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If you’ve spent your life in extreme religious groups, life outside is bewildering. When Claire Ashman escaped the cult The Order of St Charbel with her eight children she had no idea about popular movies or TV, how to use an ATM or open a bank account. But she was free for the first time in her life.

To read more about this podcast and see the documentary visit prayedupon.com.au 

The first five episodes of Prayed Upon are available to subscribers of any News Corp newspaper today, in your app. 

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