S01E35 Teen Mania Boot Camp of Broken Souls

Send us Fan MailTeen Mania Ministries promised transformation. What it delivered was trauma. From Acquire the Fire rallies to the Honor Academy’s ESOAL “boot camp,” Ron Luce’s empire used cult-like tactics, unpaid labor, and financial mismanagement that left thousands of kids broken and betrayed. In this episode, I break down the history, scandals, lawsuits, and survivor stories that reveal the dark truth behind one of evangelical America’s biggest youth movements.👉 Sources include MSNBC’s Mind Over Mania, Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War, survivor testimonies, and reporting from Christianity Today, People, and The Roys Report.⚡ Remember: You don’t have to be religious to do the right thing.#TeenMania #RonLuce #TheMightyPhilbert #ReligiousTrauma #SpiritualAbuse #Exvangelical #AcquireTheFire #HonorAcademy #ShinyHappyPeople