The Children of God cult started with a prophecy from a mother to her son and quickly evolved into an international phenomenon. David Berg would influence thousands of children and adults to forsake all and follow his direction for decades. David’s idea of religion and love centered around sex, this included not only the adults but the children as well. They would learn at a very young age how to love their fellow “family” by engaging is sexual acts. This first episode Melissa, Whitney, and COG survivor, Lou discuss how this cult started and how it rapidly grew. Available wherever you get your podcasts. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DISCUSSIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHILD ABUSE AND PHYSICAL ABUSE. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. This cult is still in operation today under the name “The Family International”. If you or someone you know is a victim of abuse please call 1.800.799.SAFE. or text the word “START” to 88788. If you or someone you know is ready to share their story of survival from the Children of God. Please email [email protected] or direct message on any social media platform. Music By: Art of silence by uniq https://soundcloud.com/uniqofficial/ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Moonlight - Ambient Mood by O.B is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike 4.0 International License. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNx94Vb26FQMx0f51COVWKw Music provided by www.plugnplaymusic.net #ChildrenofGod #FREECOG #COG #Survivors #COGSurvivors #COGSurvivors #COGTFISurvivors #TheFamily #TheFamilyInternational