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What exactly was Flirty Fishing used to gain?
This is a new term I stumbled upon earlier today. However, the article I read didn't give much of a description. I am confused. Was this type of prostitution used to gain money for the cult? Used to gain members? Exposure? Brainwash women?
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The Children of God took the bible verse about Jesus telling the fishermen that he would make them fishers of men and added a bit of a twist. The group purported that sex was used as a means of proselytizing and of adoring God. I'm sure it did indeed earn them some members. However, it was primarily a means of financial support. The Children of God were a roving band for quite sometime and this was an easy ticket for the group to support itself. If I remember right, the men also prostituted themselves.
They stopped when the final nail in the coffin of the love generation hit with the Regan administration and outbreak of AIDS in the 80's. Also, of humorous note, when asked about it now in interviews they just kinda gloss over that period of time and won't provide any answers that make sense to the facts of what occurred.
They stopped when the final nail in the coffin of the love generation hit with the Regan administration and outbreak of AIDS in the 80's. Also, of humorous note, when asked about it now in interviews they just kinda gloss over that period of time and won't provide any answers that make sense to the facts of what occurred.
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