Bethany Joy Lenz reveals the 'Cult' where she spent a decade

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Bethany Joy Lenz Reveals Her New Memoir Cover - And Names the 'Cult' Where She Spent a Decade https://t.co/l5Z0VnXBvp
- People (@people) March 1, 2024
Bethany Joy Lenz has revealed the cover of her new memoir titled "Dinner for Vampires" and named the “abusive, high-demand group (aka cult)” in which she spent a decade of her life

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[fernandocolunga]

What the actual fuck this is so scary
Also how are so many people in cults

[aprilbegins]

Also how are so many people in cults

[jearsinsears]

Mte like what the fuckkk

[squirrels_oh_no]

My host family in Japan (well, mostly my host mother - my host father was absent from 6 AM Monday to near midnight on Fridays) signed me up for a cult called Happy Science without me knowing. In this case, I'm just one their rolls and they count me as one of their members, but I am def not involved with that far-right pseudo-apocalyptic nonsense.

[wapiko]

Did they take your money?!? They had a location in the last small town I lived in but rent must have gotten too damn high because they moved to a smaller building on the outskirts of the city center oop

[squirrels_oh_no]

No LOL - although my host family was paid for keeping me for 4 months, so I guess they took the school's money / the exchange program's. I used to get mail from the Atlanta office, but I think it closed because now I get text invites to the New York office, including to the prayer session to pray for the resurrection of the Glorious Leader (who was supposed to be immortal but died last summer of an aneurysm or something).

[wapiko]

LOL WHAT!!!! Oh that’s wild, I had no idea he died…or that they had a leader even though all cults do so idk why it didn’t occur to me XD

Every now and then the Fuji cultists are at my station and I just walk on by with my headphones on and avoid eye contact ^^;

[squirrels_oh_no]

Oh yeah, the creator/leader of Happy Science was the face of the organization. The members wear giant necklaces with his initials on them.

[wapiko]

Oh my god ahahaha. Thanks, this is going to be a fun read before my appt!

[squirrels_oh_no]

And don't forget they're also the cult that makes anime!

And a lot of movies period. They got an idol to change her name and only make Happy Science movies (she was born into the cult).

[wapiko]

Oh my goddddd I had no idea about any of this!!!

Also finished the article and didn’t know that dude was a mainstay at CPAC. But of course he would be with those views

[squirrels_oh_no]

I literally just got a text inviting me to a movie screening on the 30th in NYC *sigh* they refuse to unsubscribe me.

[wapiko]

I can’t believe they reach out to you back in the US! I mean…I guess I can, but damn

[squirrels_oh_no]

it's a New York number. I thought when my host mother wanted my address she wanted to keep in touch, but even though I sent them mail, never heard a peep from her!