DEEP DIVE: Cults recruiting on campus and the 'walk up evangelism' controversy
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You expect to see a few clubs trying to recruit at uni O-week. Maybe it's a sport team, or an arts group.
But what about a cult?
Students across the country are experiencing "walk up evangelism", and it's not just mainstream religious groups using the tactic.
In this deep dive, hack explores how South Korean church Shincheonji uses campuses to recruit, and why cult-like groups prey on uni students in the first place.
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- Sarah Steel, podcast host, Let's Talk About Sects
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