Jones was a true believer, and tried to pray her way out of her revulsion at the sexual abuse she endured and the punishments she had to go through to be “rehabilitated” for minor infractions like not smiling enough. For women and girls to say no to a Family member meant being labeled “unyielding” and going against God.
But Berg’s addition was the “Law of Love.” In his doctrine, sex was godly and should be encouraged between everyone, including children and adults. The gospel he preached was focused on utter devotion to his teaching about the word of God. She recalls some happy moments, like playing with friends and animals at the farmstead in Macau where she lived as a child, and triumphing over difficult chores and punishments, even as she recounts being abused and manipulated in the name of “The Family” time and time again.īerg was an elusive leader, hiding his whereabouts and communicating his beliefs with followers mostly through illustrated newsletters – Jones never met her own grandfather. And writer Lauren Hough addresses her experience in her book of essays “Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Part.”īut the length of Jones’ tenure in the cult and her position as the granddaughter of Berg gives her a unique perspective on why its nefarious teachings compelled tens of thousands of people to join over its decades of existence. Actors River Phoenix and Rose McGowan were famously members. One of the first religious sects to be dubbed a “sex cult,” The Children of God has received media attention over the years, including a “Children of God” documentary (1994) and the “Children of the Cult” Discovery+ series (2021). Born into the cult in 1977 in Hong Kong, Jones was cult royalty, the granddaughter of leader David Berg. NEW YORK (AP) - “Sex Cult Nun” by Faith Jones (William Morrow)įaith Jones’ vivid memoir “Sex Cult Nun” chronicles her 23 years in the infamous Children of God cult and her slow journey to leave.
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