Battle Axes of Free Love

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You probably have never heard of Theophilus Gates and his religious sect, the Battle Axes. In 1838, Gates and his followers worshipped - in THE nude. Yep, that happened. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast LEARN MORE: www.historyshortspodcast.com READ THE NEWSLETTER: https://historyshorts.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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