Interview · moment 3 of 13
Growing Up in a Cult Called 'The Way' on a Bus
from Happy Wife Happy Life · #115
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3 minGuest
Moses explains his childhood cult upbringing, living in a converted bus, street preaching from age two, the group's small size, and Tim comparing it unfavorably and favorably to Catholicism.
- 4:08Tim and Moses's parents had them grow up traveling in a converted city bus after converting to a religious group.
- 4:40Moses explains he didn't question the bus lifestyle because it was his entire reality from the start.
- 5:04The group combined street preaching and screaming at strangers with a doctrine closest to Catholicism.
- 5:34Tim compares it favorably to Catholicism, noting that most Catholics are lapsed and barely committed to the religion.
- 6:22The organization was called The Way, a name Tim finds genuinely great.
- 6:47Moses describes being in an unsuccessful cult with only three families total, and the kids were literally the followers they created.