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Let Us Prey: Ruthy Heiler & Sharon Liese Unmask the IFB

Published: Jan. 29, 2024, 9 a.m.

This episode is sponsored by Better Help.

But maybe it should also be sponsored by a company that manufactures blood pressure cuffs, because the \u201cLet Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals\u201d docuseries had us all kinds of pissed off. If you haven\u2019t seen it yet, the doc wades into the darkness and depravity within the Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) movement and takes no prisoners. Sidenote: Fuck you, IFB predators and enablers, fuck you very, very much.\xa0

In this episode we speak with Ruthy Heiler, the whistleblower at the heart of the series, along with Sharon Liese, the series\u2019 Emmy-award winning director. Word to the wise; this conversation touches on sexual assault and abuse, so please listen with care. It\u2019s really appalling what some people do in the name of old time religion when it\u2019s actually just a front for being predatory scum.\xa0

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Notes provided courtesy of Investigation Discovery:

Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals, is a new four-part docuseries exposing the predatory and insidious behavior within the Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) Churches, and the struggles of survivors to find justice. Featuring first-hand accounts from survivors, church defectors and activists, it offers crucial insight into the troubling culture within the IFB and the stronghold the church has on its members. \xa0

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Since its inception in the 1950s, the IFB has evolved into one of the dominant religious forces in the United States today with an estimated 8 million believers spread out over 6,000 churches across the country. Let Us Prey uncovers the dark inner workings behind the IFB\u2019s cheery and virtuous exterior by exposing depraved secrets and violence that have existed within their churches for decades. Rituals oriented towards \u201cbreaking a child\u2019s will,\u201d mind control and torture are only the tip of the iceberg. Below the surface lurks accusations of rape and physical abuse of members, including minors, at the hands of IFB figure heads.\xa0

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Anchored by the testimony of survivors who have come forward to tell their stories and seek justice, Let Us Prey explores the deep pain and lifelong trauma they experienced. Survivors and IFB defectors Ruthy Heiler, Kathy Durbin and Amanda Householder, among others, share their accounts of abuse at the hands of church leaders and the violence, manipulation and suspected cover-ups of other members. Also featuring key independent voices, including Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Sarah Smith \u2013 one of the first journalists to uncover IFB\u2019s tangled web of abuse allegations and unregulated teen boarding schools \u2013 Let Us Prey offers a deeper understanding of how those within the IFB have continued to operate unchecked for years. Through powerful, emotional testimonies and archival footage,\xa0\xa0

Let Us Prey: A Ministry Of Scandals Is produced for ID by ITV America\u2019s Good Caper Content, with Emmy Award-winning Director Sharon Liese, who created the series, serves as the director. Liese is a critically acclaimed and award -winning filmmaker, whose recent Emmy Award-winning documentary short, The Flagmakers, was Oscar shortlisted and nominated for a Critic\u2019s Choice Documentary Award.

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Also\u2026Let it be known far and wide, loud and clear that\u2026

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The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. Nobody\u2019s mad at you, just don\u2019t be a culty fuckwad.

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