Behind the Bastards

Part Two: David Berg and the Children of God (ft. Ed Helms)

26 Jun 2025

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David Berg starts the 1970s as a wildly popular cult leader and immediately goes insane. Robert walks Ed Helms through the invention of "flirty fishing" AKA prostitution for Jesus and a bunch of other nightmare fuel. Sources; Children of God Children of God cult was 'hell on earth' 'Children of God': Life and Death of the Messiah The Children of God: Joaquin Phoenix, Rose McGowan Among Former Members of This Notorious Cult Murder and Suicide Reviving Claims of Child Abuse in Cult - The New York Times Life With Grandpa (1985) - more perverse puppetry from The Family International "Everybody can be happy" - The Luvvets 1980s - The Family International Puppet Show Treasure Attic: Let's Have Fun 78-79-copy.jpg (957×683) (PDF) Lustful prophet: A psychosexual historical study of the children of God's leader, David Berg. The Children of God \\ History \ Revolution for Jesus https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Main_Page https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Flirty_Fishing https://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Love_bombing0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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