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

6.8/10 • 2021 • 47 min

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.

Genre
Documentary
Country
United States
Released
Sep 30, 2021

Cast

Gwen Shamblin Lara Joe Lara Natasha Pavlovich

Tags

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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