The Holdeman Mennonite Cult: “The Truth Behind the 'Humble' People”

<p>Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual abuse.</p><p><br></p><p>You’ve seen them — maybe at the airport with pamphlets, or quietly shopping at a farmer’s market. Dressed in starched shirts, tie-back bonnets, pressed skirts. Singing in gentle harmonies. Smiling softly. The Holdeman Mennonites, they’ll tell you, are just humble people of faith.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Quiet.&nbsp;</p><p>Nonviolent.&nbsp;</p><p>Pure.</p><p><br></p><p>But purity can be a costume. And obedience, a weapon.</p><p><br></p><p>Today’s guest, Billy Holdeman-Bass grew up in that world.</p><p><br></p><p>And there were things that didn’t get sung about.</p><p>Doors that stayed locked.</p><p>And a question his mother never answered: “Why do you always follow me to the bathroom?”</p><p><br></p><p>Behind the hymnals and homemade apple pies lies a truth that can’t stay buried forever. In this episode, that truth begins to speak.</p><p>________</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Us for More Culty Content:</p><...