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Louisiana megachurch accused of abusing teens

Louisiana megachurch accused of abuse at former leadership program

Louisiana megachurch accused of abuse at former leadership program Kaelan Deese © Provided by Washington Examiner Former members of a Christian leadership training program in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, alleged they suffered nightmarish abuse from a youth pastor who subjected teenagers to back-breaking manual labor and in some cases, fight nights. More than six people have said they suffered disturbing experiences at the 220i internship program at Bethany Church in Baton Rouge. Former members of the now-discontinued program told NBC about the hellish scenarios they were placed in during their time with the church. Gume Laurel, 34, said the program was a cult mentality when she took part in 2007 and 2008. She claimed black male interns were allegedly segregated on one floor of the dormitory-style living quarters, adding that male interns who were believed to be gay were forced to tread water in the pool for hours.

A megachurch s ministry program used inappropriate tactics to train teens, ex-interns say

A megachurch s ministry program used inappropriate tactics to train teens, ex-interns say Mohammed Syed and Corky Siemaszko © Provided by NBC News Teenagers pitted against each other during fight nights staged by a youth pastor running a Christian leadership training program. Boot camps where the trainees learn the way of the Cross by exercising until they vomit or soil themselves and by hefting heavy logs on their shoulders through the sweltering summer heat. Participants who are Black or suspected of being gay taunted with racist and homophobic slurs and female interns fat-shamed. These are just some of the alleged abuses that were described for this article by more than a half-dozen people who took part in the “220i” leadership program that the Bethany Church, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ran from 2005 to 2013. The program promised to turn participants referred to as interns into minister material while also providing them with marketab

A megachurch s ministry program used inappropriate tactics to train teens, ex-interns say

A megachurch s ministry program used inappropriate tactics to train teens, ex-interns say
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