Bible passages.The cult was founded in 1968 by preacher David Brandt Berg where it was first known as Teens of Christ, and later, Children of God.She claims she wasn't aware of who her parents were as the cult encouraged her to view all members as family.Also she lived with a group of communes, known as "colonies", consisting of runaway hippies looking for spiritual salvation.Speaking about her ordeal, Sharen recalls visiting old people's homes and restaurants with other children dressed in identical outfits.The children would perform feel-good songs in order to gather donations to fund their practices – known as "witnessing".She explained: "This particular cult was an abusive take on Christian evangelism."It started out as missionary work.
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