How can you hold on to your faith after experiencing abuse in a church?

And how can you find Christian community when so many aspects of church trigger painful memories?

Welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church.

I'm Julie Roy's. And joining me today is Doug and

Wendy Duncan, a couple who say they spent decades in an abusive cultic community in Dallas. And in

that community, they were taught that God was angry and punitive and that their community was the only

true bride that God loved. The years spent and that cultic group devastated not just Doug and Wendy's

sense of self, but their view of God and their ability to connect with other believers. In this podcast,

the couple tell their journey into and out of this spiritually abusive community. And they share the

road they took to recovery and the expertise they've gained over many years.

Wendy is now a spiritual abuse recovery specialist, and Doug is a professional counselor,

specializing in helping people recover from religious trauma and cult involvement.

This is going to be a fascinating and informative podcast, and I'm so looking forward to our discussion.

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