Flirty Fishing (FFing) was a form of religious prostitution practiced by the Children of God/The Family cult, from 1974 until 1987 (abandoned because of the AIDS scare). Its etymology can be traced to Matthew 4:19 where Jesus says "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men".
Flirty Fishing was a subset of The Family's love bombing activities and involved the use of sexual attraction and sex itself to win converts. Female members were told to be "whores for Jesus" in order to win converts and favors.
Be sure to catch the extremely weird comic given to children of the cult, explaining Flirty Fishing to them.
WARNING: Mild adult content.
Another great link from Cruel Site of the Day.
No comments:
Post a Comment