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Do Cults Like Us?
Ep. 19
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Jane Borden has written a book all about cults, the key thesis of which is that Pilgrims, Puritans, etc. were part of a doomsday cult and that manner of thinking was what founded the United States.
You can find more from Jane Borden on Instagram: @janeborden
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