Our mission is to create compassion for religious communities that are misunderstood, marginalized, and/or abused by their leaders, as well as empower those who have left, like Sam, by giving them a platform to share their stories with the world.
What really annoyed me watching part of sister wives was that I took it as drug that whole baby thing out because it was the one time she got Cody‘s attention. It was talk to her and had her time out forever. They always get Cody time.. it’s sad and annoying all at the same time
I am blown away that you two would not have watched Big Love. It really kicked off the contemporary interest in Polygamy - and then FLDS etc. I would love to hear your responses to BL.
Brady seems kind and that Justin story was great, but still...is our standard so low that it is amazing that some guy was being nice to an unattractive older woman? That's sad!
I have always taken Brady with a grain of salt. His love of public speaking makes me uncomfortable; his ego is sizable. But I will always respect him for the way he credits his wives' strength and bravery. When he said "My wives were born and raised to say yes," I GASPED because he understands acutely the way his wives were brainwashed, and that they went through an agonizing and exhausting effort to change their core beliefs. I have to respect a man who not only understands but appreciates their struggles.
You're not wrong. I respect Brady, but I think any man who accumulates five wives has a massive ego lol even if he "fell madly in love" with all of them.
So hard to see perspective while you are in a cult. I am not from FLDS but left Exclusive Brethren (now rebranded as PBCC) over 50 years and while in I had that tunnel vision too. I totally understand how people follow blindly, shun families and think those that leave are apostates who are trying to drag people out wheras we just want people to have the ability to make informed choices. I was an only child and my father had passed away while I was still at school and my mother really didn’t have a relationship with me from 1973 when I left until she passed away in 2006. She missed my wedding. She missed the birth of my kids and a relationship with my kids and yet a couple of days before she died she she told me she loved me and had thought she was doing the right thing all those years.
Amen, amen and amen! When you said, “Do you feel like what Christ has asked us to do is a LOT shorter list than what the church has asked us to do?” That’s the answer to following a religion bs following Christ (or God). God don’t call us to separate ourselves because of an allegiance to sone man-designed RELIGION. He called us to follow Him and HIS lead. Loved this!!!!
My goodness it’s so horrifically what this family went through!! PLEASE if you see this please tell her to get her thyroid checked! I’m a registered nurse and the thyroid maybe having some issues. ❤
I really think that tlc really wanted them to Amp up drama , give content and embellsh storylines and they were not willing to do that and so it was dropped
Another thing to notice in difference to sisterwives / my 5 wives was that interactions in sisterwives was like little splashes or spots of actual flim rolling and mostly narrative couch time to explain that moment were in my 5 wives it was mostly flim rolling explaining the scene the moments and splashes of narrative giving more personal information perspective
Just FYI the Brown's would say Meri was in "mergers and acquisitions" and Meri would be the "bait" to lure other wives and go find Kody a wife - that's how they got Robyn. So their philosophy is different than Brady, Brady said he would never allow that.
Why Is Kody Still Talking? He doesn't want to work so the show will go on so Kody can pay his bills! He never did anything with his kids, all the women but Robin worked yet Kody decides how to spend the $. He is a lousy father yet Robin doesn't see it or since she's the Boss, she thinks she is the Queen. The other women should sue for their $ and leave the losers homeless.
Warren Jeffs did wrong to everyone by ripping husbands and wives apart as well as separating them from their children and then making woman marry another man! What he has done, and what the while group has done, is so wrong. I don't understand how such a madman is still allowed to keep directing people's lives from prison. He is mentally ill in my opinion and needs to be stopped from wrecking more people's lives! Amy you are so brave to sit for so long telling your incredibly difficult story to show us all what evil was committed in God's name. I am thankful that your life has changed and that you're in a much happier place where you can make your own choices about what you do in life.
I remember the wife paulie not being very nice and thought she was better than the others. In fact on 1 episode, one of the wives was complaining about paulie trying to take time from her when brady was with her. I see they were trying real hard but you can't watch that show and not see the problems in it especially, as i stated, with Paulies lack of respect for the other wives. She definitely thought her and her children were 1st in line. Its the same with all these people, theres always a favourite wife
A church is not a business yes bills need to be paid but any church I've went to the money is transparent and if a person can't feed the family tithe or not they are helped and people who are rich and people who are poor are the same
Great to hear your perspective. I listened on Apple podcasts but wanted to comment here. Lindsay Hansen Park interviewed Brady on a Year in Polygamy if you are interested. The similarities between Islam and the LDS are very interesting. Polygamy is widespread in some Islamic groups. There are even laws in some countries like India that only apply to Muslims that permit polygamy. Mohamed married a little girl as polygamous wife. When we see these little girls being sold by their families in Afghanistan as brides they can point to their first profit. Not unlike Warren Jef's pointing to Joseph Smiths teenage wives.
I am so glad you guys reacted to this! I found it absolutely fascinating. Particularly the story about Justin. I, too, kinda pride myself on being a "phenomenally good christian" despite being an atheist. LOL I don't break any commandments or anything! I'm a good person because I want to be, not because there is gold at the end of the rainbow. Also, I TOTALLY agree that when I was fundie I was *so fundie* but now that I'm an atheist, I'm a bit of a fundie atheist. It's hard to lose that fervor. It's part of who I am.
I was sad when this show didn’t continue but I’m actually glad it didn’t. I think maybe it was best for them. Perhaps being so much in the spotlight isn’t really good for a family. I hope he and his family are all doing well.
Justin. Wow. And the Bear. This was EPIC. Thanks Brady❤ (in the far or not so far future maybe known as one of the Justin's apostols which would 've been so cool cause tatoos and all. I hear Jesus was nice but he had no effin tattoos. In Justin we trust ;)))
What a great episode!! I am not raised religious and I was fascinated with both shows (sister wives & 5 wives) and I love the perspective Sam & Melissa added to this interview. I have often wondered why religious people automatically presume that I am not a good person when all I do is live according to the best part of my good intentions. Of course I falter sometimes as any human does, but when I know better I do better. I respect everyone so why don't they respect me- this episode gave me a lot of insights and answers ♥
44:40 hmm, interesting phrase. The church I worship with learn from the words of the people who walked and talked with Jesus when He was on earth around 2000 years ago, without intermediaries.
