kind of Christian I stay away from. Doing more harm than good.
I didn’t know you made these videos. I thought you just made shorts on FB. I’m glad I found you. In the shorts I find you quite funny. So to find you doing videos on topics such as these is awesome. Definite follow.
2:49 As a member of the swedish “community” i would like to humbly come out of the dark and reassure you all that by no means do we claim him.
Who does he go to next because as a member of the Mexican community we also do not claim him😂
As a member of the Franco-Welsh community, we have no claim to him.
As a part of the Slav Community, We also don't claim him
As a member of the greek community, I hope you know not even us claim him.😅
As a member of the British community, we do not claim him either🐍
Kris needs to start a Netflix documentary series on cults and serial killers. I would seriously binge watch it
yassssssss
right omg 🙏
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I love the fact every single episode kris gives us a compliment even when I’m in my sweats without having a shower and greasy hair ❤️
Girl same 😂
Like literally
Hahaha fr that is so true lol
True but tbh my shower is broken anyway
Same
The title of today’s video caught my eye; so I am watching you now. You are just adorable! Also, you have a terrific sense of humor. I’m now subscribed I intend to-watch your older videos and t look forward to seeing any new stuff you come up with!❤
It’s really great of you to mention that you’re not putting the blame on religious people. I have several friends who are devout Muslims from Afghanistan, and they are the most understanding, easygoing, and accepting people I’ve ever met. They don’t hide their faith (hell, two women I know have openly chastised their husbands when said husbands told them to “stop wearing the hijab, we’re in America now”), but they are appalled when they see people using and abusing religion as a tool for power; one gentleman even confided in me that he was stunned by just how many laws in the United States are based in (Protestant Christian) religious belief, when we’re supposed to be keeping church and state firmly apart. Religion and faith aren’t evil, but they can be used for evil by terrible people trying to justify their sick desires.
Thank you for saying this, much love from a Christian❤
Yes!! Exactly!!
Agreed. it's SO prevalent, but speaking up makes you lose credibility to other Christians. it's just the devil talking, disapproval of other Christians means you hate God Himself.
i'm no fundie but i reckon 50% of self-identified Christians i've seen are Pharisees, using God's name in vain to exploit the faithful & rationalize their own misdeeds. & the Bible warns us of just that, numerous times - yet it never stops being disheartening.
i'm fairly scientifically minded and VERY skeptical of "demonic" activities, but i can comfortably say for people like these, Kenneth Cokehead & Jesse Duplicitous - there be demons in there.
The whole separation of church and state does not mean that laws based on faith can not be made, it means that the government is forbidden to create or declare an official religion for the United States such as what happened with the creation of The Church of England.
Isn’t the point of hijabs to hide most of women’s bodies because they see it as sexual? That seems sexist and demeaning considering they don’t make men wear them.
It's shocking how these cult leaders managed to manipulate so many innocent people. Looking forward to more of your in-depth investigations.
Please cover the case on Jessica Judd! She murdered her children gruesomely. Some of my family members know this family personally. Jessica’s family used to live in the forest. Sometimes when they needed wood for fires, they would use horses to haul giant logs through the trees, whilst they were balancing on the logs going at insane speeds. My family member witnessed so many bizarre things while he was visiting this family. Very interesting case, but very sad as well.
Boosting this
and your family didn’t report any of it did they
@@soimsha. ofc they did if they knew, tf??? 💀💀💀
@@soimsha. 🤦♀️
I had a good friend in elementary school who was raised in Family International (new name for the cult). I didn't know about this at the time. I knew he had very religious beliefs but I would have never guessed that he was raised in any kind of sex cult. He kept trying to convert me from a Catholic but he wouldn't really explain why (I'm not sure what the cult's stance on Catholicism is, so it may have just been family prejudice or something similar). He moved away a couple of weeks later without any explanation and I thought that was the end of that. I haven't seen him since.
About a year ago, my friend (who grew up in the same town that I did) said that he remembered this kid and apparently, their parents were actually good friends for a long time. According to this friend, the kid I knew was raised in the cult and his mother moved the family to evade police/CPS. He also moved to Arkansas and Oregon several times. Definitely a lot of wrongdoing that he never should have been involved with.
Sometimes, I wonder about the friend that I had. David, if by some insane chance you're reading this, I hope that you're okay.
This is definitely one of the most heartbreaking videos I've ever watched, literally cried at the end. Please please please stay safe everyone (and stay away from cults)
I love how Kris presents the true crime. She adds her comedy but still shows her immense empathy and love. She brings forth fascinating things to know in her own unique way and it is amazing. We all love you Kris and thank you so much for all you do. It is always a much brighter day when having a KallmeKris video to watch.
Does anyone else feels good when Kris complement us?
it makes my day
sure do!
Yeah, we can make a religion out of this
Totally btw I love your hair kris💙
You can make a religion out of this@@justAguyDs
I love your video's so much, especially ones like this because I can listen to this while doing other things and you make it so easy to get involved in it. So I just wanted to say thank you for being such an awesome youtuber :)
SA survivor here, it means a lot that you use your platform to tell some of our stories. So many of us are silenced because no one believes us. Everytime someone like you listens and cares, it gives me hope that decent people exist. However few and far between.
Always makes me happy to see our cult exposed ❤
Kris has been the light at the end of my tunnel for so long, when I was in a horrible part in my life she was always there giving me my daily compliments ❤️❤️☺️
I know these types of videos are quite heavy by nature, but if no one has said this yet - Kris, you have a knack for telling stories. I think you mentioned that you originally went to university to become a teacher, and if that is still something you are interested in pursuing in the future, I think you would become an amazing lecturer who can stoke the interest and passion of many young students. Your ability to take such heavy material and give it a more lighthearted spin is a gift. I hope you have ways to debrief after doing such extensive research, and please take care of yourself!
12:52 “White Jackson Five” 😂 good one Kris!
after i finished this video i sobbed so hard for all the children,women and men who where victims of the cult.
This series is so interesting and so terrifying at the same time. Kris always puts so much work into her videos.
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I totally understand how Ricky feels and why he killed Susan. I don’t care that he killed a woman and committed suicide. What he went through was absolutely heartbreaking and I have total sympathy for him.
Women aren't always in the right... women do evil shit too.
Blud has sympathy for a murderer 💀
@@swift-tead6033i have sympathy for a child that was horrifically abused and assaulted since BIRTH. he was raised in such a cold and heartless environment that it's no wonder he ended up like that. murder is never ever okay, but looking at what these monstrosities did to him and thousands of other people including children, killing those mfs was nowhere NEAR the worst crime commited by that horrible family
I agree with you and sympathize with Ricky too. This never should have happened.
@@kontters
@@swift-tead6033 blud can't understand nuance lmao
Babes Thank you sm for the intro cuz I have covid rn and I was in my uniform and feeling gross but the intro convinced me to have a shower eat and other stuff so thanks ❤️
My brother was in a cult and he died because he didn't serve them good and they put 5 bullets in the head and 8 stab wounds in the chest... So I'm terrified of cults😢
I am so sorry for your loss…
noo! God loves you tho he can put away the trauma God wants relationship not cults or religion!
@@rachael5611 as someone who believes in God he can't get 'rid' of trauma it's something that happens ro you, so it'll always be there.
I’m sorry for your loss
@@rachael5611bro what the hell, this isn't the time for your Christ adverts especially not for people who have suffered DIRECT TRAUMA from organised religious cults. You may think your doing a good thing but you're really not.
this is actually so terrifying and the footage of Ricky broke my heart. i feel so so bad for anyone who had to go through this, or anything like it. you did a fantastic job with this video and i would love to see more cult videos because they are so interesting and messed up at the same time. i cant even imagine getting brainwashed like that, its so crazy to me. also loving this new series SOOO much.
You are doing a great job by making these videos and giving us the darkest histories and realizing that how much sick people was back then (still is). Hats off to your effort, girl! Thank you for your work. Most importantly you stay safe, be happy. This kind of topics are very sensetive and hardcore. You are doing an amazing job.
I've seen a million comedy shorts of this girl amd never knew she did other content. Yay!