Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God | Official Trailer | HBO

[theemii]

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Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions. As Amy's health declined, her followers believed her death would lead to her evacuation by UFO and salvation for humanity. Told

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[firstknivesclub]

omg this is that mummy lady? I can't remember where I heard this.

[lovelylaura23]

Hell yeah it is. That's what I remember her as too.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/love-has-won-amy-carlson-mother-god-1254916/

[justabwaybaby]

I somehow missed hearing about this and.... what the fuck?

[tanglespiders]

Reading her wiki and:

The body was found in a sleeping bag wrapped in Christmas lights, the face covered in glitter and the eyes missing, in what authorities stated was a makeshift shrine.

I-

[dejatrue]

[tanglespiders]

I imagine there’s some sunk cost fallacy going on by the time you reach the sleeping bag mummy stage

[browneyedguuurl]

O M G

[bluesforgotten]

hell yeah i am in for anything culty scammy

the savior complex one was so interesting - i knew the story but wow renee was even more unlikable than i thought she could be

[phililen3]

She was really into collecting famous identities... Jesus, Joan of Arc, Cleopatra...

I wonder who I would have been inspired to collect as identities if was a cult leader...?

[dejatrue]

[bluesforgotten]

i have the song she's so high in my head after that line up of alter egos

[hyperpop]

It’s always napoleons and cleopatras, I’d love to hear about someone claiming to have been like a medieval accountant or ancient shoe shiner, just to switch things up.