8. Hollywood’s Guide to Starting Your Own Religion

This week on a solo episode, join Emily for a light foray into the world of celebrities that started their own churches, cults and religions cults and those who were unfortunately born into them.

We start by talking about Emily's religious background, along with all the benefits and neuroses gained from that (4:47). We debate, what makes it a religion vs. a cult? (9:30) Then we get on to celebs that have started cults and churches of their own - 

• (11:45) Jared Leto's yearly retreat/white robed cult?
• (15:00) Kris Jenner's church that she founded and still quietly runs today
• (19:02) Mel Gibson's terrifying sounding Catholic cult/convent
• (24:00) Andrew Keegan from 10 Things I Hate About You's secretive spiritual society he founded
• (28:20) John Lennon's chill sounding vegetarian cult
• (29:50) Michelle Pfiefer briefly joining Breatharianism
• (30:10) The many celebs that were born into the Children of God 
• (35:00) When Neil Young used to hang around the Manson Family
• (38:35) Jaden & Willow Smith and Kylie Jenner members of the Organite Society?

 

This week's Patreon Episode:

A Vanderpump Rules Symposium, out March 16th

 

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Theme music:

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References:

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/bs-xpm-2011-10-13-bs-ed-mormons-20111013-story.html