DEEP DIVE: Cults recruiting on campus and the 'walk up evangelism' controversy
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. Guest: Sarah Steel, podcast host, Let's Talk About Sects Get the whole story from Hack: Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live at 5:30pm
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Show Notes
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.
Guest:
- Sarah Steel, podcast host, Let's Talk About Sects
Get the whole story from Hack:
- Follow us on Instagram
- Subscribe to the hack podcast
- Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live at 5:30pm