Cult Expert Dr Steven Hassan
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Behind the $300 BILLION Mormon Empire: Who Really Pays the Price?
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1:03:55Now PlayingEx-Moonie and cult expert Dr. Steven Hassan sits down with ex-Mormon survivor, engineer, and musician Irene Entropy to uncover the hidden world of the LDS Church, from billion-dollar tithing schemes to the phobia indoctrination that controls members from childhood. Irene shares her journey growing up in a devout Mormon family, serving a high-pressure mission in Honduras, and facing the painful reality of shunning and her family's conditional love when she chose to leave Mormonism. Together, they examine how the Mormon Church exerts undue influence, suppresses history, and whitewashes its image while demanding unquestioning obedience and sacrifice from its members.
In this episode of Cults, Culture, and Coercion, Irene explains how she transformed her secret Mormon temple name into her artistic identity, reclaiming her voice through music and creativity. She and Dr. Hassan discuss the Mormon Church’s $300 billion empire, the exploitation of poor families through tithing, the psychological toll of missionary service, and the tactics of mind control shared across authoritarian religions and political movements. Irene’s story of resilience, artistry, and self-belief offers hope for anyone seeking freedom from coercion and the courage to walk
🔑 Topics covered:
- Growing up Mormon: family dynamics & obedience
- Mormon wealth: tithing abuse & the $300 billion church empire
- Missionary Training Center: identity stripping & control
- Serving in Honduras: poverty, danger & coercion
- Phobia indoctrination: why coffee once felt terrifying
- Creativity, music & the compass of self-belief in recovery
- Finding authentic freedom & helping others through the “red door”
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