My mom, the cult leader: ‘She told us what to wear, when to pray, how we would have sex. We were prisoners’ ^27.3%

The Guardian - By Simon Hattenstone - 3/29/2026, 5:00 AM

Appeal to Emotion 22.2% - Negativity Bias 21.4% - Indoctrination 15.8%

Sarah Green realised things weren’t right in the religious community where she was raised when her mother forced three of its members to live in a locked shed. All three were women, disowned by their husbands, and forced to live off scraps of food. Her mother, Deborah Green, said they had been judged by God and this was their punishment.... more