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Escaping Religion: Stories of Former Believers, Part II
November 30, 2017
Stories of people raised inside insular religious groups. In this hour: escapes from an apocalyptic 'cult,' a New Age sect and the most hated church in America.
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Escaping Religion: Stories of Former Believers, Part I
November 24, 2017
First-person accounts of people who grew up inside insular religious groups. In this episode: escapes from an Orthodox Jewish enclave, a polygamous sect and a Wiccan commune.
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Thanksgiving Special 2017
November 17, 2017
Every Thanksgiving, we tell the story of the Puritans, who fled to the New World to freely practice their religion. But what about the people who were already here?  
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Helpful or Harmful? Religious Responses to Domestic Violence
November 09, 2017
Victims of domestic violence often go to their pastor before they go to the police. But as it turns out, religious institutions may be doing more harm than good. 
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Losing a Child to Extremism, Preventing Radicalization
November 03, 2017
An imam and a security expert share new ideas on how to counter the slick propaganda of terror groups like ISIS. Plus, a mother who lost her son to religious extremism.
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