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The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin

2021 6.8

Explore how the late Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded the controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and created the Christian weight loss program The Weigh Down Workshop, rose to fame as a diet guru and church leader.

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Documentary

Cast

Gwen Shamblin Lara

Gwen Shamblin Lara

Self (archive footage)
Joe Lara

Joe Lara

Self (archive footage)
Natasha Pavlovich

Natasha Pavlovich

Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara

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child abuse diet custody battle cult tennessee beaten to death brainwashing religious fundamentalism cult leader religious cult eating disorder weight loss god complex corrupt church false prophet plane crash fat shaming abused child christian faith obedience to authority mental abuse

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The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin

The Kingdom

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A Family Affair

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Seen But Not Heard

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Revelations

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The Way Forward

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