{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/6ac3c324924bc02b55448745?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Seventh-Day Adventism a Cult?  Pastor’s Daughter Speaks Out","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/3374150f8ce9ede9c9ce99406443684b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Following our incredible interview with Melissa Duge Spiers, today we go LIVE to confront the question...&nbsp; Is Seventh-Day Adventism a Cult?&nbsp;</p><p>Melissa grew up in the shadow of control, silence, and secrets inside the insular fundamentalist sect, Seventh-Day Adventist Church. From being beaten for resisting a childhood home perm to seducing a forbidden public school athlete in her parents’ bed to reclaim her autonomy, Melissa’s early years were shaped by repression, shame, and religious programming. Her escape from the SDA church launched her into a life of risk. When Melissa learned that a family member was a serial chiId predator shielded by the church, her world imploded. But this revelation was only the beginning.</p><p><a href=\"https://youtube.com/live/Fq5QxKBISNo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube</a></p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/qWq1wvbttGM?si=t7yBOv762sLJw2xW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch her initial interview</a></p><p>Find Melissa on Social Media!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/holy-disobedience\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HOLY DISOBEDIENCE memoir</a></p><p>IG: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the.glory.whole/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/the.glory.whole/</a></p><p>Personal IG: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/melissadugespiers_writer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/melissadugespiers_writer</a></p><p>Substack: <a href=\"https://substack.com/@melissadugespiers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://substack.com/@melissadugespiers</a></p><p>email: <a href=\"mailto:the.glory.whole.memoir@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the.glory.whole.memoir@gmail.com</a></p><p>Subscribe to our<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClip\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> C2C \"CLIPS\" Channel!</a></p><p>Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast.</p><p><a href=\"https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here!</a></p><p>Patreon <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness</a></p><p>Venmo @sheliseann</p><p>Find us on Social media!</p><p>Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstoconsciousness</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Host Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@sheliseann&nbsp;</a></p><p>Co Producer / Host <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jonathan.rosales_&nbsp;</a></p><p>TikTok <a href=\"http://cults.to.consciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cults.to.consciousness&nbsp;</a></p><p>Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cultstocon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstocon</a>&nbsp;</p><p>**Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales"}