Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Deconstructing Christian Nationalist Upbringing, Alt-Right Doctrine, and Abusive Religious Parenting

With Monte Mader

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Jun 30, 2025
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Monte Mader grew up in a Christian Nationalist family where indoctrination and abuse were ever-present. She was raised under strict religious teachings of intolerance, covert racism, and homophobia but now has moved on to live her life on her own terms and her own beliefs. Along the way, with help from friends, she learned techniques for examining ingra…

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