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$\"\"$ <\/a>Actress Rose McGowan was raised in the controversial Children of God cult, but she hasn\u2019t publicly discussed the experience until recently. In People magazine<\/a>, Rose talks about her early years in the cult \u2013 which was known for \u201cFlirty Fishing,\u201d encouraging women to hook up with men in order to witness to them \u2013 in Italy. Ultimately, McGowan\u2019s father, who illustrated tracts for the group, became worried that Rose and her sister would fall prey to sexual abuse, since the cult was preaching that sex with children was normal. Her whole family has since left the cult, now known as the Family International, but I don\u2019t know why she didn\u2019t choose to speak out until now. Does she have a project to promote? Is she going to write a book and wanted to test the waters? Either way, I\u2019m glad she decided to break her silence about it.<\/p>\n

For those of you who want to learn more about the Children of God, I highly recommend the book Jesus Freaks<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"