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Sex Cult Nun
by Faith Jones
Sex Cult Nun outlines Faith Jones’ account in the Children of God cult, initially led by her grandfather and father. Faith recounts grooming, sexual assault, religion as a scapegoat, etc.
I hardly ever include TW’s but this book is a must: grooming, sexual assault, incest, sexual coercion, rape, pedophilia, sexism, religious trauma to the highest power
I really wish I knew how to properly convey my feelings about this book. Jones endured events that would absolutely break my brain and leave me a shell of a human. The manipulation and sexual assault/grooming at the hands of family members is descriptive and gut wrenching. I want to preface this next statement with this: I do not condone victim blaming or judging how someone else deals with their trauma. WITH THAT BEING SAID, the way Jones outlines most of the events depicted is borderline clinical/done so with a happy go lucky demeanor. She states the facts, (mostly) doesn’t reflect on her feelings, and gives off an “it is what it is” energy surrounding the events. Along with this, she mentions that her parents always meant well and she knows they love her and always have. While this is HER experience and her journey is hers alone to deliver in the manner she chooses, I could definitely see this being harmful to readers who have survived similar traumas. As she ages, she does begin to critically think about the rape, moleststion, etc. that takes place but, it takes a while. There is also an absurd amount of excusing behaviors with “that’s just how the family operates”. It made my stomach hurt. Again, this is not the fault of the author but, I felt it was worth mentioning in case others were interested in the book.
If you’re looking for a documentary like account of Children of God and not a memoir that digs into the reflections of the aftermath of being in a cult as extreme as this maybe this is for you? Please note the narrator seems to have comfortably come to terms with the things that happened and has made peace with her abusers so…..if that’s something that’ll harm your psyche then this read isn’t worth!
I hardly ever include TW’s but this book is a must: grooming, sexual assault, incest, sexual coercion, rape, pedophilia, sexism, religious trauma to the highest power
I really wish I knew how to properly convey my feelings about this book. Jones endured events that would absolutely break my brain and leave me a shell of a human. The manipulation and sexual assault/grooming at the hands of family members is descriptive and gut wrenching. I want to preface this next statement with this: I do not condone victim blaming or judging how someone else deals with their trauma. WITH THAT BEING SAID, the way Jones outlines most of the events depicted is borderline clinical/done so with a happy go lucky demeanor. She states the facts, (mostly) doesn’t reflect on her feelings, and gives off an “it is what it is” energy surrounding the events. Along with this, she mentions that her parents always meant well and she knows they love her and always have. While this is HER experience and her journey is hers alone to deliver in the manner she chooses, I could definitely see this being harmful to readers who have survived similar traumas. As she ages, she does begin to critically think about the rape, moleststion, etc. that takes place but, it takes a while. There is also an absurd amount of excusing behaviors with “that’s just how the family operates”. It made my stomach hurt. Again, this is not the fault of the author but, I felt it was worth mentioning in case others were interested in the book.
If you’re looking for a documentary like account of Children of God and not a memoir that digs into the reflections of the aftermath of being in a cult as extreme as this maybe this is for you? Please note the narrator seems to have comfortably come to terms with the things that happened and has made peace with her abusers so…..if that’s something that’ll harm your psyche then this read isn’t worth!