Former cult leader reveals how he escaped needy followers

From The Onion

Cults treat you like a family, but are – in fact – a prison, as Glensard Handswith describes here. 

When he first founded The Precious Order, it was bliss. But it soon turned into a nightmare thanks to his followers, who were becoming, in his words ‘super clingy’.

His sobering story is brought to you by The Onion…

Published: 21 Mar 2025

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